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eSentire

CybersecurityWaterloo, ON

Waterloo-based managed detection and response provider operating a 24/7 security operations centre and the Atlas security operations platform for organizations internationally.

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About

Source: esentire.com

eSentire describes itself as a leader in Controlled Autonomy SecOps, protecting more than 2,000 organizations across 35+ industries around the world. Founded in 2001, it runs a 24/7 security operations centre and the Atlas platform, which connects to signals across any vendor stack and powers AI operatives that expose, detect and neutralize cyberattacks under human-judgment controls.

  • Raised US$325M from Georgian and CDPQ at a valuation greater than US$1 billion, announced February 22, 2022. esentire.com

  • States it protects more than 2,000 organizations in over 80 countries from cyber threats. esentire.com

  • Appointed James C. Foster chief executive officer on March 19, 2026, succeeding retiring CEO Kerry Bailey. esentire.com

  • Reported a 389% year-over-year rise in account-compromise threats in 2025, drawn from data across its 2,000+ global customers. esentire.com

Products & Services

Company site: esentire.com

Products eSentire publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

Atlas Platform

Security operations platform

Connects to any signal across any vendor stack and powers adaptive AI Operatives that expose, detect and neutralize cyberattacks.

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Atlas Preempt

Offensive security

Deploys AI Operatives to continuously validate attack paths, exposing attacker targets of opportunity.

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Atlas Operations Center

Customer experience

Self-service reporting and real-time visibility into threat investigations and protection activities.

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Managed Detection and Response

MDR

Multi-signal MDR with 300+ technology integrations to support existing security investments.

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MDR for Microsoft

MDR

Identifies, contains, responds to and remediates threats across Microsoft ecosystems.

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MDR for AWS

MDR

Helps organizations stay ahead of advanced threats in AWS cloud environments.

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Digital Forensics and Incident Response

Incident response

Unlimited incident response with a threat suppression guarantee, available on retainer or on demand.

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Deployment & Services

Company site: esentire.com

How eSentire says its technology can be deployed and delivered.

Funding & Investors

Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.

  1. Growth investment (US$325M)

    Feb 22, 2022

    Undisclosedesentire.com

    Investors: Georgian, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), Warburg Pincus

Latest: Growth investment (US$325M) · Feb 22, 2022

Partnerships

Publicly announced partnerships.

Microsoft

Listed as an eSentire technology partner across endpoint protection, identity and access, email security and log management.

CrowdStrike

Listed as an eSentire technology partner for endpoint protection and identity and access signals.

SentinelOne

Listed as an eSentire technology partner for endpoint protection signals.

Amazon Web Services

Listed as an eSentire cloud security technology partner.

Palo Alto Networks

Listed as an eSentire technology partner for endpoint protection signals.

Okta

Listed as an eSentire technology partner for identity and access signals.

Recent News

  1. Mar 19, 2026Leadership

    eSentire appoints James C. Foster as Chief Executive Officer

    eSentire named cybersecurity industry veteran James C. Foster chief executive officer, succeeding retiring CEO Kerry Bailey.

  2. Jan 15, 2026Research

    eSentire warns account compromise threats surged 389% in 2025

    A threat report from eSentire found a 389% year-over-year rise in account compromise attacks, with attackers targeting employee credentials through phishing-as-a-service operations.

  3. Feb 22, 2022Funding

    eSentire raises US$325M and achieves unicorn status

    eSentire raised US$325M from Georgian and CDPQ at a valuation greater than US$1 billion, with Warburg Pincus described as majority shareholder.

People

Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.

James C. Foster

Chief Executive Officer

Dustin Rigg Hillard

Chief Product and Technology Officer

Matt Neisler

Chief Financial Officer

Ilan Mindel

Chief Cyber Officer

Eldon Sprickerhoff

Founder and Advisor

Technology Focus

Company site: esentire.com

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Controlled Autonomy SecOpsManaged detection and responseAgentic AI operativesOpen XDRMulti-signal attack surface coverageDigital forensics and incident responseThreat huntingDark web monitoring

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