What is the IDC Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Vendor Assessment Report?

Who is IDC, and What is Their Experience with MDR Vendors?

IDC, a global market intelligence firm, has extensive experience evaluating and assessing ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers. They utilize a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

IDC Analysts have expertise in understanding the diverse landscape of MDR service providers, including MDR providers, traditional managed security service providers (MSSPs), and security technology vendors that integrate MDR services into their comprehensive security solutions.

IDC's MDR assessments provide a comprehensive view of MDR vendors, enabling technology buyers to make informed decisions based on the evaluated vendors' capabilities, strategies, and market success factors.

What is the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Vendor Assessment?

The IDC MarketScape for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a comprehensive vendor assessment that evaluates the competitive fitness of suppliers in the worldwide MDR market. The report evaluates MDR vendors based on their market share, year-over-year growth rate relative to the given market, and their capabilities and strategy scores.

The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Vendor Assessments provide valuable information for organizations seeking MDR services, offering insights into the competitive landscape and positioning of various vendors in the MDR market. To be included in the IDC Worldwide Managed Detection and Response 2024 vendor assessment, providers had to meet the following criteria:

• Portfolio of MDR services including 24/7 MDR/MXDR, Managed EDR, Managed Threat Hunting or Managed SIEM
• Revenue greater than $60M
• A multi-region footprint in more than one of North America, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC

What Topics are Covered in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Vendor Assessment Report

The MDR market has evolved over the past couple years, the IDC MDR Marketscape highlights the importance of full response capabilities, key adjacent capabilities, transparency and various service models tailored to organizational size and complexity. Specifically, the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Vendor Assessments covers the following topics:

• Data security
• Deployment and training
• Governance
• Risk and compliance infrastructure
• Managed security services
• Network detection and response
• Professional security services
• Security information and event management
• Technology buyer

What the 2024 IDC MDR Report Says About eSentire

The 2024 IDC Managed Detection and Response Vendor Assessment Report outlines why organizations should consider eSentire MDR when looking to work with an outcome-based MDR provider with a strong customer focus, quick ROI, and the need to elevate their cybersecurity maturity.

In the IDC MarketScape for MDR, IDC highlights eSentire MDR as a leader because of our customer service scores, industry leading Security Operations Centers and breadth of threat response. eSentire also earned the top scores amongst leaders for security strategy based on our open security operations platform, our leadership in Generative AI and our entity-based approach that drives security outcomes.

Read the IDC MDR MarketScape Report to learn more why IDC analysts named eSentire as a leader in the MDR space here.