Rapid7 named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MDR Service for Midmarket 2026 Vendor Assessment

IDC has named Rapid7 a Leader in the 2026 Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Service for Midmarket 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US52992326, July 2026). We believe this recognition and research highlights where MDR is heading.Many security programs are still built around a reactive sequence of detect, triage, and respond, but the timelines surrounding modern attacks have changed too quickly for that model to hold up on its own. Time-to-exploit has dropped from two years to 22 hours, while eCrime breakout time now sits at 29 minutes. In an environment like that, a program moving at human speed across siloed data, cannot keep pace. Rapid7’s view is that MDR must evolve accordingly, which is why we have been building toward a more preemptive security model.What the IDC MarketScape saidThe IDC MarketScape evaluation examined vendors across technical capability, service delivery, and strategic vision and two of IDC comments about Rapid7 stand out for us:First, on how Rapid7’s MDR works differently:"Rapid7's Preemptive MDR model, which natively integrates vulnerability context, asset criticality, and attack path data directly into the analyst investigation workflow, provides a stru…