Guardz, a Miami-based cybersecurity company, was named the 2025 MSP Today Product of the Year Award winner by TMC for its AI-Powered Unified Detection and Response Platform. This marks the third consecutive year Guardz has received this honor, recognized for its innovation in empowering Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to protect small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) against rising cyber threats.
Award: 2025 MSP Today Product of the Year, announced July 15, 2025
Platform: AI-native Unified Detection and Response with SentinelOne EDR
Impact: Reduces MSP operational costs by up to 75%, replaces 4-7 point solutions
Funding: $84M total, including $56M Series B in June 2025
Market: $1.89B MDR market, projected to reach $8.34B by 2032
Integrations: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SentinelOne EDR
With 77% of MSPs managing up to 10 disconnected cybersecurity tools, inefficiencies and slow response times plague the industry. Guardz’s platform consolidates protection across identities, endpoints, email, cloud, and data into a single AI-native engine, reducing manual effort and operational costs by up to 75%. “This recognition validates our commitment to empowering MSPs,” said CEO Dor Eisner, emphasizing the platform’s role in simplifying security for SMBs.
Unified Detection and Response: Integrates signals across multiple attack vectors for streamlined threat management.
24/7 MDR: Combines AI automation with human-led threat hunting, achieving a 90% reduction in false positives.
SentinelOne EDR: Delivers enterprise-grade endpoint protection without added complexity.
Real-Time Monitoring: Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integrations flag suspicious behavior, preventing account takeovers.
Cyber Insurance Readiness: Helps SMBs qualify for policies, creating new revenue streams for MSPs.
Guardz’s platform, launched in 2023, secures thousands of SMBs via 200+ MSP partners, covering 36,000 seats globally. Its $56M Series B in June 2025, led by ClearSky, fuels U.S. expansion and AI advancements. “Guardz is redefining the MDR market,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO of TMC, praising its channel-focused innovation. The platform’s multi-tenant dashboard and integrations with tools like Pax8 Marketplace enhance scalability, addressing the $1.89 billion MDR market’s 20.3% CAGR growth.
Unlike competitors like Huntress or Coro, which focus on point solutions, Guardz replaces 4-7 tools with a unified approach, cutting complexity. Its 80% North American customer base and plans to double headcount to 170 by 2026 underscore its growth trajectory. X posts highlight its ease of use, with one MSP noting, “Guardz’s single pane of glass saves us hours.”
Guardz was built from the ground up as an AI-native unified cybersecurity platform designed for MSPs, delivering the security controls needed to protect their small and medium-sized business clients and connect the dots across identities, endpoints, email, cloud, data, and more. The Guardz 24/7, AI and human-led MDR transforms cybersecurity by combining real-time detection with expert intervention to keep MSPs informed and in control.
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