Sopra Steria integrates Qevlar AI into its MDR offering

• Sopra Steria integrates Qevlar AI into its Managed Detection & Response (MDR) offering to strengthen the automation of SOC investigations with technology developed in France and hosted in Europe.
• The solution has demonstrated unique market results: 100% success in automatically identifying false positives, and a 20% reduction in the SOC's operational workload for clients.
• This collaboration is part of Sopra Steria's strategy to strengthen its cybersecurity offerings for critical environments in Europe, relying in particular on technological solutions developed and hosted within the EU.

Paris, 25 March 2026 – Sopra Steria, a major player in Tech in Europe, announces a partnership with Qevlar AI, a pioneering company in agentic artificial intelligence for Security Operations Centers (SOC). This collaboration aims to enhance Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services with targeted automation capabilities, designed to improve the operational efficiency of SOCs while meeting the growing demand for European digital solutions.

As cyber threats continue to grow in volume and sophistication, traditional SOCs are reaching their limits. Analysts spend a significant portion of their time triaging alerts — a large proportion of which are false positives — at the expense of detecting truly critical incidents. In many environments, thousands of alerts can pass through a SOC each day: this operational noise consumes a significant share of teams' capacity and can divert their attention away from critical incidents.

Sopra Steria brought in Qevlar AI to automate false positive identification and reduce operational noise. Evaluated by Sopra Steria analysts under real-world conditions, the solution demonstrated, within the analysed scope, a capability of up to 100% automatic identification of false positives, as well as a significant reduction in operational noise and an improvement in processing time.

"Giving cyber analysts their job back"

Beyond the technical performance, this partnership reflects a shared ambition: building a Managed Detection & Response service that gives clients access to high-performing European technology, including for AI use cases with direct operational impact. In this context, the false positive automation use case plays an essential role, as it addresses one of the most critical challenges facing today's SOCs.

Qevlar AI is deployed on European infrastructure to ensure that its clients' data remains hosted in a trusted environment. Developed and operated in Europe, the platform integrates with existing SOC tools — including SIEM, EDR, and XDR — with an approach designed to adapt to demanding operational environments.

Concretely, this integration allows the relevant Sopra Steria clients to reduce the operational workload of their SOC by up to 20% within the observed scope, while improving teams' ability to absorb the continuous increase in volumes and to focus their efforts on higher-stakes incidents.

AI does not replace the analyst, it gives them their job back. With this use case powered by Qevlar AI, we demonstrate how automation can refocus human intelligence on high-stakes incidents. This use case perfectly illustrates the promise of augmented MDR: greater relevance, greater responsiveness, and a cyber defence that continuously improves," comments Sabrina Delcroix, CTO Managed Detection & Response at Sopra Steria in France.

"This collaboration with Sopra Steria represents further validation of Qevlar AI's operational impact. Major MDR players face an increasingly complex equation: continuously rising volumes, pressure on teams, and growing demands for quality. We address this reality with measurable results in operational environments," adds Hamza Saya, CTO and co-founder of Qevlar AI.

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About Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria, a major player in Tech in Europe with 51,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is recognised for its consulting, digital services and solutions activities. It helps its clients carry out their digital transformation and achieve concrete, lasting benefits. The Group provides a comprehensive response to the competitiveness challenges of large companies and organisations, combining in-depth knowledge of industry sectors and technologies with a collaborative approach. Sopra Steria places people at the heart of its actions and is committed to helping its clients make the most of digital technology to build a positive future. In 2025, the Group generated revenue of €5.6 billion.The world is how we shape itSopra Steria (SOP) is listed on Euronext Paris (Compartment A) – ISIN code: FR0000050809For more information, visit www.soprasteria.com/fr

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