WatchGuard Acquires ActZero for Open-Platform AI Security

WatchGuard, a Seattle-based cybersecurity company, has announced its acquisition of MDR services company, ActZero. The move is expected to enhance WatchGuard MDR, further extending the company’s Unified Security platform.

“We realized the need to scale rapidly as we have gained traction throughout the year with our MDR service,” said Prakash Panjwani, CEO of WatchGuard Technologies. “The acquisition of ActZero allows WatchGuard to add capacity, scalability, and new technology that will enable our MDR service to expand to the full WatchGuard portfolio and third-party security products. With additional scale, we can handle a larger partner base efficiently, building confidence with our partners so they can easily add more services as we expand our MDR capabilities.”

The acquisition brings into the fold simplified onboarding procedures and new ML-based platform tools, built on an open architecture that extends beyond WatchGuard endpoint security to managed Fireboxes and third-party services such as Microsoft Defender.

“I’d like to thank and congratulate the entire ActZero team,” said Sameer Bhalotra, co-founder and CEO of ActZero. “By integrating with WatchGuard, the team’s efforts in creating an AI-powered MDR solution with expert analysis will expand worldwide and provide unmatched protection against cyber threats.”

Channel Impact^®
This acquisition is expected to benefit managed service providers with operational efficiency gains, enabling MSPs to more easily add MDR capabilities without building and maintaining their own in-house security operations center.