Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

A CISO’s job never ends, and, according to a recent LevelBlue survey, the issues they are dealing with on a daily basis are piling up, causing some disconnect in priorities and a misunderstanding of how to accomplish specific cybersecurity goals. To help answer some of the more pressing questions CISOs face and to gain a different perspective on the survey’s results, we sat down with LevelBlue’s Chief Security & Trust Officer, Kory Daniels.

Navigating the labyrinth of the U.S. federal procurement system, especially for Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies, can be challenging, particularly when trying to meet stringent cybersecurity compliance standards like the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).

A piecemeal security strategy is a losing one. Simply having a collection of disparate MDR security tools and services isn't enough to protect your organization. The real power lies in seamlessly integrating them into a unified and cohesive defense. LevelBlue understands the value of Managed Detection and Response (MDR), is unlocked when it’s not just a standalone MDR service, but the central nervous system of a comprehensive security ecosystem.

When we think about a modern hospitality organization, we mustn’t limit ourselves to just considering the hotel. In fact, hospitality companies are interlocking digital ecosystems where a single weakness can ripple across dozens of properties and millions of guest records.

Today, I’m excited to share news that represents a major step forward in how LevelBlue helps organizations strengthen their resilience and modernize their security operations. LevelBlue and SentinelOne have entered into a strategic global partnership to deliver integrated, intelligence‑driven security operations and incident response for organizations worldwide.

LevelBlue is proud to announce that Cyber Defense Magazine has named it the winner of its Global InfoSec Awards 2026 for Trailblazing Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and Market Disruptor Threat Detection, Incident Response, Hunting and Triage Platform.

There is hardly a government that does not have a long list of acronym-heavy compliance requirements on its books, which can be difficult to meet without the help of a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution on your side. This means that whether you operate in healthcare, finance, critical infrastructure, or any sector handling sensitive data, adhering to standards like HIPAA, FedRAMP, DORA, CMMC, GDPR, and others is a legal imperative. And, a good practice.

Executive tabletop exercises are commonly positioned as cyber incident rehearsals. They tend to focus on breach containment decisions, regulatory notification timelines, and communications planning. Those elements are necessary; however, they are not what ultimately defines the true risk to the enterprise and what keeps the C-suite up at night. For senior leadership and board members, a cyber event is first and foremost a business disruption.

Threat groups are uniquely open-minded when selecting their targets. They may issue platitudes about avoiding schools or critical infrastructure, but data from LevelBlue’s just-released Spotlight Report: Cyber Resilience and Business Impact in US SLED shows this is, unsurprisingly, false. The threat actors' broad-minded approach means public sector security teams have to be as prepared as any financial institution or healthcare facility.

LevelBlue has developed a suite of managed detection and response solutions to help organizations maintain strong security as threat groups grow more sophisticated. LevelBlue’s Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) with a Co-Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) combines MDR security technology with collaborative expertise to help organizations monitor, investigate, and respond to threats across their environments.

Implementing cloud security policies and technologies has seen sustained growth in recent years. However, despite the widespread adoption of cloud security services, many companies have yet to fully recognize the critical importance of cloud security or still find themselves wondering: what is cloud security and why should it matter to their business? Migrating to the cloud provides organizations with the ability to move faster and more efficiently.

Quantum computing is an emerging technology that presents significant data security risk to global organizations that rely on quantum vulnerable encryption algorithms, systems, and infrastructure. The threat isn’t theoretical. The risk of quantum-enabled attacks will fundamentally reshape how organizations encrypt their data, design their digital trust infrastructure, and maintain agility in production cryptographic systems.

As cyber threats continue to escalate in volume and sophistication, organizations increasingly rely on managed security services to detect, monitor, and respond to attacks. Two leading solutions in this space— Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) address these challenges in different ways.

Periodic vulnerability scans should no longer be an acceptable standard by any security-minded organization. What is needed is the ability for MSSPs to quickly identify and prioritize risks across all client environments. To enable this capability LevelBlue has developed and rolled out LevelBlue Exposure Management for Partners. This solution delivers continuous visibility, meaningful context, and clarity around how risks could impact the business.

LevelBlue is excited to announce that SC Media has selected us as a finalist for the 2026 SC Media Awards under the Best Managed Security Service category. For 29 years, the SC Awards have recognized companies and individuals driving innovation in cybersecurity and those working every day to defend our digital world and advance the practice of information security.

Too many organizations today still rely on "legacy" retainer models. These traditional contracts are often rigid, opaque, and reactive, and designed for a world that no longer exists. That’s why LevelBlue is proud to announce the Resilience Retainer. This is a modern, flexible approach built on our experience of handling more than 9,000 cyber incidents worldwide. This up-to-date approach is a necessity, given the long-lasting impact an incident can have.

Self-evaluation in any area, especially cybersecurity, can be difficult, but in an age when supply chains are long and third-party attacks are common, understanding your vendor’s cybersecurity posture is key. To address this cybersecurity challenge, LevelBlue Security Colony, a service founded under the legacy Trustwave brand, offers a Vendor Risk Assessment tool. It enables organizations to hold a mirror up to their online presence and see how it appears to others, particularly threat actors.