Blogs & Articles

Managed detection and response did not emerge as a fully formed category. It grew out of a very specific problem. Organizations bought better tools, but too many still lacked the people, process, and operational maturity to run them well around the clock. What began in the mid-2010s as a service layer around endpoint detection and response (EDR) has since evolved into something much broader: a security operations model that spans endpoint, identity, cloud, email, SaaS, and no

Every MDR market conversation starts with the obvious names. But dark horses are not simply smaller vendors or long shots - they are the companies that could meaningfully reshape shortlists because they are changing the rules, not just competing inside the old ones. That is the more interesting question for 2026.

In 2026, the most dangerous “insider” may not be a person at all. It may be a well-intentioned agent with too much authority, too little supervision, and unfettered access to the orchestration layer that binds the enterprise together.

LevelBlue, a global leader in cloud-based, AI-driven managed security services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aon's Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation consulting groups, which include recognized cybersecurity firm Stroz Friedberg, and Elysium Digital.

Richmond Advisory Group shares quick summaries of the discussions we had at RSAC2025 in our "RSA series". This is about IBM and Palo Alto Networks.

The IBM - Palo Alto Networks partnership is either blown out of proportion or downplayed by media. In my opinion, it’s significant.