Arctic Wolf has taken a decisive step forward in our mission to end cyber risk by acquiring Cylance, a pioneer of AI-based endpoint protection. With this acquisition, Arctic Wolf ushers a new era of simplicity and automation to the endpoint security market that will deliver the security outcomes endpoint security customers have been struggling to achieve for years.
The deep, differentiated integration of Cylance’s portfolio into the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform introduces a fundamentally unique approach to endpoint security. This innovation is designed to make a meaningful difference in how organizations combat cyber risk, elevating both protection and operational efficiency.
We’re not a services company adding a new tool to its portfolio, or a tools company bolting on services to its products—we’re a security operations company with an open platform who will offer organizations the ability to experience world-class endpoint protection, while also gaining access to enhanced business resilience, warranty protection, and improved insurability enabled by our Concierge Delivery Model and Security Journey.
Why Endpoint? Why Now?
Endpoint protection products remain one of the most critical technologies for detecting and responding to advanced cyber threats. In fact, 95% of the investigations conducted by our security operations center (SOC) include telemetry from endpoints.
In today’s world, modern cyber attacks such as AI-driven malware and advanced ransomware campaigns have exposed the growing ineffectiveness of traditional standalone endpoint security tools. These solutions, while making some incremental improvements in detection capabilities, have become increasingly expensive, noisy, and overly complex.
At Arctic Wolf, we believe that security is an operations problem, not a tools problem. It’s not that endpoint tools are ineffective on their own, in fact third-party testing shows that most leading endpoint solutions such as Cylance, are amazing at detecting the vast majority of modern threats. The true challenge lies in the lack of operationalization of endpoint security itself, with many vendors focused on shipping minor feature updates that have little to no impact on delivering meaningful improvements in security outcomes for their customers.
Platforms Over Point Solutions
The root cause of this lack of operationalization is due to alert fatigue, product misconfigurations, and the inability for endpoint tools to interact with other security tools in a truly useful way. This is why security platforms are playing such an increasingly crucial role in stopping modern threats, because organizations are looking for a single source of truth that can sort through the noise generated by the dozens of different tools. Simplicity goes a long way in helping security teams prioritize and complete the security activities that builds resilience over time.
At its core, cybersecurity has evolved into a data problem, making AI a cornerstone of the industry’s future. Cylance was the pioneering force in bringing AI into the world of cybersecurity, and when their technology is combined with Arctic Wolf’s Alpha AI, and then applied to the more than 7 trillion security events our platform processes each week, we will unlock an immense volume of insights that will enable us to better detect and respond to threats faster than ever.
Our distinct data advantage comes not only from the open-XDR architecture of our platform but also from the hands-on expertise of the nearly 1,000 analysts who work in our SOC. By combining AI-driven automation with the deep operational knowledge of Arctic Wolf’s security operations team, we can continuously train and refine our models to adapt to evolving threats. This synergy ensures our platform doesn’t just respond to known threats but proactively anticipates and mitigates emerging risks. Through this fusion of data, AI, and human intelligence, we will further advance our ability to deliver protection and resilience to our customers.
Our Commitment to Openness
The Aurora Platform has integrated with Cylance for over seven years, and their ability to stop 98% of endpoint attacks before they begin is something we have seen first-hand in our SOC. Over time, we believe the deep and differentiated integration Cylance will have within our Aurora Platform will build on this efficacy and help our customers who choose Cylance as their endpoint protection product of choice achieve best-in-class protection.
But, as Arctic Wolf enters the endpoint security space, one thing remains constant: our unwavering commitment to building an open platform. What makes the cybersecurity industry unique is that we all share a common goal—stopping threat actors. That’s why we will continue to support (and further expand) all our existing platform integrations, including those with the more than 15 endpoint security vendors we support today. With this strategy, we believe we are driving a unique and differentiated approach in our industry.
To make security truly effective, interoperability and freedom of choice must take center stage. While many leading cyber platforms still hesitate to integrate with endpoint tools from competitors, we passionately believe our vendor agnostic approach is what serves the best interests of both our customers and our partner community.
The Road Ahead
As we look to the future, Arctic Wolf’s acquisition of Cylance represents a defining moment in our journey to end cyber risk. By integrating the pioneering AI-driven endpoint protection capabilities of Cylance with the industry-leading scale and intelligence of the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform, we will empower organizations of all sizes to operationalize security in a way that delivers real, measurable benefits.
For Cylance customers, the endpoint security products you rely on everyday will not only continue to be fully supported but will also benefit from the resources and expertise of Arctic Wolf. Endpoint security is a key priority for us as a company, and as one of the leading platform companies in the cybersecurity space, Arctic Wolf is uniquely equipped to provide the resources, innovation, and expertise needed to take Cylance’s endpoint products to the next level.
The road ahead is clear. While it will take a few months for the deal to officially close, when it does, we will bring to market an innovative, expanded, and refined endpoint security solution that stays true to our commitment of openness and interoperability.
With this acquisition, Arctic Wolf is not just entering the endpoint security space; we will help redefine it. The best is yet to come.
