The complexity of managing modern security environments is driving strategic alliances between leading technology providers. Rapid7 has announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Microsoft, focusing on helping organizations simplify and strengthen their detection and response capabilities by integrating dedicated managed services with the Microsoft security ecosystem.
Rapid7 expands its partnership with Microsoft to advance detection and response.
The collaboration introduces a new MDR for Microsoft solution.
It integrates Rapid7's SOC expertise with Microsoft Defender's ecosystem.
The service provides 24x7 coverage across endpoints, cloud, identity, and email.
The goal is to help customers maximize their Microsoft security investments.
The new dedicated service is expected to be available in early 2026.
This expanded partnership is designed to address operational and visibility challenges faced by organizations deeply invested in the Microsoft ecosystem. The new MDR for Microsoft solution seamlessly integrates Rapid7's managed detection and response service with Microsoft Defender. This approach combines Microsoft's advanced telemetry and analytics with Rapid7's human-led threat expertise and AI-driven operations platform. The result is a service that provides comprehensive, 24x7 coverage designed to deliver faster, more precise detection and contextually rich response playbooks.
A key objective of the collaboration is to help joint customers unlock greater value from their existing Microsoft security investments. By simplifying security operations that encompass the full Microsoft environment, Rapid7 aims to help organizations advance their security programs, manage compliance, and drive measurable progress aligned with business outcomes. This partnership is positioned as a way for customers to benefit from Microsoft's scale and innovation while leveraging Rapid7's specialized security operations center (SOC) expertise.
“Microsoft continues to advance the state of technology and security and this partnership extends that work, creating a service that enables organizations to get the most out of their Microsoft investment, while updating security across their infrastructure,” said Corey Thomas, CEO at Rapid7. “Many of Rapid7’s managed detection and response (MDR) customers already rely on the Microsoft Defender suite of products. With this partnership, these organizations, and future ones, will benefit by combining Microsoft’s scale and innovation with Rapid7’s AI-native operations platform and extensive SOC expertise to make modern detection and response more integrated, more accessible, and more effective.”
This initiative underscores a shared commitment to a more unified and transparent approach to cybersecurity, providing organizations with greater flexibility and confidence to navigate an evolving threat landscape. The announcement signals a deeper alignment between the two companies to deliver integrated solutions that reduce complexity and enhance protection.
Rapid7, Inc. is on a mission to create a safer digital world by making cybersecurity simpler and more accessible. We empower security professionals to manage a modern attack surface through our best-in-class technology, leading-edge research, and broad, strategic expertise. Rapid7’s comprehensive security solutions help more than 11,000 global customers unite cloud risk management with threat detection and response to reduce attack surfaces and eliminate threats with speed and precision.
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