Announcing Blue Mantis Protect: Managed Cybersecurity Solution

Delivering 24/7/365 cybersecurity while facing escalating risks from shadow AI, generative AI-integrated enterprise software, and intensified cyberattacks amid economic pressures is an incredibly difficult challenge for IT leaders at midsized businesses. Blue Mantis Protect gives you the power to meet those challenges without slowing growth. 

What is Blue Mantis Protect and how does it help? In summary:

• Blue Mantis Protect is now generally available, offering a turnkey, managed cybersecurity solution designed specifically for midsized businesses. 
• Built in-house with rigorous testing over a period of 18 months, Blue Mantis Protect is a suite of cybersecurity tools and services built on a cloud-native security platform and combines AI-powered threat detection with decades of human expertise to protect your IT estate at a fraction of the cost of an in-house SOC. 
• Blue Mantis Protect empowers internal IT teams by offloading routine security operations and regulatory compliance support to the experts at Blue Mantis, so your in-house talent can focus on strategic innovation. 
• We deliver 24/7 threat monitoring, dark web monitoring, vulnerability management service, and risk mitigation—all customized to your desired business outcomes. 
• Blue Mantis Protect stands out by delivering concierge-level service on a flexible platform-neutral framework that maximizes an organization’s time-to-value with existing IT security investments.

What Problem Does Blue Mantis Protect Solve for Midsized Businesses?

The cybersecurity landscape is evolving at a relentless pace, and midsized businesses are increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber threats. But while large enterprises can afford to build and staff their own in-house SOC (security operations center), the Chief Information security Officers (CISOs) at most midsized organizations don’t have that luxury. Most CISOs face a stark reality: according to multiple industry studies, the cost of building a 24/7 security operations center in the USA now exceeds $1 million in the first year alone. Beyond that, companies must recruit and train staff, maintain tools, and constantly update software to defend against cybercriminals and their lawless use of AI tools. Every year the CISO at a midsized company is going to fight with the CFO to justify average annual costs of $2 million for the SOC’s ongoing staffing, training, and software updates.

In some ways, the cost of an in-house SOC is like getting an expensive purebred dog. Not only are you paying a lot up front for the dog, but you quickly learn that you’re also on the hook for paying a lot of money for vet bills and other expenses for years to come.

Hey, I’m not saying you shouldn’t get a dog… I’m just using this analogy to point out that not everyone enjoys spending a large sum of money to put up with the hassles of building and maintaining an in-house 24/7 SOC.

Pet analogies aside, Blue Mantis Protect was created to solve the unique challenge CISOs at midsized companies face when it comes to in-house versus outsourced security operations center as a service alternatives. We built Blue Mantis Protect in house to deliver a comprehensive, managed detection and response (MDR) platform at scale for midsized companies. We chose to specifically target midsized companies because they are the ones needing access to enterprise-grade protection but wary of the capital expenditures and operational headaches of enterprise DIY security.

How Does Blue Mantis Protect Deliver Tangible Business Value?

Cybersecurity is a top priority in the digital economy, and Blue Mantis Protect brings tangible value to any organization by seamlessly integrating with your IT team. Our cloud-native security platform is turnkey, enabling you to offload the burden of daily alert triage, incident response, vulnerability management service, and regulatory compliance support to Blue Mantis. This results in your internal IT talent focusing on business growth and innovation, because you always know that your digital assets are protected with 24/7 cybersecurity monitoring.

One of the key value propositions of Blue Mantis Protect is that we designed it as a fully-managed solution. Blue Mantis Protect is a suite of advanced cybersecurity tools and services delivered as a predictable subscription, eliminating surprise expenses. From day one, you benefit from continuous AI-powered threat detection, dark web monitoring, and comprehensive cyber risk mitigation.

Blue Mantis employs a team of dedicated security analysts in our SOC 2-compliant operations center to serve as an extension of your team. We hire experienced industry veterans as our incident response team to meet your organization’s needs along with strategic guidance about IT governance and risk management. Blue Mantis Protect is a managed service, but it’s also a partnership with your company that leads to:

• Improved operational resilience: Ensure your business can withstand and recover from cyber incidents with minimal disruption.
• Increased productivity: Free up IT staff from repetitive security tasks so they can drive strategic projects.
• Demonstrable compliance: Helping meet industry and regulatory requirements with detailed reporting and audit-ready documentation.
• Reduced risk: Blue Mantis Protect your digital assets through continuous monitoring, rapid response, and proactive threat detection.

