Armor

What Armor does

Armor Defense Inc. is a privately held, Plano, Texas-based cyber defense company founded in 2009 that delivers cloud-native managed detection and response (MDR) and a regulated-industry cloud platform to approximately 1,700 clients across 40 countries, concentrated in HealthTech, FinTech, and High-Tech verticals. Its core platform comprises three layers: (1) Armor Enterprise Cloud, a managed private cloud with 600+ pre-mapped security and compliance controls covering PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, HITRUST, GDPR, DORA, and NIST CSF 2.0; (2) Armor Managed Detection and Response, a 24/7 human-led threat hunting and rapid response service powered by an agentic AI SOC and integrated with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR (Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, Cloud Apps), and Microsoft Defender for IoT; and (3) Armor Nexus, a unified AI security operations platform providing AI Synthesis, AI Insight, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, MTTA/MTTR tracking, and Armor Intelligence natural-language threat narratives. The most recent product layer, Armor Dash, launched at RSAC 2026, translates cyber risk into dollar terms using FAIR methodology for board and C-suite audiences.

Armor monetizes primarily through recurring multi-year subscriptions for Enterprise Cloud and MDR services, supplemented by professional services (cyber resilience assessments, AI readiness, Defender/Sentinel implementation), MSP channel resale, and a freemium evaluation tier. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, a global MSP Partner Program, flagship co-sell alliances with Microsoft (Solutions Partner for Security) and Oracle (Armor Enterprise Cloud on OCI with Oracle Cloud Guard integration), and a self-serve freemium entry point. The company is founder-led (Chris Drake, Founder & CEO), employs 101-250 people across offices in the US, Singapore, India, and the UK, and operates wholly owned subsidiaries Armor Defense Asia Pte. Ltd. (formerly Quantum Security, acquired August 2023) and Armor Defense Limited. Total disclosed equity funding is approximately $149 million across multiple rounds, with the largest being an $89 million round led by ST Telemedia in April 2017.

Name

Armor

Legal name

Armor Defense Inc.

Website

https://armor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Armor Defense is a privately held cyber defense company that delivers cloud-native managed detection and response, a HITRUST-certified compliant cloud platform, and AI-powered security operations (Nexus, Armor Dash) to 1,700+ regulated-industry clients across 40 countries in HealthTech, FinTech, and High-Tech.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Detection and Response (Cybersecurity)

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Detection & Response (MDR) (BPAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Security & Privacy for Cloud (DLP, DSPM, Tokenization) (HDABAHAK), Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG)

Keywords

• Managed detection response
• Cloud security platform
• Compliance automation
• Managed security services
• Threat hunting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Richardson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium Services: Free evaluation tier of Armor services for internal evaluation; auto-converts to paid subscription upon reaching time/usage thresholds or specified actions.
2. Subscription Managed Services (Armor Enterprise Cloud + MDR): Recurring managed cloud and managed detection and response services delivered through Armor Enterprise Cloud and 24/7 SOC. Subscription-based with service-level agreements (Armor Cloud SLA, MDR SLA) governing uptime, support, and security commitments.
3. Professional Services: Strategic cybersecurity assessments and advisory services including cyber resilience, critical data discovery, AI readiness assessment, Microsoft Purview Accelerator for AI, Defender for Cloud Review, Defender for IoT Workshop, Microsoft E5 Security Assessment, Sentinel Log Optimization, and Defender/Sentinel implementation/migration engagements.
4. MSP Channel Revenue: Revenue generated through Managed Service Provider partners who embed and resell Armor security services to their end customers, expanding market reach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Armor sells a cloud-native managed detection and response (MDR) service backed by the Armor Enterprise Cloud managed private cloud platform with 600+ pre-mapped security and compliance controls, plus the Armor Nexus AI security operations platform and the Armor Dash executive cyber-risk dashboard. Revenue is primarily subscription-based managed services delivered to enterprises in regulated industries (HealthTech, FinTech, High-Tech), with adjacencies in professional services and channel sales through MSPs, Microsoft, and Oracle.

Product overview

Armor offers a platform-plus-modules architecture unified under a single cybersecurity and MDR portfolio, anchored by three core offerings. Armor Enterprise Cloud is the secure, compliant managed private cloud foundation with 600+ built-in security controls for mission-critical workloads. Armor Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is the 24/7 human-led detection and response service, powered by the agentic AI SOC and tightly integrated with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR. These are extended by Armor Nexus, the unified AI security operations platform that delivers threat detection, AI Synthesis, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and MTTA/MTTR tracking; Armor Dash, the executive cybersecurity dashboard launched at RSAC 2026 that quantifies cyber risk in dollars via FAIR and tracks compliance across SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST CSF 2.0, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR; Armor Professional Services for assessments and advisory; Armor Agent for servers; and the Armor Penetration Testing Service. Together these products form a single, integrated cloud-native security platform purpose-built for highly regulated industries (HealthTech, FinTech, High-Tech).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Armor Enterprise Cloud: Managed private cloud platform with 600+ pre-mapped security and compliance controls, engineered for regulated industries (FinTech, HealthTech, High-Tech).
• Armor Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
• Nexus
• Armor Dash

