Lumen’s newest collaboration brings managed security expertise to Microsoft Sentinel to transform operations with network-driven intelligence from Black Lotus Labs®
As AI and cloud adoption accelerate, so do the speed and sophistication of cyberattacks. To help organizations keep pace, Lumen Technologies announced the launch of Lumen Defender℠ Advanced Managed Detection and Response (AMDR) with Microsoft Sentinel—a fully managed, cloud-native security solution that merges Lumen’s global network intelligence with Microsoft’s leading security platform.
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A New Security Standard for Managed Detection and Response
Lumen AMDR with Microsoft Sentinel represents a new era in managed security, offering a uniquely packaged solution. It combines Lumen’s expert Security Operations Center (SOC) services, robust threat hunting, and monitoring – all seamlessly delivered and operated by Lumen. At its core, this solution leverages Microsoft Sentinel with curated Black Lotus Labs® (BLL) threat intelligence, empowering organizations to proactively detect and respond to sophisticated cyber threats with deep context driven by significant internet visibility.
Lumen AMDR’s stand-out feature is its integration of high-fidelity threat intelligence from Black Lotus Labs, with comprehensive, proactive defense and threat visibility for evolving cybersecurity landscape, offering:
- Flexible SIEM integration seamlessly supports Lumen provided or existing customer Sentinel SIEM environments and enabling maximum flexibility and value of current investments.
- Advanced management for access to security data, alerts, and management tools, enhancing visibility and control.
- Microsoft-powered solution, using Microsoft Sentinel with options to integrate all Microsoft Defender XDR capabilities.
- Advanced threat intelligence with access to Lumen Defender Threat Feed for Microsoft Sentinel in preview.
- Co-managed or completely outsourced options to meet customer needs.
- Simple purchasing options based on ingestion and incidents handled to minimize cost overruns and provide budgeting ease.
Empowering Security Operations with Integrated Network Threat Intelligence
The offering is deeply integrated with Microsoft’s security stack as we work to reduce SOC workload, accelerate triage, and improve detection accuracy with the value of Black Lotus Labs Threat Intelligence.
“As digital innovation accelerates across cloud, edge, and AI, security must evolve from being bolted on to being built in,” said Martin Nystrom, Vice President of Black Lotus Labs and Product Security at Lumen. “We’re shaping a future where the network itself becomes the first line of defense—seeing, understanding, and stopping threats before they reach critical systems. Extending protection beyond the network’s perimeter, Black Lotus Labs intelligence powers this proactive defense.”
Black Lotus Labs, Lumen’s threat research arm, delivers high-level network visibility into global internet traffic. Its research team leverages malware reverse engineering, AI/ML-driven anomaly detection, and botnet infrastructure mapping to uncover and disrupt threats before they reach customer environments.
“Keeping customers safe from evolving cyber threats often requires expert help. We are delighted that Lumen, with its Advanced Managed Detection and Response and Black Lotus Labs Threat Intelligence and services expertise, combined with Microsoft Sentinel, is here to help customers strengthen their security,” said Vasu Jakkal, CVP Microsoft Security. “This collaboration delivers network-driven threat visibility and 24/7 managed security operations—empowering organizations to detect, respond to, and mitigate advanced cyber threats with speed and confidence. By combining Lumen’s global backbone intelligence with Microsoft Sentinel, we’re helping our mutual customers strengthen their security posture and stay ahead of evolving threats.”
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