Security operations platform startup Blumira Inc. today announced the launch of SOC Auto-Focus, an artificial intelligence-powered security investigations tool as well as enhancements to its managed service provider partner program.

The new SOC Auto-Focus is designed to help information technology teams and MSPs work smarter, reduce alert fatigue and accelerate incident response through contextual intelligence and expert guidance.

Pitched as a fundamental shift for how under-resourced IT administrators and security teams approach threat investigation, SOC Auto-Focus doesn’t replace human decision-making but instead enhances analyst capabilities by providing instant context, clear prioritization and guided response workflows developed by Blumira’s security experts.

SOC Auto-Focus offers security teams the ability to quickly respond, investigate and remediate findings with instant context that includes plain-language summaries of security events, along with what those events usually mean. The service also gives clear prioritization with criticality levels, recommended response timeframes and transparent confidence ratings.

When issues arise, SOC Auto-Focus offers guided responses with step-by-step investigation and remediation actions crafted by security experts that are complemented by in-the-moment education on risk patterns and best practices that build team expertise with every finding.

SOC Auto-Focus differs from traditional AI security tools that require extensive training periods or provide generic analysis without environmental context, as it works immediately upon deployment. It does so by drawing upon the security expertise already built into Blumira’s platform to ensure recommendations are grounded in proven security practices rather than algorithmic guesswork.

Blumira says that with the new offering, organizations can measure their return on investment through reduced mean time to respond to security incidents, increased successful remediation rates, decreased repeat incidents and improved confidence among information technology team members.

“The security industry has been promising AI solutions that replace human judgment, but that’s not what teams actually need,” said Chief Executive Matt Warner. “SOC Auto-Focus delivers something more valuable: the context and expertise to make better decisions faster. It’s about amplifying human intelligence, not replacing it and helping teams build their security expertise with every finding they investigate.”

Alongside SOC Auto-Focus, Blumira also announced an enhanced MSP partner program that addresses the growing demand for scalable security solutions among service providers. New features launching today include advanced multitenant management capabilities, streamlined onboarding processes for MSP clients and enhanced reporting tools that simplify compliance documentation across multiple customer environments.

Blumira is a venture capital-backed startup that has raised $28 million over three rounds, including a round of $15 million in June 2023. Investors in the company include Ten Eleven Ventures, RPS Ventures, HPA Holdings, Mercury Fund, M25 Ventures and Array Ventures.

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