ConnectWise and SentinelOne Deepen AI Security Strategy for MSPs

The companies plan to connect SentinelOne’s autonomous security technology with ConnectWise’s managed services platform, giving MSPs faster threat response while preserving human oversight and technology choice.

ConnectWise and SentinelOne are expanding their cybersecurity partnership with a shared strategy designed to help managed service providers defend customers against faster, increasingly automated threats.

Announced at Black Hat 2026, the initiative will more closely connect SentinelOne’s Singularity security platform with ConnectWise’s managed security services, operational workflows and MSP management technology. The companies said the collaboration will focus on making AI-powered detection, investigation and response easier for service providers to deploy across multiple customer environments.

The strategy builds on ConnectWise Managed EDR with SentinelOne, an existing service that combines SentinelOne’s endpoint detection technology with continuous monitoring and support from the ConnectWise Security Operations Center.

The broader goal is to reduce the operational burden facing MSPs that must protect many organizations but may lack the staff or resources to build dedicated security operations centers for every customer.

“MSPs are being asked to protect more customers, manage greater complexity and respond to threats that move faster than traditional operating models can support,” said Manny Rivelo, CEO of ConnectWise. “ConnectWise and SentinelOne share a vision for helping MSPs meet that challenge.”

The companies plan to introduce new capabilities through phased, partner-ready milestones rather than immediately handing security decisions to fully autonomous systems. Their approach emphasizes governed automation, consistent response workflows and continued involvement from human security analysts.

That distinction is becoming more important as cybersecurity vendors race to deploy agentic AI systems capable of investigating alerts and taking action with limited intervention. For MSPs, automation could help address staffing shortages and growing alert volumes, but poorly controlled autonomous tools could also create new operational and business risks.

ConnectWise and SentinelOne said their strategy will preserve partner choice through open technologies and continued ecosystem collaboration. ConnectWise will support multiple security providers across its platform, while SentinelOne will continue working with its wider network of channel and technology partners.

“MSPs are critical to expanding access to advanced cybersecurity, particularly for organizations that cannot build extensive security operations of their own,” said Michael Cremen, president and chief revenue officer of SentinelOne.

The announcement signals that both companies see MSPs as a key distribution channel for AI-driven cybersecurity. It also reflects a larger industry shift toward embedding security automation directly into the platforms service providers already use to manage customer operations.

SentinelOne is exhibiting at Booth 2933 during Black Hat 2026, where ConnectWise is scheduled to deliver a presentation.