Burlington, Vt. – September 25, 2026 -- nuHarbor has launched a new Managed Extended Detection and Response (mXDR) offering built on Splunk, targeting state and local government agencies that operate fragmented security stacks across dozens of separately procured tools.
State agencies inherit decades of disconnected security purchases
Most state governments lack a uniform security architecture, with individual agencies procuring their own SIEM, EDR, and identity tools on independent budgets and timelines. This creates visibility gaps between systems that were never designed to interoperate, according to nuHarbor.
nuHarbor centralizes detection without forcing tool standardization
The new Splunk mXDR service centralizes detection, triage, and response across a state's existing technology investments rather than requiring agencies to adopt new, standardized tools first. "States don't have the luxury of a clean-sheet security architecture — they inherit 20 years of agency-by-agency purchasing decisions across dozens of individual agencies, each with its own procurement cycle," said Justin Fimlaid, CEO of nuHarbor.
Automated playbooks handle routine containment while approvers retain control on high-risk actions
The offering enables approved response playbooks to automatically execute routine tasks — including containment, firewall changes, ticketing, and notifications — without requiring an analyst at a keyboard. For higher-stakes decisions, a designated approver can review and authorize actions via mobile push notification from any location.
Splunk aggregation gives state CISOs a single accountable view across incompatible systems
"Using Splunk as the aggregation point gives a state CISO one consistent view and one accountable response team, even across systems that were never built to talk to each other," said Kyle Smith, COO of nuHarbor.
Native support spans CrowdStrike, SentinelOne and Microsoft Defender platforms
The service provides 24/7 monitoring and response across multiple ingested tool sets rather than a single vendor's ecosystem, with native support for leading EDR platforms including CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and Microsoft Defender. The co-managed model keeps state security teams in control of policy and escalation decisions.
Phased onboarding lets agencies join incrementally without full upfront funding
nuHarbor's offering supports phased onboarding, allowing agencies to be brought into the mXDR service over time rather than all at once — a structure designed for states building toward whole-of-state coverage without requiring full, one-time funding.