LevelBlue acquires Fortra’s Alert Logic managed services to scale its MDR
LevelBlue acquires Fortra’s Alert Logic managed services to scale its MDR
https://cyberscoop.com/levelblue-fortra-alert-logic-mdr-acquisition-partnership/
Publish Date: 2026-01-27 10:04:00
Source Domain: cyberscoop.com
LevelBlue, a Dallas-based managed security services provider, announced Tuesday that it is expanding its managed detection and response business through a strategic partnership with cybersecurity firm Fortra that includes the acquisition of Fortra’s Alert Logic managed services unit.
The companies said the agreement covers Alert Logic’s Managed Detection and Response services, along with associated Extended Detection and Response and Web Application Firewall managed services. The announcement positions the deal as both a consolidation in the crowded managed security market and a reconfiguration of how Fortra intends to sell and support parts of its portfolio.
At the center of the arrangement is a split between software and services. LevelBlue will take on the delivery of certain Alert Logic managed offerings, while Fortra becomes a prominent technology partner whose software and platforms will be made available to LevelBlue’s customers through its managed services model. The result is a tighter coupling between product vendors and outsourced security operators, reflecting a broader industry pattern in which clients seek a single point of accountability for security operations, while vendors look for distribution through channel partners rather than direct service delivery.
Sundhar Annamalai, LevelBlue’s chief strategy officer, told CyberScoop that he sees the deal as “all upside” for AlertLogic’s MDR users.
“Nothing’s going to change for customers,” Annamalai told CyberScoop. “The experience remains the same as they go through their changes down the line, whether that’s through their own acquisitions or they’re expanding globally. We want to be the partner they turn to to manage their cybersecurity outcomes. Given where we operate, the scale at which we operate, our ‘Follow the Sun’ strategy, we believe we’re a logical choice to grow with our customers.”
Both companies framed the move as an effort to…
