The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection And Response Services In Europe, Q3 2025
European CISOs turn to MDR providers not just for faster detection, but to sustain operations in the face of regulatory, economic, and threat pressures. In a market where extended detection is table stakes, MDR has become a way to enable operational resilience when internal teams lack the 24/7 detection coverage and mature response capabilities needed to address today's threats. In a landscape of strict regulatory mandates like NIS2 and DORA, faster and more sophisticated attacks, and skill shortages in key areas like detection engineering/rule creation and ML/analytics creation, buyers need to weigh sovereignty, response maturity, and operational resilience. The evaluation identified 11 significant providers across Leaders, Strong Performers, and Contenders categories.
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A: This research evaluates 11 managed detection and response (MDR) providers operating in Europe. It assesses their current offerings, strategic vision, and customer satisfaction across critical capabilities including detection surfaces (endpoint, extended, cloud, identity), managed response (manual and automated), data sovereignty and European service delivery, threat intelligence, managed investigation, detection engineering, threat hunting, integrations, generative AI capabilities, analyst experience, dashboards and reporting, metrics, posture management, service localization, resilience, and customer retention.
A: This research is designed for European CISOs, security leaders, and technology decision-makers who are evaluating MDR providers to address regulatory requirements (NIS2, DORA), skill shortages, and the need for 24/7 detection and response capabilities. Organizations should use this evaluation to understand how providers compare on sovereignty requirements, AI maturity in response automation, and integrated detection/response/forensics capabilities. Buyers with strict data sovereignty needs, those in regulated sectors (finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure), and organizations seeking to augment internal security teams will find this research particularly valuable.
A: To be included in this evaluation, MDR providers must have: 1) Annual European MDR services revenue exceeding $10 million with full data storage and processing within Europe (EU member states, EEA, UK, and Switzerland), 2) Core service delivery capabilities including detection, investigation, response, threat hunting, and investigations as core use cases, 3) GenAI assistant functionality available to customers for case/incident summarization and querying, 4) Broad MDR coverage with less than 50% of functionality delivered via third-party licenses or integrations, and 5) Sufficient Forrester mindshare based on client inquiries, advisories, consulting engagements, and other interactions to ensure relevance and quality of references.
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A: Strength of Offering evaluates the current capabilities and features of the MDR service including detection surfaces (endpoint, extended, cloud, identity), response capabilities (manual and automated), data sovereignty, threat intelligence, investigation capabilities, detection engineering, threat hunting, integrations, AI capabilities, analyst experience, reporting, metrics, posture management, service localization, resilience, and customer retention. Strength of Strategy evaluates the vendor's future direction and execution including vision for MDR evolution, innovation capabilities and R&D, partner ecosystem development, pricing models and transparency, talent acquisition and retention strategies, and global/regional delivery capabilities.