Leader and Rising Star. glueckkanja in the ISG Cybersecurity Study 2026

New to the quadrant and straight in as a Leader: The ISG Provider Lens™ study "Cybersecurity – Services and Solutions 2026" positions glueckkanja as a Leader in Next-Gen SOC/MDR Services for the German midmarket. In the overall market for Next-Gen SOC/MDR Services, ISG names us the Rising Star, the provider its analysts expect to reach the Leader quadrant within the next 12 to 24 months.

After repeated recognition for Managed Services for Azure and Microsoft 365 Services, ISG now validates our cybersecurity business for the first time. At the core of the offering: Managed Security Services with a 24/7 SOC operated entirely from Germany, deep expertise in the Microsoft security stack, and a customer base that includes numerous energy suppliers and operators of critical infrastructure.

The SOC behind the award

Our Cloud Security Operations Center is certified as a Microsoft Verified MXDR Solution and stops attacks before they become incidents.

More about our Managed SOC

The study

With its "Cybersecurity – Services and Solutions" study, ISG examines the German market for security services and products every year. This year, 71 providers were evaluated across six quadrants, from Strategic Security Services and Next-Gen SOC/MDR to Post-Quantum Encryption Consulting. The market behind it is growing fast: for 2026, ISG forecasts growth of more than 15 percent for Managed Security Services in Germany, driven by increasingly complex attacks, the shortage of security professionals, and the requirements of the NIS2 directive.

glueckkanja is a Leader in Next-Gen SOC/MDR Services (Midmarket)

"With strong growth, glueckkanja has made the leap to become one of the leading providers of Next-Gen SOC/MDR services for small and midsize enterprises in Germany." (Frank Heuer, Lead Author, ISG)

In the midmarket segment, where 26 providers qualified and nine achieved Leader status, we moved up into the Leader quadrant this year. ISG gives three reasons: our position as one of the most highly qualified Microsoft Security partners in Germany, the trust that energy suppliers and critical infrastructure operators place in our SOC services, and 24/7 operations from Germany, which is often the deciding factor for midsize companies wary of SOC locations abroad.

glueckkanja is the Rising Star in Next-Gen SOC/MDR Services

"glueckkanja specifically targets the growth segments of the market, is growing strongly as a result, and is therefore the new Rising Star among the providers of Next-Gen SOC/MDR services in Germany." (Frank Heuer, Lead Author, ISG)

ISG also evaluated us in the overall market, where the large international providers compete: of 31 qualified providers, 13 were positioned as Leaders and a single one as Rising Star, namely glueckkanja. According to ISG, the deciding factor was revenue growth well above the market average, combined with Microsoft expertise, SOC operations from Germany, and strong references in critical infrastructure.