Coro, a cybersecurity platform for SMB’s, has just announced the newest version of that platform, Coro 3.6. Coro leverages AI to transform complex security into easy-to-use security for resource-constrained SMBs. Today, SMBs require a robust solution to enhance their security posture. Coro’s unified platform ensures that everything works seamlessly together across all security functions, easing the operational burden on lean IT teams and providing small businesses with advanced protection.
“Coro is a cybersecurity company that provides a unified, modular platform for small and medium-sized businesses,” said Dror Liwer, Coro’s Co-Founder. “Founded in 2014, the company’s goal is to simplify cybersecurity for the overlooked majority – organizations that may not have large IT teams or extensive resources.”
Coro’s audience is targeted quite precisely.
“Coro’s market is primarily small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the channel partners that serve them, such as Managed Service Providers (MSPs),” Liwer said. “Coro caters to a variety of industries, including education, finance, healthcare, services, and manufacturing. The company’s platform is specifically designed to address the challenges faced by these organizations, such as limited budget and IT resources, and to simplify the complexity of managing multiple security tools.”
Security threats generate overwhelming amounts of data across various security modules and tools that require time-consuming expert analysis to comprehend. By automatically analyzing complex security data, correlating threats across the unified platform, and providing actionable insights, Coro’s AI capabilities handle the heavy lifting for SMBs that would typically require several specialized security analysts, without expanding their IT headcount.
“The “heavy lifting” is primarily handled by Coro’s platform, which is designed to automate threat detection and remediation,” Liwer indicated. The platform uses AI to automatically identify and resolve security issues across a customer’s environment, offloading the heavy lifting workload from people to machines. This allows lean IT teams at SMBs or their service providers to have a strong security posture without the overhead of an in-house SOC.”
Coro’s unified platform is a modular, all-in-one solution that integrates various security functions. It consists of modules for Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), including next-gen antivirus, and data governance, Email Protection, including anti-phishing, malware detection, and data loss prevention, and Network Protection including Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) capabilities like Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA, CASB, and a Secure Web Gateway.
Other modules include Cloud App Security, to protect cloud applications like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and others, Data Protection, to protect sensitive data across devices like email, storage and cloud apps, and Security Awareness Training, an AI-enhanced module that provides adaptive training based on user behavior.
“The modules are designed to work both independently and collaboratively,” Liwer said. “While each module focuses on a specific security domain (e.g., email or endpoint), they all feed data into the single, shared data engine. This allows for automated analysis and cross-module threat correlation. For example, if a user clicks on a malicious link in an email, the email protection module will flag it, and the endpoint protection module can then automatically block the file download or network connection. There is one engine, one dashboard, and one endpoint agent to deploy. For service providers, that alone represents a massive margin lift.”
Coro makes extensive use of its AI.
“Coro’s AI is deeply integrated into the platform to automate threat detection and remediation,” Liwer commented. “Coro’s platform has used AI since 2014, before it became all the rage. It was our only solution to offloading workload from people to machines, which was at the core of our strategy. It’s designed to analyze vast datasets of telemetry from endpoints, email, network, and cloud applications to identify anomalies and malicious behavior. The main components of our threat intelligence are rooted in this data-driven approach, which enables AI/ML models to be trained for more accurate policy responses and a better understanding of potential attack paths. The AI is used to automatically block and flag risky behavior and to apply least-privilege access principles. Coro 3.6 added Gen AI capabilities that help consolidate actions, make configuration recommendations, identify misconfigurations and trends across a multi-tenant architecture.”
Coro AI helps businesses generate executive summaries and guided recommendations on their security posture over any time frame, turning hours of manual reporting into actionable insights. Centralized Global Policy Management delivers best practices security at scale across multiple client environments while still tailoring policies to meet workspace or industry-specific needs and address compliance risks for customers.
On the security front, Advanced Zero Trust Network Access and Multi-Factor Authentication provide granular access policies with multi-layer verification, securing connectivity and reducing unauthorized access risks for distributed workforces. In addition, Coro Insights delivers ongoing visibility into security vulnerabilities, risky settings, and ticket trends, providing customers and channel partners with consolidated insights that simplify security monitoring and decision-making.
Finally, Global Data Protection safeguards against unauthorized access or exposure of sensitive data across multiple countries, such as Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia, with integrated Data Loss Prevention (DLP) mechanisms that automatically block outgoing emails that violate governance policies.
Coro differentiates itself by providing a single, unified, and modular platform that is specifically tailored for SMBs.
“Many competitors offer a collection of disparate tools that require significant IT resources to integrate and manage,” Liwer stated. “Coro’s approach is to simplify security by consolidating these functions into one platform, with one agent and one console. This makes it easier to deploy, manage, and scale for organizations with lean IT teams. The use of AI to automate most of the “heavy lifting” is also a key differentiator, as it reduces the need for constant human intervention.”
Liwer also emphasized that this process was basically effortless.
“We built on the premise that security can and should be simple to use,” he said. “The AI handles the majority of the work, from detecting to remediating threats, which drastically reduces the workload for IT teams. The user interface is designed to be a “single pane of glass” that provides a clear and consolidated view of an organization’s security posture, which is a stark contrast to the complexity of managing multiple, separate security solutions. Don’t believe us, read through online reviews from real customers and partners who are all saying we are the easiest, most efficient security solution on the market.”
Liwer said that Coro’s approach to best practices is in line with their approach to everything else – simplicity, and offloading workload from people to machines are the guiding principles.
“Coro’s AI automates best practices by continuously learning from a vast threat intelligence network,” he stated. “Instead of relying on manual updates, the AI automatically enforces policies that reflect the latest security standards. It creates unique behavioral profiles for users and devices, applying the “least privilege” principle dynamically to block suspicious activity. For industry-specific needs like HIPAA or PCI, the AI automates data governance, automatically scanning for and protecting sensitive information. This allows Coro to reconcile universal best practices with a client’s specific needs, ensuring a robust, compliant security posture without manual configuration or specialized expertise.”
For Coro’s channel partners, centralized global policy management enables them to efficiently manage security across multiple clients at scale and expand profitably.
“We work with many different kinds of partners – MSPs, Distributors, Resellers VARS, and even have our platform OEMed by others,” Liwer said. “We currently have 680 partners on our platform, with the number growing daily.”
Coro’s headquarters are in Chicago, with most of their customers and partners located in the US, and a growing presence in Canada. Coro 3.6 is available now.