Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

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.

Microsoft has made significant gains in the cybersecurity market, earning top rankings from leading analyst firms such as IDC and Forrester for its endpoint protection and threat detection and response capabilities. Solutions like Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel provide powerful, integrated security across endpoints, identities, email, cloud workloads, and data. But technology alone does not deliver outcomes.

The Asia-Pacific region is home to the highest concentration of manufacturing sites on the planet, so it comes as no surprise that manufacturers here absorb more attacks than the rest of the world combined. LevelBlue SpiderLabs compiled the Manufacturing Threat Landscape 2025 report, which noted that 56% of all attacks targeting the manufacturing sector occurred in the APAC region. This is compared to 22% in North America, Europe (16%), and Africa (2%).

A Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) life is rarely simple or easy. Many are concerned about threat actors using AI to attack their organization, while at the same time attempting to convince their leadership to invest in AI as a defensive measure. A recent LevelBlue report Persona Spotlight: CIO, found that CIOs understand the threat, but many organizations are still behind the curve when it comes to certain aspects of their cyber defense.

I have managed Alliances for more years than I can count on two hands, and the best results I’ve seen come from genuine collaboration. Shared planning and learning, along with honest conversations about what’s working and what needs to improve. When that happens, clients benefit most.

Connected products, whether IoT, IIoT, embedded, mobile, or other such devices, serve to either strengthen or undermine an organization’s security posture and reputation. As device ecosystems grow in complexity, manufacturers must secure embedded hardware, firmware, over-the-air (OTA) update mechanisms, companion mobile applications, cloud services and APIs, and RF interfaces. Each layer introduces distinct attack surfaces that adversaries actively target.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers are indispensable to organizations seeking to bolster their cybersecurity posture, but it’s important to know what questions to ask during the search process. Here are nine essential questions and follow up inquiries to ask when assessing an MDR vendor to ensure the right fit for your organization.

The cybersecurity industry’s leading channel publication CRN, named LevelBlue to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list for 2026 in the Security MSP 100 category. “The companies on our 2026 MSP 500 list are redefining what exceptional managed services look like—helping organizations of every size stay agile, maximize their IT investments and scale with confidence,” said Jennifer Follett, VP of U.S. Content and Executive Editor, CRN, The Channel Company.

LevelBlue is proud to announce it has been named a Representative Vendor in the just-released 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Outsourced Managed Security Services (OMSS). OMSS, which is a subset of Managed Security Services, provides organizations with specialized external expertise and operational support for critical cybersecurity functions.

The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert this week based on an attack that struck Poland’s energy sector in late 2025. The attack compromised the operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) in 30 renewable energy and heating plants, impacting 500,000 people and also that nation’s manufacturing sector.