AT&T Launches LevelBlue From Cybersecurity Business

The new venture will offer managed security services, cybersecurity consulting, threat intelligence and Security Operations Center (SOC) support.

LevelBlue is the new name of AT&T's cybersecurity spin-off, which was formally unveiled Monday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

The new entity -- supported by AT&T and Chicago-based private equity firm WillJam Ventures -- offers managed security services, cybersecurity consulting, threat intelligence and Security Operations Center (SOC) support.

LevelBlue touted several features of its service. Its managed service comprises four global SOCs and three global Network Operations Centers (NOC) that provides 24/7/365 support.

Additionally, LevelBlue said its real-time threat capabilities incorporate machine learning with security expertise. It's backed by the Open Threat Exchange (OTX), a community of over 235,000 security professionals who submit 20 million plus threat indicators daily," according to a company statement.

For its consulting services component, the company is offering "always-on assessment, planning and advisory."

Backed by WillJam Ventures, LevelBlue has 1,000 employees worldwide, according to a statement from the company.

AT&T Cybersecurity was a subsidiary of parent company AT&T Communications and offered managed security. AT&T Cybersecurity was the result of AT&T's 2018 acquisition of security company AlienVault.

AT&T retains a minority stake and board representation in LevelBlue, according to a company statement.

The news comes amid several other big security announcements at RSA including Cisco's integration of its XDR (extended detection and response) platform with core technology from Splunk, which Cisco acquired in March; new functionality added to Cisco's Hypershield architecture; an AI Assistant for Security capability is now available as part of the Cisco XDR platform, and other news, CRN reported.