EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arctic Wolf®, the cybersecurity and AI company, today announced the launch of Aurora MDR Connect, a new tier of Aurora Managed Detection and Response (MDR) built exclusively for managed service providers (MSPs). Powered by the Aurora Superintelligence Platform and the Aurora Agentic SOC that underpins Arctic Wolf’s flagship MDR, Aurora MDR Connect enables MSPs to extend modern security operations, including 24×7 detection, investigation, and pre-authorized response, to organizations of all sizes and stages of maturity. The offering will help MSPs provide their customers with broader visibility and faster response with the backing of the Aurora Agentic SOC, which resolves investigations in seconds and validates every decision through the AI Trust Engine™, strengthening the MSP’s role as a trusted security partner.
Attackers are increasingly operating at machine speed, using AI to compress the time defenders have to detect and respond. According to Arctic Wolf’s 2026 AI and Cybersecurity Trends Report, 70% of security leaders believe an undetected threat has already led to a successful attack within their organization. MSPs need that same speed and scale for their customers to support organizations of all stages of maturity. Yet, most MSPs still roll out robust MDR solutions to all segments of their business, solutions which tend to require hardware and in-depth tuning, leading to lengthy onboarding that slows every deployment. Aurora MDR Connect removes that complexity, giving MSPs a faster way to bring agentic, AI-native security operations to their entire customer base. With no network sensor to ship, rack, or configure, MSPs can deploy Aurora MDR Connect across customer environments within hours.
Modern security operations require more than alerts from disconnected tools or visibility from a single source. Organizations need a unified approach that brings together visibility across the full attack surface, detects and responds to AI-powered threats, and provides the context and guidance needed to take action with confidence. That level of coverage has traditionally come through a premium, high-touch delivery model. Many MSP customers were left with endpoint-only protection instead, which does not give security analysts the full picture they need. Attackers take over accounts, compromise business email, deploy ransomware, and exfiltrate data across organizations of every size. Aurora MDR Connect closes that gap.
Purpose-built for the MSP operating model, Aurora MDR Connect provides streamlined access to the Aurora Superintelligence Platform and Aurora Agentic SOC, which together process more than 10 trillion security events each week, conduct more than 200,000 investigations weekly, and leverage an ecosystem of more than 250 integrations to deliver enterprise-grade security operations to organizations of all sizes. By ingesting telemetry from endpoint, network, cloud, identity, SaaS applications, and other sources, Aurora MDR Connect gives MSPs a more complete view of customer risk and enables detection and response across a broader attack surface. This provides MSPs the ability to give their customers access to solutions that move beyond endpoint-only security approaches and deliver stronger protection against modern threats while simplifying deployment and ongoing operations.
“MSPs are one of the most important forces in cybersecurity today as they work with organizations to build resilience in the face of an increasingly complex threat landscape,” said Will May, Chief Revenue Officer at Arctic Wolf. “Aurora MDR Connect gives MSPs a faster way to deliver the proven outcomes of the Aurora Superintelligence Platform across their customer base. Built specifically for how MSPs operate, it helps them scale security services, strengthen customer relationships, and bring enterprise-grade protection to organizations of every size without adding operational complexity.”
With Aurora MDR Connect, MSPs manage the customer relationship and service delivery, while Arctic Wolf delivers the security operations, analytics, and response capabilities behind the partner. The result is a scalable security offering that enables partners to expand their security practice and support more customers without the cost, complexity, and overhead of staffing additional SOC analysts.
“MSPs operate in a business where trusted customer relationships and operational efficiency are equally important,” said Ben Bitterman, VP of MSP Sales at Arctic Wolf. “Aurora MDR Connect was built specifically for that reality. It combines the same detection and response foundation relied on by thousands of organizations with an operating model designed specifically for MSPs. Partners stay in control of the customer conversations that differentiate their business, and Arctic Wolf provides the security operations backbone. This is MDR purpose-built for MSPs.”
Aurora MDR Connect also provides a clear path for MSP partners, enabling them to grow their business as their customers’ needs evolve. Because MDR Connect is built on the Aurora Superintelligence Platform, MSPs can seamlessly transition customers from Aurora MDR Connect to Aurora MDR while maintaining the same deployment and unlocking additional security value, including a named security team, deeper log retention, network sensor, or expanded Data Explorer.
“Our customers have been asking for a stronger managed detection and response option that fits their specific needs,” said Ben Bowman, General Manager of Security at Marco Technologies, an Arctic Wolf MSP partner. “Aurora MDR Connect gives us exactly that. We finally have an MDR offering backed by real security operations, not just endpoint alerts, and it lets us bring a stronger security story to more of our customers.”
Aurora MDR Connect is available now exclusively to MSPs that complete Arctic Wolf’s technical validation and MSP training program. MSPs interested in adding Aurora MDR Connect to their portfolio can contact their Arctic Wolf partner manager or visit arcticwolf.com/MSP/.
Learn more about how Aurora MDR Connect makes it easier for MSPs to extend enterprise-grade security operations to more customers, faster.
About Arctic Wolf
Arctic Wolf is the cybersecurity and AI company that ends cyber risk by transforming it into business resilience. Powered by the Aurora® Superintelligence Platform, Arctic Wolf delivers modern security operations built on proprietary AI and decades of real-world expertise. By combining AI-driven automation with expert-validated precision, Arctic Wolf helps organizations confidently manage cyber risk, so they can operate with control and the freedom to innovate. To learn more about Arctic Wolf, visit www.arcticwolf.com.
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