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State of Play: Managed Detection and Response

An annual review of the Managed Detection and Response market, with answers from the vendors in it.

November 11, 2026
State of Play 2026: Managed Detection and Response
Several MDR providers changed owners in 2025 and 2026, and endpoint vendors sell their own services. Who owns what in 2026, what the published terms include, and what to put in the contract.

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Buyer Guide
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Services
Free playbook
AI Incident Response Playbook

Six AI incident types, severity levels, the first hour, roles, the evidence to keep, notification duties with citations, and a tabletop scenario.

RFP questions
The RFP question bank

Vendor questions by category, from security to commercial terms.

State of Play 2026: OT and ICS Security