New marketplace connects vetted vendors across assessment, validation, and cyber insurance workflows so MSPs can deliver stronger assurance outcomes through Todyl
DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / April 22, 2026 / Todyl, a unified cybersecurity platform built for MSPs, IT, and Security professionals and the businesses they protect, announced the launch of the Todyl Assurance Marketplace, a carefully curated ecosystem of trusted vendors designed to assist channel partners meet increasing expectations for security proof, compliance, and insurability from boards, insurers, regulators, third parties, and customers. The Todyl Platform helps partners prevent, detect, and respond to threats while evaluating risk, monitoring security posture, and gathering evidence. The Todyl Assurance Marketplace further extends this process by integrating specialized partners directly into the workflow.
Across the SMB and Mid-Market ecosystem, the pressure is intensifying. Insurers are tying coverage more closely to demonstrable controls, with underwriting increasingly driven by real security posture and risk data. Compliance requirements are expanding across sectors like financial services, healthcare, and the defense supply chain. Third-party risk is now a primary driver of that pressure, as 30% of breaches involve vendors, forcing organizations to formalize vendor assessments and demand clearer proof of security posture.
“Threats are increasing at the same time expectations are rising. Boards, insurers, regulators, customers, and third parties all want more visibility, more proof, and more confidence in how risk is being managed,” said John Nellen, CEO of Todyl. “That pressure is hitting SMBs and mid-market businesses hardest, and MSPs are increasingly expected to deliver not just protection, but assurance. The problem is that validation, risk, compliance, and insurance workflows still live outside the core platform, which can leave partners without control over the outcomes. We built the Todyl Assurance Marketplace to bring those workflows together, so MSPs can prove outcomes, deepen trust, and remain at the center of the relationship. We’re already seeing partners use it to validate security, improve client outcomes, and expand the value they deliver.”
The Todyl Assurance Marketplace launch enhances Todyl’s platform to help organizations navigate four key stages: Assess, Strengthen, Validate, and Assure. The framework breaks down as:
Assess: Quantify posture and risk with third-party frameworks
Strengthen: Close gaps with readiness add-ons and the ecosystem around the platform
Validate: Get certified by sharing auditable evidence that controls are deployed and effective
Assure: Use verified evidence and certifications to unlock better coverage, better limits, better pricing
In addition to announcing the marketplace, Todyl is introducing its first preferred vendors to support key stages of the assurance lifecycle:
Optimize Cyber: A partner-driven offensive security firm focused on incident response, risk assessment, and penetration testing for SMB and mid-market environments. Through the Todyl Assurance Marketplace, Optimize Cyber delivers 24/7 incident response and testing services that integrate directly with the Todyl platform, providing real-time visibility and rapid containment while enabling MSPs to transition clients into continuous protection with Todyl MXDR. Its U.S.-based, OSCP-certified engineers bring deep experience across hundreds of engagements, helping partners validate security posture, support compliance and insurance requirements, and drive long-term client outcomes through scalable, right-sized security services.
GTIA: a vendor-neutral, non-profit organization that helps IT service providers strive to meet industry-recognized security standards and protocols for the global IT channel. Through the Todyl Assurance Marketplace, MSPs can leverage Todyl’s GRC capabilities to align their security programs with GTIA requirements and pursue the GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark, providing independent validation that their controls, policies, and operations meet established industry standards as part of their mission to connect and grow the IT channel.
SPECTRA: a cyber insurance and risk management platform that helps MSPs assess and validate their security programs, then connects them and their clients to tailored cyber insurance coverage. By evaluating real security posture and aligning it to carrier requirements, SPECTRA serves as a bridge between security operations and insurance outcomes, enabling access to stronger coverage, better terms, and more predictable underwriting.
“We brought on a new client that was already dealing with a compromised email account, and the last thing they needed was more chaos,” said Geo Hyek, Founder of TRINSEC 7. “Through the Todyl ecosystem, Optimize Cyber contained the incident fast, Todyl gave us confidence that nothing else was moving in the environment, and the independent validation reinforced the security strategy we were already recommending. The client came out with stronger protection, better insurance terms, and lower overall cost. That kind of outcome only happens when everyone is aligned, and that’s what the Todyl Marketplace brings to MSPs.”
Todyl’s platform fulfills the technical and operational requirements to support the GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark. As a result, Todyl is able to fully support their partners and prospects considering the GTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark as a next step on their cybersecurity maturity journey.
The Todyl Marketplace was announced at the Todyl Summit 2026 and is available now within the Todyl platform.
About Todyl
Todyl delivers unified cybersecurity and assurance to help MSPs, IT, and security professionals protect against threats, quantify and manage risk, and demonstrate compliance and insurability. Its cloud-first platform integrates SASE, endpoint security, SIEM, MXDR, SOAR, and GRC into a single-agent architecture, enabling continuous prevention, detection, response, and validation of security outcomes across the entire environment.
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