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Blumira Launches SOC Auto-Focus AI and Enhanced MSP Partner Program to Accelerate Security Operations

Blumira, the security operations platform for growing teams and partners, today announced the launch of SOC Auto-Focus, an AI-powered security investigation tool, alongside enhancements to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) partner program. SOC Auto-Focus is designed to help IT teams and MSPs work smarter, reduce alert fatigue and accelerate incident response through contextual intelligence and expert guidance.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251015680148/en/

Blumira SOC Auto-Focus provides security teams the ability to quickly respond, investigate and remediate findings.

Blumira SOC Auto-Focus provides security teams the ability to quickly respond, investigate and remediate findings.

SOC Auto-Focus is a fundamental shift for how under-resourced IT administrators and security teams approach threat investigation. Rather than replacing human decision-making, the solution enhances analyst capabilities by providing instant context, clear prioritization and guided response workflows developed by Blumira's security experts.

"The security industry has been promising AI solutions that replace human judgment, but that's not what teams actually need," said Matt Warner, CEO of Blumira. "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."

Unlike traditional AI security tools that require extensive training periods or provide generic analysis without environmental context, SOC Auto-Focus works immediately upon deployment. The solution draws upon the deep security expertise already built into Blumira's platform, ensuring recommendations are grounded in proven security practices rather than algorithmic guesswork.

“Auto-Focus translates technical alerts into plain language summaries and points me directly to the impact,” said Travis Short, SOC Analyst at NineStar Connect. “It bridges the knowledge gap instantly, saving me from spending time digging through logs or Googling for answers."

Blumira SOC Auto-Focus provides security teams the ability to quickly respond, investigate and remediate findings with:

  • Instant context with plain-language summaries of security events, along with what those events usually mean
  • Clear prioritization with criticality levels, recommended response timeframes, and transparent confidence ratings
  • Guided response with step-by-step investigation and remediation actions crafted by security experts
  • In-the-moment education on risk patterns and best practices that builds team expertise with every finding

With SOC Auto-Focus, 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 IT team members.

In addition to empowering security teams with SOC Auto-Focus, Blumira is also addressing the growing demand for scalable security solutions among its MSP partners with new partner features including advanced multi-tenant management capabilities, streamlined onboarding processes for MSP clients, and enhanced reporting tools that simplify compliance documentation across multiple customer environments.

For more information on SOC Auto-Focus or the refreshed MSP Partner Program, visit www.blumira.com.

About Blumira

Blumira is a leading provider of security operations solutions designed to make enterprise-grade security accessible to organizations of all sizes. The company's mission is to eliminate the complexity and resource barriers that prevent effective security operations. With expert-built detection rules, 24/7 security operations support, and cutting-edge automation technology, Blumira empowers IT teams and managed service providers to detect, investigate, and respond to security threats with confidence. For more information, visit blumira.com.

The security industry has been promising AI solutions that replace human judgment, but that's not what teams actually need. SOC Auto-Focus delivers something more valuable: the context and expertise to make better decisions faster.

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