ISG says AI-driven integrated cybersecurity platforms boost automation, speed threat response
III•Product rankings across five cybersecurity categories
Microsoft ranked top Overall Leader in EDR, IAM, non-human identities, and data recovery. Splunk led SIEM, ahead of Microsoft and Elastic.
The assessment covered 123 products from 99 providers across five categories: EDR, IAM, NHI, SIEM, and data recovery.
ISG flags demand for integrated AI-enabled security platforms
ISG’s 2026 cybersecurity Buyers Guides flagged rising demand for AI-enabled, integrated security platforms across hybrid and multicloud environments.
Research cited enterprise priorities including unified visibility, continuous monitoring, rapid response, automation to cut alert fatigue, and ransomware resilience via immutable backups.



