Under Attack?
5 Core trends redefining MDR in 2026
Recorded on October 8th 2025
MDR market trends
Cyber attackers no longer need elite skills to launch sophisticated campaigns. With the rise of ransomware-as-a-service, AI-driven threats, and stolen credentials traded online, the barrier to entry has never been lower. For defenders, the challenge is clear: adapt threat detection strategies to meet a rapidly shifting landscape — without adding unnecessary complexity.
In this webinar, Integrity360 experts break down the five key trends transforming Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Learn how service innovation, exposure management, and unified platforms are reshaping cybersecurity — and what it means for organisations looking to strengthen their defences in 2026 and beyond.
The top 5 key discussion points covered:
- Evolving threat landscape
- How threats are becoming more sophisticated, especially with the rise of API vulnerabilities, cloud-based attacks, and AI-driven autonomous threats.
- Real-world examples included breaches at USPS and Trello due to API flaws.
- AI arms race in cyber security
- Both attackers and defenders are leveraging AI.
- Topics included:
- Autonomous AI attacks
- Prompt injection vulnerabilities (e.g., Gemini Cloud Assist)
- AI-powered malware like LameHog
- Defensive use of AI in MDR platforms and threat detection
- MDR platform evolution & architecture
- Discussion around the shift from best-of-breed to platform consolidation.
- Emphasis on modular, scalable, and future-proof MDR architectures.
- Integration of native cloud tools (e.g., AWS GuardDuty, Azure Defender) and third-party solutions.
- Automation vs. human expertise
- Automation is enhancing MDR capabilities but not replacing human analysts.
- AI helps with alert enrichment, correlation, and response acceleration.
- Analysts remain critical for contextual decision-making and threat hunting.
- Exposure management & proactive cyber defense
- The webinar stressed the importance of proactive measures to reduce attack surfaces.
- Exposure management includes vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, identity risks, and third-party threats.
- Gartner predictions were cited, showing organizations with exposure management are significantly less likely to suffer breaches.
Who should watch on-demand:
- CISOs and security strategy leaders
- Incident response and SOC team leads
- Security architects
- Risk and compliance professionals
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