Products and services

• Armor Enterprise Cloud Managed private cloud platform providing a fortified, audit-ready infrastructure with 600+ built-in security controls for mission-critical workloads in regulated industries (FinTech, HealthTech, High-Tech). Includes hardened OS, advanced malware protection, file integrity management, vulnerability/patch management, IDS/IPS, BC/DR, DDoS mitigation, NIDS, IP reputation monitoring, WAF, SIEM log management, and continuous threat hunting.
• Armor Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 24/7 human-led threat detection and response service powered by an agentic AI SOC. Integrates with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel to deliver proactive threat hunting, decisive rapid response, and 99.9% noise reduction across endpoints, identities, and cloud apps. Operations exposed through the Nexus portal.
• Armor Nexus AI-powered security operations platform unifying threat detection, AI-powered intelligence, and multi-cloud control. Includes Nexus Overview (AI Synthesis, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, MTTA/MTTR tracking), Nexus Incident Detail (AI Insight), Nexus Threat Intelligence (Armor Intelligence summaries), and the Flagged for Automations panel for identifying repetitive alert patterns.
• Armor Dash Executive cybersecurity dashboard providing boards and C-suite leadership with real-time, unfiltered views of cybersecurity posture, compliance, and AI readiness directly from source systems via APIs. Quantifies cyber risk in dollars using FAIR methodology and tracks compliance across SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST CSF 2.0, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Armor Professional Services Cybersecurity assessments and advisory services including Cyber Resilience for SaaS Companies and Enterprises, Critical Data Discovery and Protection, AI Readiness Assessment, Microsoft Purview Accelerator for AI, Defender for Cloud Review, Defender for IoT Workshop, Microsoft E5 Security Assessment, Sentinel Log Optimization Workshop, and Defender & Sentinel Implementation/Migrations.
• Armor Penetration Testing Service Managed security testing service delivering scoped penetration tests with formal Penetration Testing Authorization and a confidential report indicating overall security posture of relevant IT systems and environments at time of issuance.
• Armor Agent (for servers) Endpoint/server software agent deployed on customer infrastructure to enable Armor's MDR and monitoring services, governed by dedicated Service Schedules for the Americas, EMEA, and Asia regions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% noise reduction in alert triage via AI-powered MDR platform
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Quantum SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2023Armor acquired Quantum Security, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company specializing in cloud automation and services, to enhance cloud security and IT risk solutions across the US, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Quantum Security is now operated as Armor Defense Asia Pte. Ltd. (formerly Quantum Security Pte. Ltd.).
• MicrosoftflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmor is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, providing MDR for Microsoft Sentinel and advanced management for Microsoft Defender XDR suite (Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, Cloud Apps), plus Microsoft Defender for IoT for OT/IoT environments. The partnership enables co-sell, joint go-to-market, and Microsoft-funded security assessments. Microsoft CSO Dennis Chung publicly endorses Armor's preemptive defense approach.
• OracleflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to deliver Armor Enterprise Cloud on OCI with deep integration to Oracle Cloud Guard, advanced threat analytics, and comprehensive log ingestion. Supports PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2 with 600+ pre-mapped controls. Co-marketing includes Oracle AI World conference presence.
• MSP Partners (Managed Service Providers)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArmor MSP Partner program enables managed service providers to embed Armor security into their existing infrastructure and managed service offerings, providing holistic managed detection and response packages and increased margins. Case study shows a $3B MSP partner reducing customer churn from 5.2% to 0.3% over five years via Armor integration.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CrowdStrike: Leading cloud-native endpoint and MDR/XDR provider serving enterprises globally. Competes directly with Armor's managed detection and response and AI-powered SOC capabilities, with overlapping customer profiles in regulated industries.
• Arctic Wolf: Pure-play MDR provider with a security operations platform and concierge delivery model. Closest direct peer to Armor's MDR service in terms of subscription model, SOC-driven delivery, and mid-market/enterprise target customers.
• eSentire: MDR specialist focused on 24/7 threat hunting and managed response for mid-market and enterprise customers. Competes with Armor in regulated industries and emphasizes similar AI-augmented SOC and compliance-ready delivery.
• ReliaQuest: Enterprise MDR and security operations platform with strong Microsoft and SIEM integration focus, competing with Armor's enterprise GTM and Microsoft Sentinel/Defender XDR co-sell motion.
• Expel: Cloud-native MDR provider leveraging transparency and integration with Microsoft, AWS, and Google security stacks. Directly comparable to Armor in MDR delivery model, enterprise GTM, and emphasis on integration interoperability.
• Secureworks: Global MDR and managed security services provider with Taegis XDR platform, serving enterprises with compliance-heavy requirements. Comparable to Armor in regulatory vertical focus, 24/7 SOC delivery, and AI-augmented detection.
• Red Canary: Managed detection and response provider focused on endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and SaaS threat detection. Overlaps with Armor's MDR scope and AI-driven alert triage, though more endpoint-centric.
• SentinelOne: AI-native cybersecurity platform with autonomous endpoint protection, Purple AI, and MDR-adjacent capabilities. Directly comparable to Armor's Nexus platform and agentic SOC positioning for enterprise and mid-market buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Rapid7: Broader cybersecurity platform offering MDR services alongside SIEM, vulnerability management, and cloud security. Overlaps with Armor in MDR delivery and compliance-driven use cases but spans a wider portfolio.
• Palo Alto Networks (Cortex): Large cybersecurity platform with Cortex XSIAM/XDR and Unit 42 MDR services. Competes broadly with Armor's MDR and AI SOC, with much larger R&D and sales scale across enterprise and regulated verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/armor

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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