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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for MDR/MXDR for the Enterprise
Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape assessment for managed detection and response (MDR) and extended detection and response (MXDR) services for enterprise customers. The company's Defender Experts MDR service combines threat intelligence from 100 trillion daily signals, AI-accelerated incident investigation, and round-the-clock human expert analysis to detect and respond to threats. The service achieved notable results including 97% AI classification accuracy, 72% faster incident resolution when combining AI and human expertise, and mitigation of 27,000 high-severity incidents over the past year.
Why it matters: Enterprise security teams evaluating MDR/MXDR vendors should consider this assessment as one data point when comparing Microsoft Defender Experts against competitors on capabilities, strategy, and market positioning for closing SOC staffing gaps.
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for MDR/MXDR for the Enterprise
Microsoft has been designated a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for managed detection and response (MDR) and extended detection and response (MXDR) services for enterprise customers. The company's Defender Experts MDR service combines threat intelligence from over 10,000 security researchers analyzing 100 trillion signals daily with artificial intelligence and human analysts to detect, investigate, and respond to incidents around the clock. The service integrates natively with the Microsoft Defender platform across endpoints, identities, email, cloud apps, and networks, and includes proactive threat hunting as a core component.
Why it matters: Enterprise security teams evaluating MDR/MXDR vendors should review Microsoft's positioning and capabilities, particularly if they operate on Microsoft Defender infrastructure and need 24/7 managed response with included threat hunting to augment SOC capacity.
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for MDR/MXDR for the Enterprise
Microsoft has been designated a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for managed detection and response (MDR) and extended detection and response (MXDR) services for enterprise customers. The company's Defender Experts MDR service combines threat intelligence from over 10,000 security researchers analyzing 100 trillion signals daily with artificial intelligence and human analysts to detect, investigate, and respond to incidents around the clock. The service integrates natively with the Microsoft Defender platform across endpoints, identities, email, cloud apps, and networks, and includes proactive threat hunting as a core component.
Why it matters: Enterprise security teams evaluating MDR/MXDR vendors should review Microsoft's positioning and capabilities, particularly if they operate on Microsoft Defender infrastructure and need 24/7 managed response with included threat hunting to augment SOC capacity.
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