For CIT, a full-service IT consulting firm serving organizations across the United States, the answer wasn't building a larger security operations center. Instead, it was finding the right strategic partner.

Background of CIT

Headquartered in Woodbury, Minnesota, CIT provides managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud, governance, compliance, and incident response services to organizations across healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, government, and other regulated industries.

Known for acting as a trusted technology advisor, CIT helps organizations navigate everything from day-to-day IT operations to complex cybersecurity challenges. As customer security expectations evolved, the company sought a way to expand its managed security capabilities while allowing its internal team to focus on delivering strategic value.

The Catalyst for Change at CIT

Like many managed service providers, CIT had firsthand experience operating its own SOC while also evaluating multiple SIEM and managed security platforms. While these solutions provided visibility, they also introduced familiar challenges: alert fatigue, staffing shortages, unpredictable pricing, and increasing compliance requirements.

For heavily regulated customers, another requirement stood above the rest: a U.S.-based security operations center capable of supporting industries with strict residency and compliance mandates.

At the same time, CIT wanted more than another security tool. The team needed a partner that could integrate seamlessly into its operations, improve collaboration between security teams, and continuously evolve alongside customer needs.

As Nate Schmidt, Director of Cybersecurity at CIT, explains:

"ArmorPoint helps us answer three critical questions: How do we know we're secure? How do we know we're getting value? And is there anything we need to be concerned about?"

Choosing a Strategic Partnership with ArmorPoint

After evaluating multiple providers, CIT selected ArmorPoint MXDR because it aligned with both its technical requirements and long-term business strategy.

The partnership delivered several immediate advantages:

• A U.S.-based 24/7 Security Operations Center for regulated industries
• Unlimited log ingestion with predictable endpoint-based pricing
• Collaborative workflows between ArmorPoint's SOC and CIT's internal security and incident response teams
• A rapidly evolving platform shaped by partner feedback

Beyond the technology, CIT found a team committed to collaboration. From joint customer presentations to deployment assistance and ongoing product feedback, the relationship became an extension of CIT's own security practice rather than simply another vendor relationship.

Key Partnership Outcomes

Today, ArmorPoint enables CIT to deliver stronger cybersecurity outcomes while operating more efficiently.

More strategic use of internal resources

By offloading Tier 1 alert investigation, CIT's security professionals spend more time on customer strategy, reporting, optimization, and security consulting.

Faster incident response

When ArmorPoint identified a Microsoft 365 business email compromise in progress, both teams collaborated to contain the incident before it impacted the customer.

Predictable growth

Unlimited log ingestion eliminates difficult conversations around data consumption while giving customers confidence that their security can scale alongside their business.

A solution customers understand

Instead of lengthy discussions around licensing and log volume, CIT can focus on demonstrating business value, which makes the solution easier to position and accelerates customer adoption.

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