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Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response Services

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This report is a Market Guide for buyers considering Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service providers. According to Gartner, “by 2028, 50% of findings from managed detection and response providers will be focused on, or include detail on, threat exposures, up from 10% today.”

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Recommendations from the report include:

  • “Use MDR services to obtain 24/7, remotely delivered, human-driven security operations capabilities when there are no existing internal capabilities. MDR services also should be used when the organization needs to accelerate or augment existing security operations capabilities.
  • “Investigate whether the MDR provider’s service can align with your business-driven requirements by using RFPs and proofs of concept (POCs), and if necessary, by validating core, must-have requirements, such as data residency requirements. Determine whether it can provide actionable findings that internal teams can successfully react to, rather than settling for regurgitated technology outputs with no added analysis.

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Managed Detection and Response and Adjacent Services Figure 1: Gartner Market Guide


Gartner, Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response Services, Pete Shoard, Andrew Davies, Mitchell Schneider, Angel Berrios, Craig Lawson, 24 June, 2024.

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