Expel, CrowdStrike, Red Canary Dominate MDR Forrester Wave

Secureworks, Binary Defense Tumble From Leaders Category as Winners Start to Emerge Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 26, 2023

Expel, CrowdStrike and Red Canary held steady atop Forrester's managed detection and response rankings, while Secureworks and Binary Defense tumbled from the leaders category.

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"MDR is a more mature market than it was in prior Forrester Waves," said Vice President and Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard. "There's definitely a situation where some of the winners are starting to emerge."

MDR providers have over the past two years turned their attention from maximizing their efficacy at detecting ransomware to finding faster and better ways to respond to cyberattacks through automation, according to Pollard. But Pollard said the vendor desire for automated response exceeds the customer appetite, and clients need playbooks to understand what in their environment should be automated ...