The Lumifi Story

Groundbreaking beginnings to future-proofing cybersecurity: Leading the MDR evolution

Charting the course.

Lumifi provides enterprise-level managed detection and response (MDR) services for businesses of all sizes. Our cutting-edge platform integrates automated threat hunting with orchestration and proactive cybersecurity management, ensuring continuous end-to-end protection against ransomware and emerging threats.

Our US-based Security Operations Center (SOC), staffed by ex-military and former DoD security experts with Fortune 100 experience, continuously monitors and manages customer environments with top-tier expertise and dozens of certifications.

2009

Founding Era – Lumifi's Journey Begins

Lumifi (initially Datashield) was established, spearheading the industry with a focus on log and packet capture. This venture, supported by RSA, EMC Ventures, and visionary CEO Michael Malone, marked the beginning of our innovative approach to cybersecurity.

2009

2010

Expansion through Expert-Managed Services

In tune with evolving customer requirements, we expanded our repertoire to include expert-managed services, enhancing our capabilities in monitoring, security analysis, and troubleshooting.

2010

2011

Advancing Security Frontiers

We introduced a log base SIEM and proactive managed services solutions, responding to the increasing demand for advanced security measures. This period also saw us becoming a trusted white-labeled MSS solution for RSA NetWitness, catering to both middle market and enterprise customers.

2011

2012

Enhancing Real-Time Threat Detection

Facing the challenge of escalating cybersecurity threats, we added a managed service layer to our offerings, focusing on real-time threat detection and rapid response, and solidifying our partnership with RSA/EMC.

2012

2013

Pioneering Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

We introduced a high-touch MDR solution, a first in the industry, in collaboration with RSA and ACD. This initiative was driven by the growing need for proactive threat detection and swift incident response in cybersecurity.

2013

2016

Automation and Cross-Customer Threat Awareness

Our journey towards automation began with the evolution of ShieldVision, enhancing automatic threat detection and enabling analysts to perform cross-customer threat hunting, improving awareness and response to emerging threats.

2016

2017

Acquisition and Expansion Acquired by ADT

We focused on internal capacity building, creating a dedicated team for threat detection content and expanding our support to Azure Sentinel and Carbon Black, enhancing our SOC visibility and adhering to the latest industry standards.

2017

2020

Broadening Technology Support

We continued to expand our technological capabilities, adding support for Extrahop, SentinelOne, Defender for Endpoint, Cortex XDR, and CrowdStrike. Additionally, we integrated SOAR capability within ShieldVision for automated responses to validated threats.

2020

2022

Lumifi's Reacquisition of DataShield

After reacquiring DataShield, Lumifi introduced 'BackQuery' to ShieldVision, a pivotal innovation that significantly accelerates investigation processes and enhances analyst efficiency.

2022

2023

Strategic Acquisition of Castra

Lumifi acquired Castra, aligning with our goal of employing top talent and performers. This acquisition brought in expertise from various sectors and enhanced our capabilities in Machine Learning and SOC operations.

2023

Future

Next-Generation ShieldVision

AI Assisted Automation aims to achieve a new level of proficiency in dynamic contextual data ingestion from diverse sources, reinforcing its status as a front-runner in cybersecurity innovation and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions.

FUTURE

Industries

Our team of cybersecurity professionals defend large and small organizations all over the world. Although cybersecurity needs are similar for each industry, there are also nuances specific to each, and our experts have experience across the board.

We have clients in nearly every industry and have a long-standing history of supporting mission-critical assets for institutions in government, healthcare, energy, financial, legal and more.