Marvelous News for MSPs: Blackpoint Cyber Secures its Microsoft Verified SMB Solution Status

Today’s premier managed service providers (MSPs) find themselves on a super-critical mission for the many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) they serve: Keep teams secure amidst a torrent of dynamic cyberthreats.

It’s abundantly clear that bad actors’ tactics are rapidly becoming increasingly sophisticated (especially as they set their sights on targets with fewer defensible systems), which is why having a streamlined cyber strategy in place is so important. To boot, the attack surface for SMBs is only widening as the hybrid and remote workforce continues to expand; crippling breaches can pop up seemingly anywhere, thereby necessitating robust threat detection and optimized risk mitigation capabilities. This way — particularly as SMBs’ IT needs change as they grow — MSPs can better monitor SMBs’ needs and offer competitive solutions that are as strong as they are scalable for the road ahead.

Enter Blackpoint Cyber and its experts at the ready.

Blackpoint Cyber is a provider of purpose-built cybersecurity solutions for MSPs and their SMB customers. With its 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) technology (i.e. that combines network visualization, tradecraft detection and endpoint security), Blackpoint Cyber readily delivers real-time threat hunting, lightning-fast incident response, and plenty of actionable insights that teams should capitalize on so they can proactively thwart attackers’ advances.

And today, the company made a big, must-share announcement:

This morning, Blackpoint Cyber officially announced that it has achieved Microsoft Verified: SMB Solution status through the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), a status which indicates comprehensive cyber expertise and reliability for those interested in implementing best practices within their respective ecosystems.

By achieving this status, Blackpoint Cyber has demonstrated that MSPs and their SMB customers are in provenly exceptional hands. This also means that Blackpoint Cyber’s threat-neutralizing platform is tightly integrated with well-regarded Microsoft security tools. (e.g. Microsoft Defender for Business, Microsoft Entra ID, etc.)

Manoj Srivastava, Blackpoint Cyber’s Chief Technology and Product Officer, provided commentary on the company’s bolstered status.

“We are thrilled to be recognized by Microsoft with Verified SMB Solution status through MISA. It is our mission to provide comprehensive protection to businesses of all sizes without causing operational strain, and our Microsoft integration does just that,” Srivastava explained. “With threats advancing and expanding, the need for comprehensive, easy-to-deploy cybersecurity solutions is no longer a nice to have but a need for all SMBs.”

Vasu Jakkal, CVP Microsoft Security, further acknowledged Blackpoint Cyber’s progress.

“With the increasing volume and sophistication of attacks targeting SMBs, customers are seeking top-tier security solutions to protect themselves. That is why I am excited to congratulate Blackpoint Cyber on achieving Microsoft Verified: SMB Solution status,” Jakkal said. “The new Blackpoint Cyber integrations will enable MSPs to easily implement and scale the security services that small business customers truly need.”

Learn more about Blackpoint Cyber’s in-depth solutions here.