In late May, I wrote a blog post titled “One Year of LevelBlue: Milestones, Momentum, and a Vision for the Future.” Year one for LevelBlue was definitely a time of growth, change, and excitement!
Today, I am writing to highlight LevelBlue’s continued momentum in the market through two recently announced acquisitions. On June 11, LevelBlue announced its acquisition of Aon’s Cybersecurity and IP Litigation Consulting groups, Stroz Friedberg and Elysium Digital. On July 1, LevelBlue announced its acquisition of Trustwave, a global provider of cybersecurity and managed detection and response (MDR) services from the MC2 Security Fund.
Today, LevelBlue offers:
- Managed Security Services to help predict security investments
- Cybersecurity consulting to help protect business intelligence
- Threat intelligence to help mitigate risk and foster innovation
These two acquisitions help solidify LevelBlue’s position of the largest pure-play managed security service provider (MSSP). Let’s take a look at each acquisition and what it means for LevelBlue and our clients.
Acquisition of Aon’s Cybersecurity and IP Litigation Consulting Groups
Aon’s Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation consulting groups, which include cybersecurity firm Stroz Friedberg, and Elysium Digital, known for technology-related IP litigation matters, will become part of LevelBlue.
This acquisition represents a significant step in LevelBlue’s growth strategy by adding deep cyber and high-tech IP litigation consulting expertise and world-class digital forensic and incident response capabilities to its expanding global portfolio.
The 2025 LevelBlue Futures Report: Cyber Resilience and Business Impact highlights that only 37% of organizations globally have a codified and formal incident response plan. With determined adversaries, a critical part of building a cyber-resilient organization is understanding how to effectively manage during and after a breach.
Aon’s Cybersecurity and IP Litigation consulting groups help clients achieve great cyber resilience through their technical acumen and proven methodologies. Strong operational readiness, protection of critical assets, and minimizing the impact of cyber events are critical in today’s business environment.
Coupling the Aon Cybersecurity and IP Litigation consulting group expertise with that of the established LevelBlue Cybersecurity Consulting team, clients can expect holistic consulting services for all aspects of cybersecurity – from posture assessment to tabletop exercises to breach management.
Acquisition of Trustwave
The strategic acquisition of Trustwave complements our acquisition of Aon’s Cybersecurity and IP Litigation consulting groups and strengthens LevelBlue’s market position.
Together, LevelBlue and Trustwave will focus on the delivery of cybersecurity outcomes through a comprehensive and expanded suite of services designed to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving threat landscape.
The 2025 LevelBlue Futures Report: Cyber Resilience and Business Impact reveals that 79% of cyber- resilient organizations say they can risk more with innovation because they take an adaptive approach to cybersecurity. Additionally, 91% of cyber-resilient organizations are investing in advanced threat detection.
LevelBlue’s expertise in strategic risk management and cybersecurity infrastructure will integrate with Trustwave’s Fusion Platform and cloud-native MDR service that provides 24/7 cybersecurity protection for organizations worldwide.
The combined LevelBlue and Trustwave portfolios will establish a strategically unified cybersecurity managed defense platform, supported by LevelBlue’s AI threat detection platform and Trustwave’s SpiderLabs threat research and intelligence to help safeguard critical assets across multiple environments.
The acquisition will create the largest pure-play MSSP in the industry.
Summary
Both of these acquisitions underscore LevelBlue’s commitment to simplifying cybersecurity through award-winning managed security services, strategic consulting, real-time threat intelligence, and renowned industry research.
The acquisitions are subject to usual and customary terms.
We look forward to welcoming Aon Cybersecurity and IP Litigation Consulting and Trustwave to the LevelBlue team!
