PRESS RELEASE
SAN JOSE, Calif. — September 15, 2026 — Vectra AI, the leader in AI-native security and observability, today announced Vectra AI Ascent, a new global partner program designed to build the expertise, services, and joint capabilities needed to help customers address increasingly complex security challenges.
Attackers are using AI to operate at machine speed, exploiting gaps across the security stack and moving through identities, legitimate credentials, cloud services, and trusted tools. As a result, organizations need greater visibility into where AI is operating across their environments and stronger security outcomes from the technologies they already have rather than simply adding more tools.
Vectra AI is expanding its global partner strategy to meet this shift by building an ecosystem that combines technology, expertise, and services to help customers identify security gaps, modernize security operations, and strengthen resilience. Ascent brings together solution providers, MSSPs, systems integrators, distributors, cloud partners, and strategic technology alliances around that opportunity.
“AI is accelerating how attacks unfold, raising the stakes for organizations that need to understand where they are exposed and how to respond before risk becomes business impact," said Mark Thornberry, senior vice president of partnerships at GuidePoint Security. “Vectra AI gives us a strong foundation to help customers address that challenge across increasingly connected environments. With Ascent, we can build on that foundation with differentiated services and expertise that help customers reduce exposure, respond faster, and build greater resilience against modern attacks.”
Unlike a traditional reseller program centered primarily on transactions, Ascent is structured around four ways Vectra AI and its partners can create value together:
Co-Sell: Win opportunities together through joint account planning, technical validation, and executive alignment.