MSSP Alert Sees AI-Native Shift in Nearly 300 Top 250 Survey Submissions
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Updated · MSSP Alert · Aug 7
MSSP Alert Sees AI-Native Shift in Nearly 300 Top 250 Survey Submissions
3 articles · Updated · MSSP Alert · Aug 7
Summary
Early 2026 Top 250 entries point to rising recurring revenue for managed security providers, with customers still committing to continuous protection, compliance support and incident response.
Nearly 300 submissions under review show AI moving from add-on tool to AI-native SOC design, built into triage, investigation, response and reporting to scale services with less manual work.
Respondents said that edge will depend less on bigger tool stacks than on proving outcomes—faster detection, clearer compliance evidence and reports customers can understand.
The survey also highlights a global market, with providers from the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America serving nearly two dozen industries.
Five new award categories were added this year, and final rankings plus the annual industry report are due at MSSP Alert Live on Nov. 17-18 after the Aug. 21 deadline.