Judysecurity
Reston, US Β· Founded 2018 Β· 40 employees on LinkedIn Β· 6 known investors
Judy is a cybersecurity platform designed for MSPs and SMBs that combines AI threat detection with human security expertise to protect endpoints, emails, and networks. The platform offers endpoint protection, email security, identity management, compliance automation, and security training through an integrated dashboard.
Also known as AaDya Security Β· Judy Security
Founders & leadership
Judysecurity was founded in 2018 by Raffaele Mautone.
Investors Β· 6
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Judy Security (formerly AaDya Security) develops "Judy," an all-in-one cybersecurity platform aimed at small and medium-sized businesses and the channel partners that serve them. The platform bundles capabilities that are typically sold as separate point products: endpoint detection and response, email protection, DNS filtering, a password manager and passwordless access, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, automated compliance management and reporting, and security awareness training. A cloud SIEM/XDR component marketed as "Judy's Blue Team" performs threat detection, correlation and response across endpoints, networks, cloud, identity and email, and is described as an AI-powered OpenXDR engine backed by Stellar Cyber's Open XDR platform.
The company positions the product as managed extended detection and response (MXDR) that pairs automated AI investigation with human analyst validation and 24/7 monitoring, with reporting intended to translate technical findings into plain-language, business-level output. In October 2023 it launched the Judy Control Center, a multi-tenant administration console for MSPs and MSSPs offering real-time insights and reporting, threat hunting, telemetry and cross-platform coverage of Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Android and iOS devices. Compliance coverage includes the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, delivered through an integration with compliance automation vendor Strike Graph, with Judy's Advanced and Premium plans stated to cover half of the framework controls out of the box.
Founding story
Raffaele Mautone founded the company as AaDya Security in March 2019 in Detroit, Michigan, after roughly two decades in IT and cybersecurity leadership roles, having concluded that no existing product addressed small businesses that lacked budget, expertise or dedicated security staff. The AaDya name combined the initials of his two daughters with a capitalized "D" for Detroit. It was his first company.
Business model
Judy Security operates as a B2B SaaS vendor selling a subscription cybersecurity platform in tiered plans (including Advanced and Premium tiers), sold primarily through a partner program rather than exclusively direct. Partners resell or bundle the platform for their own SMB customers, and the offering includes SOC-as-a-Service combining AI automation with human analysts.
Software subscription revenue from tiered service plans, with three levels of protection offered to small and midsize businesses and partner-delivered managed security services.
Traction
Third-party business-data profiles list roughly 21-50 employees, and a 2021-era founder interview cited 28 full-time team members. The company describes protecting thousands of endpoints through partners, and named MSP partners include Maven IT, Goliath Cyber Security Group and Securicom. Its Senior Vice President of Growth was recognized on CRN's 2025 Channel Chiefs list.
Latest developments
In February 2025 Judy Security and Strike Graph announced an expanded partnership integrating the NIST Cybersecurity Framework into Strike Graph's compliance automation platform for all Judy Security partners and their customers, backed by Stellar Cyber's Open XDR. Also in February 2025, CRN named Brian Stoner, Judy Security's Senior Vice President of Growth, to its 2025 Channel Chiefs list. The current website markets the product as AI-powered MXDR emphasizing investigation and resolution rather than alerting.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
The company positions itself as a consolidated alternative to siloed security point products for the underserved SMB segment, emphasizing affordability, pre-engineered deployment and partner scalability. Third-party listings place it in the computer and network security industry alongside much larger endpoint and XDR vendors.
Differentiation claims center on packaging enterprise-grade capabilities into a single affordable, easy-to-deploy platform for SMBs; combining AI-driven detection with human validation instead of alert-only tooling; multi-tenant, partner-oriented architecture for MSPs and MSSPs; plain-language, business-level reporting; and built-in compliance automation including NIST CSF coverage.
Technology
The platform applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to threat detection, correlation and automated remediation, combined with human analyst review. Core components include a cloud SIEM plus XDR layer ("Judy's Blue Team") described as an OpenXDR engine unifying endpoint, network, cloud, identity and email telemetry, built on Stellar Cyber's Open XDR platform, and the multi-tenant Judy Control Center for reporting, analytics, threat hunting and telemetry across Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Android and iOS.
