Stop Overpaying for MSSP – Cut Costs by 50% with AI Automation

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Stop Overpaying for MSSP – Cut Costs by 50% with AI Automation

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Security operations (SecOps) teams are under pressure like never before. Threats are evolving, attack surfaces are expanding, and skilled security talent is scarce. To fill the gaps, many organizations turn to Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)—but at a steep cost.
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Security operations (SecOps) teams are under pressure like never before. Threats are evolving, attack surfaces are expanding, and skilled security talent is scarce. To fill the gaps, many organizations turn to Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)—but at a steep cost.

MSSPs promise 24/7 monitoring and incident response, but they come with high fees, inconsistent quality, and limited transparency. What if you could cut your MSSP costs by 50% while improving security efficiency and outcomes?

With AI-powered automation, you can take control of your security operations, reduce costs, and respond to threats faster than ever. Here’s how.

The Hidden Costs of MSSP Dependence

While MSSPs provide valuable services, they are not always the most efficient or cost-effective solution. Here’s why many organizations are rethinking their reliance on outsourced security:

  • High Costs with Questionable ROI: MSSPs charge significant fees for 24/7 monitoring and incident response. However, their reliance on human analysts for triage and investigation limits scalability—meaning higher costs don’t always translate to better security. Additionally, introducing new data sources or detection rules can increase costs, making scalability both challenging and expensive.
  • Lack of Contextual Awareness: MSSPs operate in a one-size-fits-all model. They often lack deep knowledge of your unique infrastructure, business risks, and security priorities, leading to generic recommendations that may not align always with your specific security needs.
  • Alert Overload & Escalation Fatigue: Most MSSPs act as a filter rather than a true security partner, forwarding alerts back to your internal team for validation. This creates unnecessary back-and-forth, wasting time and increasing your operational burden rather than reducing it.
  • Limited Response Automation: Most MSSPs do not provide built-in response automation. Organizations may still need to implement a separate SOAR solution or handle response action manually, leading to higher operational costs.

It’s time for a better approach—one that reduces MSSP costs while enhancing security operations.

How AiStrike Reduces MSSP Costs by 50%

AI-powered automation can work alongside MSSPs or even replace certain functions where appropriate, enabling organizations to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness. Here’s how AiStrike makes a difference:

  • Cut Costs by Over 50%: AiStrike leverages intelligent automation to provide consistent and comprehensive analysis of all alerts, learning from analyst actions over time to improve accuracy and build trust.
  • Improved Visibility and Control: AiStrike offers full transparency with detailed investigation summaries, evidence, and verdicts. It empowers organizations to gain control over their security operations with enhanced clarity.
  • Built-In Response Automation: AiStrike’s integrated response automation reduces the need for separate SOAR solutions, enabling quicker and more consistent responses.
  • Scalability Without Additional Resources: AiStrike allows organizations to scale their security operations without adding resources, improving operational efficiency and overall effectiveness.
  • Enhanced Resiliency: AiStrike continuously learns from previous incidents and proactively addresses false positives and negatives at the root, improving long-term resilience.

Scale Security Operations Without Adding Headcount

With AI-driven automation, organizations can handle significantly more security incidents without increasing their security team size. Here’s how:

  • Automate detection, triage, and response to reduce manual workload.
  • Integrate seamlessly with existing SIEM, XDR, and CNAPP tools for maximum ROI.
  • Provide analysts with AI-assisted insights for faster, more effective decision-making.

By removing the human bottleneck, AI enables security teams to scale effortlessly and cost-effectively.

Improve MTTR by 90% – Respond in Minutes, Not Hours

Speed matters in cybersecurity. Delays in incident escalation can increase dwell time and risk. With AI-driven automation, response times are drastically reduced.

  • Automated triage ensures that only the highest-risk threats require human review.
  • Prebuilt response actions allow threats to be contained instantly.
  • AI-guided recommendations empower even junior analysts to respond confidently.

AiStrike ensures that critical threats are resolved in minutes—not hours.

Stop Overpaying for MSSP – Take Control with AI

MSSPs provide critical value to many organizations, but relying solely on them can be costly and less efficient than it could be. AiStrike offers a powerful alternative or supplement—enabling organizations to reduce MSSP costs by up to 50%, scale operations by 4x, and improve MTTR by 100%.

Instead of seeing MSSPs as the enemy, AiStrike helps organizations get more out of their existing partnerships, working alongside MSSPs to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance visibility and control.

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