# The MDR renewal question: What changes when AI can handle the alerts

> Source: <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/15/prophet-security-managed-detection-response-alternatives/>
> Published: 2026-07-15 05:00:27+00:00

For most of the past decade, the managed detection and response (MDR) decision was a simple one: teams that couldn’t staff a 24/7 SOC outsourced detection and response to a provider who could. It solved a resources problem, and the alternatives (hiring a team you couldn’t afford or keeping a functional set of SOAR playbooks across an expanding alert surface) were worse. But a growing number of security leaders are looking at their next MDR … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/15/prophet-security-managed-detection-response-alternatives/)

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