Cleveland, OH October 30, 2024 – The simple fact is, there is no silver bullet in cybersecurity. To effectively support clients in an increasingly complex and perilous digital landscape, a collaborative, co-managed approach is essential. To this end, Fortress Security Risk Management (Fortress SRM), a national leader in security consulting and managed services, and Binary Defense, a trusted provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and enterprise defense solutions, today announced an exciting strategic partnership. This alliance aims to further elevate the ecosystem of cybersecurity protection delivering unparallelled security solutions to our clients.
As strategic partners, Fortress SRM and Binary Defense will collaborate to offer an enhanced suite of cybersecurity services. This partnership will offer comprehensive, integrated, and holistic consulting and managed services to a broad spectrum of mid-market and small enterprise organizations.
The partnership will focus on fortifying clients’ core defenses against the growing threat of ransomware and other cyberattacks. Through this collaboration, innovative cybersecurity solutions will become accessible to more clients, empowering companies with advanced protection for their networks and critical assets.
“Coming from global Fortune 1000 companies prior to joining Fortress SRM, I had the opportunity to leverage both Fortress SRM and Binary Defense services as part of my security portfolio. We are truly pleased to formalize a strategic partnership,” said Jess Walpole, Chief Technology Officer of Fortress SRM. “Together, we deliver intelligent, practical, and powerful security outcomes for our clients. With Fortress SRM now part of Fulcrum IT Partners’ network of twelve elite international IT organizations, the growth potential for the expanded Fortress SRM/Binary Defense service suite is exponentially amplified.”
“Our partnership with Fortress SRM enables us to deliver robust cybersecurity solutions to a broader array of businesses,” said Jason Kirkland, Head of Alliances at Binary Defense. “This strategic alignment empowers clients with superior protection, combining Fortress SRM’s comprehensive consulting services with our advanced threat detection and response capabilities. This new offering is designed to ensure businesses are safeguarded in an ever-evolving threat landscape.”
The partners’ combined security solution set encompasses a multitude of expert security consulting services and critical managed services including Framework and Baseline Assessments, 3rd Party Vendor Risk Management, Technical Testing (vulnerability scans and penetration tests), Virtual CISO, GRC Advisory, Identity and Access Management, IR Preparedness, Cybersecurity-as-a-Service, Digital Risk Protection, Managed SIEM, Managed Patching, Managed Detection and Response, Email Security and Phishing Response, Managed Backups, full service Incident Response, Threat Hunting and Threat Intelligence/Dark Web Monitoring, and a robust Help Desk Service. All services are monitored and managed via wholly owned, U.S. based, 24/7/365 security operations centers (SOCs) staffed exclusively by U.S. citizens.
Together, Fortress SRM and Binary Defense are uniquely positioned to deliver best-in-class cybersecurity solutions to clients across multiple industries and around the globe, enhancing their ability to defend against advanced and persistent threats.
About Fortress Security Risk Management:
Fortress Security Risk Management – 2022 CRN Security 100 and Tech Elite 250 Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) – is a nationally recognized full-spectrum cybersecurity firm dedicated to protecting its clients from the financial and operational trauma of cybercrime by improving the security performance of their clients’ people, processes, and technology.
With expansive IT security consulting experience as well as critical infrastructure cyber security expertise, the Fortress team provides comprehensive, integrated, and affordable cybersecurity outcomes for its clients across a wide range of security consulting, managed services, and incident response services domestically and internationally.
Learn more at www.fortresssrm.com and follow Fortress SRM on LinkedIn.
About Binary Defense:
Binary Defense is a trusted leader in security operations, supporting companies of all sizes to proactively monitor, detect and respond to cyberattacks. Recognized by top analyst firms, the company offers a personalized Open XDR approach to Managed Detection and Response, advanced Threat Hunting, Digital Risk Protection, Phishing Response, and Incident Response services, helping customers mature their security program efficiently and effectively based on their unique risks and business needs.
With a world-class 24/7 SOC, deep domain expertise in cyber, and award-winning technology, hundreds of companies across every industry have entrusted Binary Defense to protect their business operations. Binary Defense gives companies actionable insights within minutes not hours, the confidence in their program to be resilient to ever-changing threats, and the time back that matters most to their business. Binary Defense is also the Trusted Cybersecurity Partner of the Cleveland Browns and partners with PGA TOUR players. For more information, visit our website www.binarydefense.com, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn.
Contact for Fortress SRM:
Peter Cavrell
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Contact for Binary Defense:
Emily Cadwallader
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