Centeye Security

Centeye Security is an American computer security company that sells a cybersecurity platform designed specifically for managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs). Rather than offering another standalone point tool, Centeye positions itself as "a security team in software" — a platform that watches endpoints, identities, email, and AI tools, correlates their telemetry into one incident per attack, and then contains the threat within a response policy that the partner sets per action and per client. The company's core pitch is that attackers do not stay in one lane, so siloed tools miss the story that crosses surfaces; Centeye's correlation engine is the product. The platform connects to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace in minutes and supports Windows and macOS endpoints through API-based deployment, meaning there is nothing for end users to learn. It offers behavior-based detections mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, four response modes that can be configured per action and per client, and an audit trail that records who did what and why, with actions reversible wherever the platform allows. Centeye describes its operation as running "the security shift" around the clock, combining automation with a human in the loop. Centeye's go-to-market is indirect: it delivers its security team through the MSPs and partners who already serve small and mid-sized businesses. The company frames the problem it was built for in stark terms — small and mid-sized businesses are now deliberate targets rather than collateral, yet many have no security budget and no in-house expertise. The problem, in Centeye's view, is not a shortage of security products but the absence of anyone to run them. It cites industry research indicating that more than 70% of human-operated ransomware targets organizations under 1,000 employees, that 41% of SMB cyber-insurance applications are denied on first submission, and that while 48% of SMB clients want AI security capability, only 13% of MSPs can deliver it today. The platform is organized around two named capabilities. Kavach is the analyst on shift: it triages every alert, connects clues across email, identity, and endpoints into one incident, proposes a fix with evidence, executes within the policy the partner sets, and verifies that the action worked. Argus is the advisor on record: it turns incidents into plain-English, client-ready reporting. Together they are presented as a 24/7 security operation that is automated, policy-bounded, and conversational at tenant and fleet scope. Centeye is headquartered in the United States and operates as a private company. Its website is centeye.io, and it markets a demo-led sales motion to MSPs and MSSPs. The company's stated mission is that every business deserves a security team — not just the enterprise — and that any business should be able to run securely with a real security team watching every attack surface and an expert who can explain it in plain English.

Centeye Security is an American computer security company that has built a cybersecurity platform for managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs). The company's public materials describe its origin in a specific market observation: the targets of cyberattacks changed, but the defenses did not. Small and mid-sized businesses became deliberate targets rather than collateral damage, yet many of them have no security budget and no in-house expertise. Centeye's thesis is that the problem is not a shortage of security products but the absence of anyone to run them. From that starting point, Centeye built what it calls "a security team in software — not another point tool." The platform watches endpoints, identities, email, and AI tools, and correlates their telemetry into one incident instead of a scatter of alerts. It runs a 24/7 security operation that is automated and policy-bounded, with a human in the loop. The company delivers this capability through the MSPs and partners who already serve small and mid-sized businesses, rather than selling directly to end customers. The platform's architecture is built around connecting to the tools that SMBs already use. Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace can be connected in minutes, starting in a watch-only mode, and Windows and macOS endpoints are supported through API-based deployment so that end users have nothing to learn. Detections are behavior-based and mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Response is organized into four modes that can be set per action and per client, and every action is audited — who, what, why — and reversible wherever the platform allows. Centeye names two capabilities within the platform. Kavach is described as the analyst on shift: it triages every alert, connects clues across email, identity, and endpoints into one incident, proposes the fix with evidence, executes within the policy the partner sets, and then verifies that it worked. It is on shift 24/7, conversational at tenant and fleet scope, with every action reversible and written to a tamper-evident audit trail. Argus is described as the advisor on record: it turns incidents into plain-English, client-ready reporting. The company illustrates its value proposition with a walkthrough of "one afternoon's attack, end to end." In the scenario, a fake invoice arrives by email at 1:02 PM, a stolen login is used at 2:17 PM, and ransomware is staged at 4:01 PM. Without correlation, each event clears its own tool's threshold as low severity, and the next morning files are encrypted with a ransom note on every screen. With Centeye, the invoice is flagged as suspect, the sign-in is tied to that email and a session revoke is staged, the payload behavior triggers host isolation in seconds, and by 4:05 PM the incident is contained and verified after the partner approves one action. Centeye supports its market positioning with third-party research. It cites the Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025 for the statistic that more than 70% of human-operated ransomware now targets organizations under 1,000 employees; Coalition 2026 for the finding that 41% of SMB cyber-insurance applications are denied on first submission; and ConnectWise 2025 for the finding that 48% of SMB clients want AI security capability but only 13% of MSPs can deliver it today. Centeye is headquartered in the United States and operates as a private company. Its website is centeye.io, and its sales motion is demo-led, aimed at MSPs and MSSPs. The company's stated mission is that every business deserves a security team — not just the enterprise — and that any business should be able to run securely with a real security team watching every attack surface and an expert who can explain it in plain English.

A security team in software for MSPs and MSSPs — correlating endpoint, identity, and email telemetry into one incident per attack, with policy-bounded automated response and a human in the loop.

• Centeye security platform for MSPs & MSSPs

  A platform that correlates endpoint, identity, and email telemetry into one incident per attack and contains it within a response policy set per action and per client.

• Kavach

  The analyst on shift: triages every alert, connects clues across email, identity, and endpoints into one incident, proposes the fix with evidence, executes within policy, and verifies it worked. On shift 24/7, conversational at tenant and fleet scope, with every action reversible and written to a tamper-evident audit trail.

• Argus

  The advisor on record: turns incidents into plain-English, client-ready reporting.

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