Guide
THE COMPLETE MDR BUYER’S GUIDE
Rapid7’s 2026 guide provides a framework for evaluating modern Managed Detection and Response providers as organizations contend with alert fatigue, expanding attack surfaces, AI-enabled attackers, and limited risk context. It compares major MDR models and identifies eight areas buyers should evaluate: headcount and expertise, technology, managed detection and incident response, exposure management, AI-powered automation and response, transparent pricing, threat hunting, and service processes. The guide emphasizes 24x7 specialist coverage, broad telemetry, integrated DFIR, proactive exposure reduction, threat intelligence, rapid containment, tailored threat hunting, and measurable reporting. Rapid7 argues that modern MDR should move beyond reactive monitoring by combining exposure manageme
