IDC MarketScape names Microsoft a Leader in the 2026 Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises Vendor Assessment

What happened?

Today, we’re proud to share thatMicrosoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises (Doc #US54123526, September 2026). The IDC Marketscape calls out three strengths that we believe matter most in endpoint security today: Autonomous attack disruption and predictive shielding contain ransomware and identity attacks in minutes, at a meaningful scale. Agentic AI through Security Copilot is now generally available, with measured gains in alert accuracy and analyst time saved.

Key details

• Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises.
• IDC highlights autonomous attack disruption and predictive shielding that contain ransomware and identity attacks in minutes at scale.
• Agentic AI through Security Copilot is generally available with measured gains in alert accuracy and analyst time saved.
• Microsoft offers broad native cross-platform coverage plus sovereign cloud and data residency options for regulated and multinational customers.
• Microsoft researchers observed a more than 15% increase in ransomware detonations against enterprises between 2025 and 2026.
• Defender's attack disruption isolated a compromised device and stopped a second-stage payload within 128 seconds for QNET.

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