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Cybersecurity Services for Sedara

Sedara is a Buffalo based managed security services provider founded in 2013 that offers continuous monitoring, detection and response alongside compliance services such as 23 NYCRR 500 and CMMC.

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TypeRegional VAR
HQBuffalo, New York
Focusmanaged detection and response, managed siem, vulnerability management, penetration testing, virtual ciso, security awareness training, 23 nycrr 500 compliance, cmmc readiness, hipaa compliance, nerc cip compliance, pci dss compliance
SizeRegional
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CWS is not affiliated with Sedara. This page describes cybersecurity delivery services CWS offers to channel partners.

Company Profile

Sedara at a glance

Founded
2013
Operates in
Buffalo, New York, North Carolina, Alabama, Washington DC
Verticals
government, education, financial services, healthcare
Recognition
MSSP Alert Top 250 MSSPs (2022), MSSP Alert Top 250 MSSPs, ranked 91st (2024), Becker's Hospital Review healthcare cybersecurity company to know (2026)

Compiled from public sources: https://www.sedarasecurity.com/about/, https://www.sedarasecurity.com/, https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2017/06/23/darrick-kristich-talks-about-founding-sedara.html.

Industry Context

The Challenge for Regional Resellers

Sedara advises on the New York cybersecurity rule that binds financial service entities operating in the state, alongside CMMC, HIPAA and PCI DSS. A Buffalo firm selling a New York regulation to New York institutions is a coherent position, and it has held. Darrick Kristich founded the company in 2013 with Robin Harper as chief technology officer, and people now sit in North Carolina, Alabama and Washington DC as well as western New York

Regulatory specialism is a moat until the client moves. A bank served under the New York rule opens a Canadian office and the obligations become something Sedara has no practice around. Distance cuts the other way too, since a Washington DC or Alabama account asking for hands in a building is asking for a flight. Ranking 91st on the MSSP Alert Top 250 for 2024, after earlier appearances, says demand is arriving faster than a western New York hiring pool produces senior engineers. Healthcare compounds it. Becker's Hospital Review named the firm a healthcare cybersecurity company to know in 2026, and hospital work rarely stays remote, since medical devices and clinical networks are assessed in the building or not at all. Every one of those constraints turns a won deal into a travel problem

This is the gap CWS fills. We put engineers into the field under Sedara's brand, held to a single delivery standard across the United States and Canada, with French speaking staff where Quebec or Canadian federal contracts call for it. Scoping, quoting and project tracking sit in Corova, so the partner reads the same engagement record we do

How CWS Helps

Relevant CWS Services for Sedara

Based on Sedara's specializations, the following CWS service lines align with their cybersecurity practice.

Managed ServicesThreat Services
Positioned at the Point of Decision

Why This Matters for Sedara

A New York regulation practice is a strong entry point and a poor ceiling. The next question from any client that grows is whether you can follow them, and the honest answer today involves a plane and a week of notice. CWS turns that into a scheduling decision instead of a hiring one

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