MDR for SMB
Managed detection and response services sized for small businesses.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Managed Detection & Response (MDR) (9.1.7), the segment that MDR for SMB sits within. They are not figures for MDR for SMB on its own.
Not separately classified. The most acquirable segment in cybersecurity: recurring contracts, mid-market customers who will never staff a security team, and enough fragmentation to build a platform by acquisition. The constraint is analyst supply, which is why buyers pay for tooling that raises alerts handled per head.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Recurring managed-security-service subscriptions
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- High
- EBITDA margin
- Service-and-software blend
- Capex intensity
- Low
recurring managed-service contracts
Characteristics
- 24/7 outsourced detection and response.
- Addresses the chronic security-talent shortage.
- Led by Arctic Wolf, Expel, Red Canary.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- MDR providers & security platforms
- PE-backed MSSP consolidators
- VC-backed vendors
What’s driving deals
- Talent-shortage-driven outsourcing.
- Cyber-insurance requirements.
- Recurring-revenue MDR consolidation.
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