Security category

Managed Detection & Response

Outsource 24/7 monitoring, threat hunting, and response to a fit-for-purpose partner.

What this category includes

  • Discovery and inventory of the assets, identities, or data in scope
  • Policy and control enforcement aligned to your risk appetite
  • Detection, prioritization, and response workflows
  • Reporting and evidence for audit and executive stakeholders
  • Integration with your existing security and IT stack

Why it matters now

Buying pressure in this category is rising as environments change faster than control coverage. Teams that define requirements before engaging vendors move faster and negotiate from a stronger position.

Common buyer triggers

  • An audit finding or regulatory deadline
  • A security incident or near miss
  • Tool consolidation or renewal pressure
  • A major platform, cloud, or AI adoption program
  • Headcount constraints driving automation or managed coverage

Key capabilities to evaluate

  • Coverage breadth across your actual environment, not the demo environment
  • Accuracy and tuning effort in the first 90 days
  • Workflow fit with your ticketing and ownership model
  • Deployment effort and time to first measurable value
  • Commercial model that scales predictably with growth

Questions to ask vendors

  • What does a realistic 90-day rollout look like for an organization our size?
  • Which of these capabilities are generally available today versus on the roadmap?
  • How is pricing metered, and what causes it to increase?
  • What do we lose if we leave — and how portable is our data and configuration?

Featured vendors

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Alert Logic

Managed Detection & Response

Alert Logic is the industry’s first SaaS-enabled managed detection and response (MDR) provider, delivering unrivaled security value.

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EstablishedManaged Detection and Response (MDR)Security-as-a-Service
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Alert Logic

Managed Detection & Response

Alert Logic is the industry’s first SaaS-enabled managed detection and response (MDR) provider, delivering unrivaled security value.

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EstablishedSOC as a ServiceSecurity-as-a-Service
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Avertium

Managed Detection & Response

Avertium is a leading provider of managed cybersecurity services with more than 150 employees and growing, and security operations centers in Arizona and Tennessee, the company serves more than 1,000 customers in the ret…

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EstablishedManaged Detection and ResponseSOC-as-a-Service
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BlueVoyant

Managed Detection & Response

At BlueVoyant, we recognize that effective cyber security requires active prevention and defense across both your organization and supply chain.

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EstablishedManaged Detection & ResponseMDR
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CyberProof

Managed Detection & Response

CyberProof is a security services company that intelligently manages your incident detection and response.

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EstablishedManaged Detection & Response (MDR)Midsize Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP)
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Cybereason

Managed Detection & Response

Cybereason is the champion for today’s cyber defenders providing future-ready attack protection that unifies security from the endpoint, to the enterprise, to everywhere the battle moves.

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EstablishedEndpoint Detection and ResponseEDR
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Cynet

Managed Detection & Response

Cynet is a pioneer and leader in advanced threat detection and response.

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EstablishedExtended Detection and Response (XDR)Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
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Deepwatch

Managed Detection & Response

We could use all the traditional buzzwords to tell you why we’re the best security company ever.

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EstablishedManaged Detection & Response (MDR)Computer Security
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eSentire

Managed Detection & Response

eSentire is the Authority in Managed Detection and Response, protecting the critical data and applications of 1000+ organizations in 70+ countries from known and unknown cyber threats.

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EstablishedManaged Detection and ResponseMDR
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Foresite

Managed Detection & Response

Foresite is a global provider of managed security, cyber consulting, and compliance services focused on delivering comprehensive solutions to protect our clients from increasingly persistent cyber-threats.

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EstablishedMANAGED SECUIRTY SERVICE PROVIDER - MSSPMSSP
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Gradient Cyber

Managed Detection & Response

Gradient is the only Security Intelligence Platform that cross–correlates live NetFlow and log information with a 500 point risk analysis evaluation to produce weighted evidence that is clear, concise, and provides actio…

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EstablishedSOC as a Service
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360 SOC

Managed Detection & Response

Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, 360 SOC’s Security Team helps enterprise organizations uncover and manage security more efficiently, higher quality and faster mean to detection time.

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EstablishedSOC as a ServiceSecure SDWAN
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Infocyte

Managed Detection & Response

Founded by the leaders of the United States Air Force Cyber Incident Response Team (AFCIRT), Infocyte is a globally trusted leader in proactive threat detection, Microsoft 365 security compliance, and incident response.

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EstablishedManaged Detection & Response (MDR)Threat Assessments
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MegaPlanIT

Managed Detection & Response

MegaplanIT is an industry expert in cybersecurity testing, compliance and managed security services, working with businesses of all sizes to protect their brand, grow their value and improve their reputation as the threa…

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EstablishedManaged Security Services Provider (MSSP)Fully Managed SIEM
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One Source Communications

Managed Detection & Response

One Source Communications (OSC) helps businesses simplify a complex technology world.

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EstablishedCybersecurity Asset Management PlatformSOC as a Service
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One Source

Managed Detection & Response

One Source Communications (OSC) helps businesses simplify a complex technology world.

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EstablishedCybersecurity Expense Management PlatformSOC as a Service
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One Source Communications

Managed Detection & Response

One Source Communications (OSC) helps businesses simplify a complex technology world.

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EstablishedSOC as a ServiceCyber Security Expense Management
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ReliaQuest

Managed Detection & Response

ReliaQuest, a global leader in Open XDR-as-a-Service, is the force multiplier for security operations teams.

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EstablishedExtended Detection and Response (XDR)Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
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RSI

Managed Detection & Response

We are taking extended measures to ensure the safety and wellness of our team members and communities at this time

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EstablishedMANAGED SECUIRTY SERVICE PROVIDER - MSSPCompliance & Risk Assessments
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Trend Micro

Managed Detection & Response

We're a global leader in cybersecurity that helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information.

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EstablishedEndpoint Detection and Response - EDRExtended Detection and Response - XDR
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Binary Defense

Managed Detection & Response

Founded in 2014 by the industry’s top cybersecurity experts, Binary Defense is on a mission to change the security industry for the better and help organizations defend against threats of all kinds.

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EstablishedManaged Detection and Response - MDR
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Masergy

Managed Detection & Response

As a pioneer in software-defined networking, Masergy is a leading secure cloud networking platform for global businesses.

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EstablishedSOC-as-a-ServiceManaged Security
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Todyl

Managed Detection & Response

Our platform empowers businesses with comprehensive cybersecurity delivered through a single-agent platform.

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EstablishedManaged Detection and ResponseMXDR - Managed eXtended Detection and Response
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CyberMaxx

Managed Detection & Response

We built CyberMaxx with one goal in mind: to be the industry’s leading trusted partner in preventing, detecting, and responding to cyber attacks.

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EstablishedManaged Detection and Response - MDRManaged Devo (SIEM)
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Cipher - A Prosegur Company

Managed Detection & Response

We are Cipher, a company from the Prosegur group specializing in Cybersecurity.

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EstablishedManaged Detection and Response - MDRxMDR - Extended Managed Detection and Response
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11:11 Systems

Managed Detection & Response

11:11 Systems (“11:11”) is a managed infrastructure solutions provider that holistically addresses the challenges of next-generation managed cloud, connectivity and security requirements.

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EstablishedDisaster Recovery as a Service - DRaaSBackup as a Service - BaaS
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Sophos

Managed Detection & Response

Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services.

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EstablishedEndpoint Detection and Response - EDRManaged Detection and Response - MDR
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