This new reality has not gone unnoticed. Identity security was repeatedly cited among the top three security priorities among both the MSSPs and in-house IT teams surveyed by Cynet. Researchers also have noted, in response to accelerating threats, a rebalancing of investment from traditional detection/response solutions that work downstream after an event has occurred to preemptive and predictive threat intelligence that can get ahead of AI-driven attacks. Newer, smarter preemptive security works to identify externally exposed and high-risk assets before an attack, prioritize exposures based on realworld threat activity and disrupt malicious invasions earlier in the attack lifecycle. According to surveys of cybersecurity professionals performed for Infloblox, nearly half of organizations expect to allocate security tools toward preemptive controls during the next 12 months, expecting an almost even split between preemptive security (49 percent) and traditional detection/response (51 percent) within that same time period. Compared with the past year, the share of preemptive tools has risen by an average of 12 percent, as 82 percent of respondents report increasing their use of preemptive security tools year over year. “Organizations are no longer choosing between detection and prevention,” said Infoblox researchers. “They are seeking ways to connect digital risk intelligence, exposure management and foundational controls into a more continuous, proactive approach.” Crunch Time In addition to changes in what businesses are buying in reaction to faster, smarter and more dynamic threats, they are adjusting how they purchase, showed The Hoffman Agency surveys. Most notably, the buyer journey has shrunk as the usual process of awareness, longlisting, shortlisting and decision-making is being streamlined in order to make purchasing decisions more quickly, said Florie Lhuillier, head of cybersecurity and senior vice president at The Hoffman Agency. MDR / 24x7 monitoring 84% Source: Cynet What are you doing differently or plan to do differently for threat detection to combat the use of AI by threat actors? Select all that Implementing AI-powered detection tools 58% Enhancing monitoring and data logging 52% Leveraging new forms of intel like predictive threat intelligence 52% Build out threat profile (type of actors, campaigns) we can expect 41% Proactive threat hunting using DNS 37% Source: Infoblox How long from need identification to vendor selection? Less than 3 months 15% 3 - 6 months 40% 6 - 12 months 29% 13 - 18 months 11% 18 months + 4% Source: The Hoffman Agency; Coleman Parkes Research apply. OBSERVABILITY PLATFORM Vergepoint is compact, secure, and intelligent edge device you place at each site to collect high-fedility telemetry, run realworld diagnostics, and feed the results into the Netverge platform for instant visualization and AI-assisted troubleshooting Included Agents Pricing & Access QOE Techmate Monitoring $49/month per device $299 Platform fee waived * Agentic AI Triage 4-Way Monitoring End-to-End Encryption Client Knowledge Graph IT Document Management * Waived for 3 months End-to-End Path Probe SNMP Monitoring Scout Web Browser Emulator www.netverge.com info@netverge.com MSP Benefits Contact Us: VERGEPOINTS PUT A VIRTUAL ENGINEER AT EVERY LOCATION Recurring revenue stream Multitenant platform MSP branded client portal Immediate visibility & sanity check “Netverge is moving fast, solving real operator headaches” - Joe Fancher, IT Director Based in US & Canada 23 SUMMER 2026 | CHANNELVISION
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