What Services are Available in Blue Mantis Protect?

Blue Mantis Protect is best explained as a managed detection and response (MDR) solution built on an ecosystem of modular services. In this ecosystem there are four services designed to address your business’s unique operational and strategic needs:

1. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with Threat Hunting: This is the base service for Blue Mantis Protect, delivering continuous AI-enhanced security with automated and proactive 24/7 threat monitoring, threat hunting based on over 2,000 adaptive machine learning models, and 24/7 live incident response. 
2. Vulnerability Management: Identification and tracking of all security gaps across your IT estate’s network, apps, and devices prioritized with actionable plans to remediate. 
3. Dark Web Monitoring: Discover leaked employee logins and other sensitive data used by threat actors to damage your organization’s reputation and finances. 
4. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) as a Service: Manage the risks associated with IT governance and risk management and security compliance audits without costly upfront costs.

What Makes Blue Mantis Protect Different from Other MDR Solutions?

The managed detection and response (MDR) market is crowded, but not all MDR providers are created equal. What sets Blue Mantis Protect apart is our holistic approach designed for the needs of midsized organizations.

• Turnkey and Scalable: Blue Mantis Protect is delivered as a cloud service that deploys quickly, works with your existing IT security tools, scales with your business, and requires no costly upfront investments.
• Zero-Trust Foundation: Every user, device, and connection is protected under a rigorous zero-trust framework, reducing your attack surface across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid cloud solutions.
• White-Glove Service: We offer a concierge-level experience, with direct lines of communication, tailored remediation playbooks, and transparent, executive-level reporting.
• Proven Industry Expertise: Our team brings over 30 years of experience delivering cutting-edge cybersecurity, AI, and hybrid cloud solutions to a growing list of over 2,500 organizations like yours.
• Cost-Effective: For a fraction of the cost of building your own SOC, you gain access to a best-in-class cybersecurity platform, live 24/7 expert analysts in a global Service Organization Control 2-compliant operations center, and ongoing cyber risk mitigation.

Unlike some providers who deliver one-size-fits-all solutions, we customize every engagement to meet your desired business outcomes. Blue Mantis Protect performs exceptionally well at midsized organizations in industries that are highly regulated (e.g., financial institutions, biotechnology firms, retail, logistics, and even the public sector). We also designed Mantis Protect to integrate and enhance the existing cybersecurity and IT management tools in your current tech stack to maximize your time to value. Blue Mantis Protect is your shortcut to go from “baseline” to “proactive and predictive” security maturity.

How Does Blue Mantis Protect Support IT Leaders and CISOs?

We recognize that IT executives and CISOs need more than just alerts—they need actionable intelligence, clear oversight, and confidence that their security operations are under control. Blue Mantis Protect provides:

• Regular reports and dashboard access, giving you full transparency into your security posture, detected threats, and our response actions.
• Personalized support and direct escalation channels to our incident response team in a SOC 2-compliant operations center, so your team is never left in the dark.
• Strategic guidance on IT governance and risk management, business continuity, and cyber risk mitigation, tailored to your industry and regulatory environment.
• A collaborative partnership that extends your internal capabilities without adding headcount or complexity.

Blue Mantis Protect is designed to empower your team, not replace them. Our solution helps CISOs and other IT leaders to deliver on their mandate to safeguard the organization while enabling business agility and growth.

Get Blue Mantis Protect

Cyber threats aren’t going away—and neither are the demands on your IT team. The question isn’t whether you need to invest in cybersecurity, but how you can do so in a way that is cost-effective, scalable, and future-proof.

Blue Mantis Protect is now generally available for all customers. Whether you’re looking to modernize your defenses, achieve regulatory compliance support, or gain a strategic edge, our team is ready to help you assess your needs and deploy a managed cybersecurity solution built for your business.

Ready to experience cybersecurity as a business enabler? Contact Blue Mantis today to schedule an assessment or learn more about how Blue Mantis Protect can transform your approach to digital risk—so you can secure your IT estate with confidence, resilience, and peace of mind.