Cirencester, UK, 13 June 2025: Core to Cloud, a leading UK-based provider of cybersecurity services, is deepening its strategic partnership with Vectra AI, the cybersecurity AI company that protects modern networks from modern attacks As the first UK partner to join the Vectra AI Clarity Programme for MSSPs, Core to Cloud is integrating Vectra AI’s advanced Network Detection and Response (NDR) technology into its fully managed 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) service.
This expanded collaboration follows Vectra AI’s recent recognition as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Detection and Response, positioned highest for Ability to Execute and furthest for Completeness of Vision. The recognition, for us, underscores the growing importance of NDR in modern cybersecurity and affirms Core to Cloud’s continued investment in advanced, AI-powered threat detection as part of its managed SOC offering.
“Integrating Vectra AI into our MDR service enables us to deliver faster, smarter, and more efficient threat detection,” said Phil Howe, Chief Technology Officer at Core to Cloud. “As threat actors evolve their tactics – especially around identity-based attacks – this partnership allows us to stay ahead, containing and responding to threats with enhanced speed and precision.”
“We’re proud to welcome Core to Cloud as an official Clarity MSSP partner,” said Taj Elkhayat, VP EMEA Partner Sales & Alliances at Vectra AI. “Their proven track record in delivering innovative, outcome-driven cybersecurity services makes them an ideal partner in our mission to bring AI-driven threat detection and response to scale. Core to Cloud’s deep customer relationships, technical excellence, and commitment to proactive security perfectly complement our vision. MSSPs are a cornerstone of our growth strategy at Vectra AI, and this partnership is a key milestone in expanding world-class managed detection capabilities to more organisations across the region.”
Measurable Impact within Core to Cloud’s SOC
The decision to deepen integration with Vectra AI follows promising early results during live deployment within Core to Cloud’s SOC environment. Notable performance improvements include:
- A 62% reduction in average Incident Containment Duration (ICD) within the first 60 days
- High-risk incidents are now contained in under 35 minutes on average – significantly faster than typical industry timelines for containment
- Over 40% reduction in false positives, enabling greater efficiency for security analysts
These metrics demonstrate the tangible benefits of leveraging Vectra’s AI to augment human-led detection and response capabilities in a modern SOC.
Tailored Protection for Hybrid and Cloud Environments
The enhanced MDR service is purpose-built for today’s dynamic IT environments. With seamless integration across Microsoft 365, Azure AD, and hybrid networks, Vectra AI’s platform uncovers subtle indicators of compromise across identities, endpoints, data centres, and cloud infrastructure.
This reinforces Core to Cloud’s mission to provide expert-led, real-time cybersecurity services – without adding complexity or noise for clients.
About Core to Cloud
Core to Cloud is a UK-based provider of managed cybersecurity services, specialising in safeguarding critical data, users, and infrastructure. From its dedicated 24/7 UK Security Operations Centre, Core to Cloud delivers managed detection and response, incident containment, and strategic security advisory services. Its comprehensive portfolio spans the full cybersecurity lifecycle – including risk management, security testing, crisis simulation, and cloud security.
This announcement highlights the evolution of Core to Cloud’s 24/7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, now strengthened through deeper strategic collaboration with Vectra AI.
About Vectra AI, Inc.
Vectra AI, Inc. is the cybersecurity AI company that protects modern networks from modern attacks. The Vectra AI Platform delivers AI-driven Network Detection and Response (NDR) to surface and stop threats across the data center, campus, remote work, identity, cloud, and OT environments. In the first-ever Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Detection and Response, Vectra AI was named a Leader and positioned highest for Ability to Execute and furthest for Completeness of Vision. With 35 patents in AI security and the most vendor references in MITRE D3FEND, organizations worldwide rely on Vectra AI to see and stop attacks their other tools can’t. For more information, visit www.vectra.ai.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Network Detection and Response, Thomas Lintemuth, Esraa ElTahawy, John Collins, Charanpal Bhogal, Nahim Fazal, 29 May 2025.
GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
