Cork Cyber has launched Automated Asset Analysis, an AI-based analysis engine for managed service providers. The product is designed to address visibility gaps created by the use of multiple security tools.
The company says the feature serves as a central source of information by aggregating telemetry from connected tools across a partner environment. It is aimed at IT service providers that manage security products for multiple clients and need to identify gaps, overlap and outdated coverage across those systems.
Tool Overlap
The launch reflects a wider issue in the managed services market, where providers often rely on a growing mix of remote monitoring, endpoint detection, backup, email security and identity tools. As a result, it can be harder to confirm that every endpoint, user account or mailbox is protected by the right control, and to spot licences being paid for assets no longer in use.
The feature lets partners query data across connected integrations to identify missing protections, unused assets and stale records. It sits under an Assets > Analysis section in the platform and can run searches across an entire customer base or within individual client environments.
According to Cork, the tool can be used to find endpoints in remote monitoring and management systems that lack endpoint detection or backup coverage, identify inboxes without email security, and flag users who have not enrolled in multi-factor authentication.
It also looks for what Cork calls zombie assets, such as users who still appear in multi-factor authentication or security awareness systems after being removed from a primary email platform. Another example is endpoints that continue checking in to endpoint detection systems after being removed from remote monitoring tools.
The tool can also identify stale agents, where an asset appears active in one management system but has stopped checking in to another security control. For service providers, those inconsistencies can create operational blind spots and unnecessary spending on software no longer tied to a live user or device.
Operational Shift
Cork positions the product as part of a broader shift from observing cyber risk to more active remediation within provider workflows. Users can save queries, review query history and export results as CSV files for follow-up action.
Marcus Recck, Head of Product and Engineering at Cork Cyber, described that approach in comments released alongside the launch.
"The automation journey at Cork is about moving from simple observation to active remediation. Asset Analysis is the brain that identifies the 'Zombie Assets' and 'Whitespace' that lead to breaches. By delivering instant, automated reconciliation across an entire fleet, we're eliminating manual effort, improving consistency, and helping partners prevent issues before they turn into incidents, which saves time and reduces risk," he said.
Cork says the tool is intended to affect several parts of the cyber insurance and IT services chain. For managed service providers, it is meant to help validate asset coverage, uncover inconsistencies between systems and identify wasted licensing spend. For small and medium-sized businesses, earlier detection of gaps could help avoid disruption and financial loss. Insurers, meanwhile, could benefit if missing protections are found before an incident leads to a claim.
Channel Focus
The launch reinforces Cork's focus on the managed services channel rather than direct end-user deployment. Partners can continue using their existing tools and do not need to install extra agents or hardware to use the analysis feature.
That approach may appeal to providers already managing crowded software estates, where adding another standalone product can increase complexity rather than reduce it. By drawing data from integrations already in place, Cork is seeking to position its platform at the centre of operational review and remediation decisions.
Dan Candee, chief executive officer of Cork, used a motorsport analogy to make the case for continuous asset analysis.
"Running an MSP without Asset Analysis is like driving a F1 car at 200 MPH while wearing a blindfold. You can have the biggest motor and the best tires in the world, but if you don't have active-aero holding the line and live-telemetry telling you the brakes are failing, you're still gonna hit the wall. At Cork, we're ripping the blindfold off, giving you the visibility to ensure you nail the finish without burning the car to the ground," he said.