You run the environment. We independently prove it's secure. Together we sell more, protect more, and win more trust.
Cyberwatch is Northern Data Solutions' third-party penetration testing, validation, and vulnerability identification platform — delivering objective, independent proof of security posture that carriers, auditors, and clients actually trust.
Self-Reported Security Is the Industry's Weak Point
When an MSP grades its own homework, the market discounts it. Clients, cyber insurers, and regulators have become increasingly skeptical of self-attested security postures — and for good reason. A checklist completed by the same team managing the environment is not independent verification. It is a conflict of interest, and in the event of a breach, it becomes a liability exposure.
Cyberwatch provides independent, third-party validation of what a client's security environment actually looks like — not what a tool dashboard claims. This distinction transforms security from a perceived sales pitch into a defensible, auditor-ready credential.
Northern Data Solutions' Promise to MSPs
We are a neutral third party. We never compete for your managed-services relationship. We make you look stronger, more credible, and more defensible — in front of every client, every carrier, and every auditor.
- Eliminates MSP misrepresentation risk
- Turns security into a credibility asset
- Satisfies insurer and regulatory demands
- Strengthens client retention and trust
What Cyberwatch Actually Does
Autonomous and expert-led penetration testing that safely simulates real-world attacker behavior across the entire client environment — going far beyond checkbox vulnerability scans.
Full Attack Path Chaining
Cyberwatch chains together weak credentials, misconfigurations, and unpatched vulnerabilities into complete attack paths — showing exactly how an attacker reaches domain compromise or sensitive data.
Proven Exploitation, Zero False Positives
Every finding is proven through safe exploitation. MSPs and their clients never waste time chasing false positives — every reported risk is real, validated, and actionable.
Business-Impact Prioritization
Findings are prioritized by real-world exploitability and business impact — not just raw CVSS scores — so remediation effort always flows toward the risks that matter most.
Find. Fix. Verify.
A continuous, closed-loop security process that turns every identified vulnerability into a billable, provable MSP work product — replacing the annual point-in-time test with ongoing assurance.
1. Find
Continuous and on-demand pentesting identifies exploitable weaknesses and real attack paths across the entire client estate — far beyond what annual assessments can uncover.
2. Fix
Prioritized, risk-scored remediation guidance tells the MSP exactly what to fix first for maximum risk reduction. Every action item is scoped, sequenced, and business-justified.
3. Verify
One-click retesting confirms the fix actually closed the attack path. Remediation becomes a documented, provable deliverable — not just a technician's word.
Your MSP Command Center
The Cyberwatch remediation portal at cyberwatch.northerndatasolutions.com is where MSPs manage every client finding, track remediation progress in real time, and deliver polished, white-labeled security reports — all from a single pane of glass.
Multi-Client Aggregation
Centralized findings across all clients in one unified view — no toggling between disconnected tools or reports.
Risk-Scored Prioritization
Teams always know what to fix first. Risk scoring ensures effort flows to the vulnerabilities with highest business impact.
Guided Remediation Runbooks
Step-by-step fix guidance built directly into the portal — empowering MSP technicians without requiring specialist expertise.
Live Analyst Collaboration
Real-time collaboration between the MSP team and Northern Data Solutions security analysts — embedded directly in the workflow.
Trend Dashboards & Analytics
Visualize risk reduction over time and demonstrate measurable security improvement to clients and leadership.
White-Labeled Client Reports
Client-ready, white-labeled reports the MSP presents as their own — reinforcing the MSP brand at every client touchpoint.
The Cadence: Continuous Assurance, Not an Annual Snapshot
The Cyberwatch Maturity Program replaces the industry's broken once-a-year security test with a structured, repeating cadence that keeps client environments continuously validated against real-world threats and major compliance frameworks including CMMC, FTC Safeguards, PCI, HIPAA, NIST, and CIS.
Daily
Automated vulnerability scanning catches configuration drift, newly published CVEs, and emerging threat indicators before they become exploitable attack paths.
Monthly
Vulnerability reporting with updated risk scores and trend analysis — giving MSPs a regular, defensible security narrative to share with clients and leadership.
Quarterly
Full penetration testing and documented risk and gap assessments. Posture is validated against CMMC, FTC Safeguards, PCI, HIPAA, NIST, and CIS — producing audit-ready evidence on every cycle.
Everything MSPs Can Resell Through Northern Data Solutions
Cyberwatch is the entry point — but Northern Data Solutions offers a complete, integrated security and compliance stack that MSPs can layer into their service offerings, increasing recurring revenue per client at every tier.
Cyberwatch
Third-party pen testing, validation, and vulnerability identification. The foundation of independent security assurance for every client environment.
Cyberwatch Advanced
Identity and Access Management with adaptive MFA, Principle of Least Privilege, Zero Trust Architecture, Attack Surface visibility, password management and rotation, and a cybersecurity training platform for employee attestation.
Compliance-as-a-Service
A platform to manage the client's entire compliance program — CMMC, FTC Safeguards, PCI, HIPAA, and more. Audit-ready evidence, continuously maintained.
vCISO / vCSO
Fractional executive security leadership and strategy for the MSP and its clients. Deliver board-level security guidance without the full-time executive overhead.
Every Number Is an MSP Upsell Conversation
The market data is unambiguous: the cost of inaction is far higher than the cost of proactive security investment. Cyberwatch gives MSPs the tools and the independent credibility to turn these statistics into compelling client conversations — and into recurring revenue.
Average Breach Cost
The average total cost of a data breach globally — a number clients and their boards take seriously.
Days to Contain
Average days to identify and contain a breach without proactive monitoring in place — nearly 10 months of undetected exposure.
SMBs Targeted
Sixty percent of small and mid-sized businesses are actively targeted by cyberattacks — the core of every MSP's client base.
Proactive ROI
Return on proactive security investment versus reactive breach response — the business case that closes deals.
Add Cyberwatch to Your Stack
Northern Data Solutions is your silent third-party security partner. You keep the client relationship and the recurring revenue. We provide the independent validation, the remediation muscle, and the compliance evidence that let you sell Cyberwatch, Cyberwatch Advanced, Compliance-as-a-Service, and vCISO services with full confidence.
Your Next Step
Book a partner enablement session and get your own MSP environment evaluated first — so you experience Cyberwatch from the client seat before you sell it.
Resources
- northerndatasolutions.com — Full partner and service stack information
- cyberwatch.northerndatasolutions.com — Remediation portal and platform access
Northern Data Solutions never competes with your managed-services relationship. We exist to make your MSP stronger, more defensible, and more profitable — one validated client at a time.
Independent Risk Identification, Built for MSPs