# Batuta

> Batuta is a cybersecurity platform and managed services company focused on endpoint security posture. Formerly Metabase Q, it combines device visibility, security tool coverage checks, vulnerability management, hardening, incident response and managed SOC services for enterprises and security partners.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Mauricio Benavides (Co-founder and former CEO), Louise Ireland (Co-founder; board president)
- **Products:** Batuta Platform / ESPM, Security Platform Management (SPM), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), SOC as a Service and SOC To-Go, AI Queries and Magic Scripts
- **Notable:** Batuta reported more than 50 enterprise customers in over 45 countries by September 2024., Renamed from Metabase Q to Batuta in May 2025., Announced completion of a SOC 2 Type II audit in May 2026.

## Products & services

- **Batuta Platform / ESPM** — Endpoint security posture platform combining inventory, technology coverage, vulnerability detection, hardening, response playbooks and continuous reporting.
- **Security Platform Management (SPM)** — Managed administration, health checks and governance of existing security platforms.
- **Managed Detection and Response (MDR)** — Specialist-led operation of endpoint detection tools, investigation and threat response.
- **SOC as a Service and SOC To-Go** — Managed monitoring and response, with selected alerts and approval actions delivered through Telegram.
- **AI Queries and Magic Scripts** — Natural-language filters and reviewable PowerShell or Bash drafts for hardening and response.

## Achievements

- Batuta reported more than 50 enterprise customers in over 45 countries by September 2024.
- Renamed from Metabase Q to Batuta in May 2025.
- Announced completion of a SOC 2 Type II audit in May 2026.
- Company case study reports an 18-point posture score improvement across 4,476 ECOM endpoints in three months.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Expanded software and browser extension inventory, vulnerability context and risk acceptance workflows.
- **2026-05** — Announced SOC 2 Type II audit completion.
- **2026-03** — Announced Mac support.
- **2026-02** — Added AI-assisted scripts and natural-language table filters.

## Links

- Website: https://www.batuta.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/batutaespm
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/metabaseq
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/metabasq/

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Last updated: 2026-09-30