Go-to-market
The company's go-to-market centers on the IT channel: MSPs, MSSPs, value-added resellers, IT consultants and service providers, supported by a dedicated partner program, partner login and multi-tenant management tooling. It also runs demos and free trials, publishes news and guides, and uses email newsletters for customer communication. Distribution reach extends to the public sector via Carahsoft Technology Corp., described on the company site as a government IT solutions aggregator. Technology and channel alliances include Stellar Cyber, Strike Graph and MSP partners such as Maven IT.
Small and medium-sized businesses that lack in-house security staff, budget or expertise, plus the MSPs, MSSPs, VARs, IT consultants and service providers that serve them. Materials also reference small businesses that must demonstrate security posture to enterprise customers or as subcontractors to federal prime vendors, including minority- and veteran-owned firms.
Geography
United States-based, with Detroit, Michigan cited as the original headquarters and an address in Reston, Virginia listed on the company website. Coverage of partners and customers is primarily North American, and the Carahsoft relationship targets US federal, state, local, education and healthcare buyers.
History
Founded in 2019 as AaDya Security in Detroit, the company rebranded to Judy Security in July 2023, taking the name of its all-in-one platform. In October 2023 it launched the Judy Control Center for MSP and MSSP management. Partnerships followed with Maven IT (November 2023), Strike Graph (announced January 2024 and expanded in February 2025 to integrate NIST CSF) and Stellar Cyber (July 2024). Brian Stoner, previously a board advisor, was appointed Senior Vice President of Growth in 2024 and was named to CRN's 2025 Channel Chiefs list in February 2025. Company contact details on its website list an address in Reston, Virginia, while third-party profiles list a Detroit, Michigan headquarters.
Risks & controversies
Public third-party sources report inconsistent figures for the company's founding year (2018 versus 2019), headquarters location (Detroit versus Reston) and funding history, and several of the revenue, valuation and employee figures in aggregator listings are explicitly labeled as estimates.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Competitors Β· 10
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Companies competing with Judysecurity for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline Β· 9
launches, deals, and filingsJudy Security and Strike Graph announced an integration bringing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework into Strike Graph's compliance automation platform for all Judy Security partners and customers, with Judy's Advanced and Premium plans providing half of the framework controls out of the box.
CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, named Brian Stoner, Judy Security's Senior Vice President of Growth, to its 2025 Channel Chiefs list.
Press coverage reported that Detroit-based Judy Security recently raised $10 million in funding.
$10M source β
Stellar Cyber announced a partnership with Judy Security; Stellar Cyber's Open XDR platform underpins Judy's extended detection and response capabilities.
Judy Security appointed board advisor Brian Stoner as Senior Vice President of Growth.
Compliance automation company Strike Graph announced a partnership with Judy Security covering cybersecurity and compliance management for small and medium-sized businesses.
MSP Maven IT partnered with Judy Security to offer three levels of cybersecurity protection to its customers.
Judy Security launched the Judy Control Center, a multi-tenant management platform for MSPs and MSSPs providing real-time reporting and analytics, actionable response insight, advanced threat hunting, in-depth telemetry and cross-platform support for Windows, MacBooks, Chromebooks, Android and iPhone.
AaDya Security announced its transition to the name Judy Security, after its all-in-one cybersecurity platform "Judy" for small and medium-sized businesses.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Judysecurityjudysecurity.ai Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Judysecurity do?
- Judy Security sells an AI-powered, all-in-one cybersecurity platform for SMBs, delivered largely through MSPs and MSSPs.
- Who founded Judysecurity?
- Judysecurity was founded by Raffaele Mautone in 2018.
- Who are Judysecurity's investors?
- Judysecurity's investors include Companyon Ventures, Firebrand Ventures, ID Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Michigan Rise, Next Coast Ventures.
- Where is Judysecurity headquartered?
- Judysecurity is headquartered in Reston, US.