Frost Radar™: Managed Security Services in EMEA, 2026
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12-May-2026
Global
Frost Radar
MHFE-01-00-00-00
AE_2026_34570
The EMEA managed security services (MSS) market is undergoing rapid transformation as organizations face escalating cyber threats, growing operational complexity, persistent talent shortages, and an increasingly demanding regulatory landscape. This Frost Radar™ study assesses the competitive positioning of leading MSS providers in EMEA in 2026, benchmarking participants across the two core indices of Innovation and Growth. The analysis explores how providers are evolving beyond traditional monitoring-centric services toward broader, platformized, and outcome-driven security models that integrate managed detection and response, exposure management, cloud and identity security, automation, AI-enabled operations, and compliance-aligned service delivery. A defining feature of the EMEA market is the growing importance of sovereignty, trust, and auditable resilience, which are reshaping buyer expectations and influencing vendor differentiation. The study highlights the providers best positioned to support enterprises seeking scalable, intelligence-led, and increasingly proactive managed security partnerships. It also examines the broader market forces shaping future opportunity, including regulatory pressure, convergence with SASE and cloud-native architectures, and rising demand for measurable security outcomes. Overall, this Frost Radar™ offers a forward-looking view of how MSS providers in EMEA are competing, innovating, and adapting to a market where resilience, transparency, and operational excellence are becoming central to long-term growth.
Author: Claudio Stahnke
Accenture
Atos
BT
Deutsche Telekom Security
DXC
IBM
LevelBlue
Lumen
NTT
Orange Cyberdefense
SecurityHQ
Tata Communications
Telefónica Tech
Verizon
Wipro
Best Practices
Growth Opportunities
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Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform
Growth Index
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Vision and Strategy
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Sales and Marketing
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Innovation Index
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INNOVATION SCALABILITY
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
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MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
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CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
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Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™
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GROWTH POTENTIAL
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BEST PRACTICES
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Author: Claudio Stahnke
| Deliverable Type | Frost Radar |
|---|---|
| Industries | Aerospace, Defence and Security |
| No Index | No |
| Is Prebook | No |
| Keyword 1 | EMEA managed security services (MSSP) |
| Keyword 2 | MSSP vendor benchmarking |
| Keyword 3 | Managed detection and response (MDR) |
| Podcast | No |
| Predecessor | MH14-01-00-00-00 |
| WIP Number | MHFE-01-00-00-00 |