Stellar Cyber and Judy Security are partnering to give MSSPs and MSPs a more efficient and streamlined way to deliver managed detection and response (
MDR) services to their customers, particularly SMBs.
This week, the companies announced that
Judy Security is integrating the native connectors from its 24/7 Blue Team MDR services into
Stellar Cyber’s Open XDR (extended detection and response) platform, giving MSSPs and MSPs access to Judy Security’s email, identity, and endpoint security tools through Stellar Cyber. It provides the service providers some relief in an increasingly complicated cybersecurity space.
“There’s been a huge shift in the cybersecurity space,”
Judy Security founder and CEO Raffaele Mautone told MSSP Alert. “Threats are getting more complex, and businesses are overwhelmed trying to manage too many tools that don’t talk to each other. That’s especially true for the customers and partners we serve: small and mid-sized businesses and the MSPs that support them.”
The integration with
Stellar Cyber is an opportunity to simplify and strengthen an organizations protections, Mautone said, adding that “it gives customers a complete picture of what’s happening in their environments and helps them act faster. Instead of juggling multiple systems and dashboards, they get a unified experience with smarter automation and better outcomes.”
‘Game-Changing’
For Stellar Cyber, the partnership strengthens its efforts to simplify and automate security by providing full-cycle detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) across all attack surfaces, according to
Jeff Hill, senior director of Americas Service Providers and MSSP at Stellar Cyber.
“For MSSPs and MSPs that work with Judy Security, this is game-changing,” Hill told MSSP Alert. “They now gain direct control over key enforcement points – identity, email, endpoint – without leaving the Stellar Cyber console. That means less complexity, fewer tools to manage, and faster, more consistent responses across customer environments. It’s smarter security, delivered with scale and efficiency in mind. … For MSSPs and their SMB customers, this means stronger security outcomes with less manual effort, fewer missed threats, and more time focused on strategic services.”
An Evolving MDR Landscape
The increasingly complex and evolving MDR technologies are a challenge for organizations, MSSPs, and MSPs alike. In a
blog post in May, Sam Kumarsamy, senior director of product marketing at cybersecurity firm
Deepwatch, wrote that MDR “is emerging as a cornerstone of an effective cybersecurity strategy, shifting from a ‘nice-to-have’ to a foundational requirement.”
Kumarsamy wrote about the trends in MDR – including the use of AI and automation, a shift from reactive to proactive security, and integration with XDR and SIEM – and challenges ranging from vendor differentiation and integration complexity to cost management and continuous evolution.
“MDR is no longer just about detecting threats – it’s about anticipating them, minimizing disruption, and enabling enterprises to thrive in a rapidly changing world,” he wrote. “The most successful organizations will be those that view MDR not as a checkbox, but as a strategic enabler for digital transformation and long-term security.”
A Deeper Integration
Both Mautone and Hill said their companies are no strangers to integrations with other vendors. However, they said this one is different, particularly for Judy Security’s MSSPs and MSPs.
“This isn’t just pushing data or alerts into a dashboard,” Mautone said. “We’ve embedded real-time control into the Stellar Cyber platform. That means our protections are active and actionable right from their console, without needing to jump into a separate tool. … This is the first time we’ve done something this deep with an Open XDR. It’s a big step forward, and it reflects our goal: to give SMBs access – and the MSPs that support them – to the kind of security big enterprises take for granted, but in a way that’s easy to manage and fits their budget.”
It’s also another example of the ongoing platforming of cybersecurity solutions. Rather than have a growing collection of point products that security teams or MSSPs have to pull together and integrate themselves, they now are getting access to platforms of tightly integrated tools.
According to Stellar Cyber’s Hill, this is “platformization done right.”
“Instead of forcing everything into one vendor stack through acquisition, we believe in open, purpose-driven integration,” he said. “The Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform was built for this very model: to act as the connective tissue across security tools and teams.”
Better Efficiency, More Flexibility
What MSSPs get is operational efficiency, with everything from alert to response in one console, and flexibility when it comes to vendors, he added. MSSPs aren’t locked into one ecosystem and instead can choose best-in-class tools.
“Customers, in turn, get more consistent coverage, better context, and faster remediation, all delivered by the MSSP they trust,” Hill said. “It’s the kind of flexibility and depth today’s threat landscape demands.”
This kind of integration with Judy Security won’t be the last one.
“MSSPs can absolutely expect more of this,” Hill said. “Our roadmap is focused on bringing more native-like experiences into the platform, whether via partnership or innovation, all designed to reduce complexity and deliver stronger, faster security outcomes at scale.”
