Companies that use Microsoft Security now have the option of using Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender is an additional, important layer of security in Microsoft environments.
Sophos has launched its Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution for Microsoft Defender. The fully managed service provides the industry's most robust threat response capabilities for organizations using Microsoft Security. Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender adds a critical layer of protection to the Microsoft security suite of endpoint, SIEM, identity, cloud and other solutions, providing XNUMX/XNUMX protection against data breaches, ransomware and others Active Adversary Cyber Attacks protects.
Defender is good - much better with MDR
“Standard security technologies alone are not enough to prevent ambitious attackers from finding a way to operate like our cases Incident Response Teams show. Attackers are extremely persistent, and organizations need a human layer of security. This gives organizations the ability to detect threats and the behavior of attackers attempting to bypass security tools, and respond to stop attacks quickly and accurately,” said Raja Patel, senior vice president of Products and Managed Services at Sophos.
“Rather than forcing organizations to scrap and replace existing technology, we support them with what, how and where they need it – regardless of what security solutions they already use. There is tremendous opportunity for channel partners offering Microsoft security offerings. You can ensure customers are fully protected and maximize investments in existing implementations.”
Solution for the entire Microsoft Security Suite
🔎 Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft Defender. One solution for the entire Microsoft Security Suite (Image: Sophos).
Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender integrates telemetry from a variety of Microsoft security tools. Unlike other MDR offerings that are limited to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint or Microsoft Sentinel and provide minimal threat response capabilities, Sophos MDR strengthens the entire Microsoft security suite, including:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Microsoft Defender for the cloud
- Microsoft Defender for cloud applications
- Identity Protection (Azure Active Directory)
- Office 365 Security and Compliance Center
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Office 365 management activity
The telemetry data from these sources is automatically consolidated, correlated and compared with the insights from the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem and the Sophos X Ops Threat Intelligence Unit, which consists of more than 500 security analysts, threat hunters, and other specialists at Sophos worldwide. This enables the Sophos MDR Operations team to identify and stop more threats than Microsoft security tools or any other security technology alone.
2 in XNUMX companies with ransomware incidents
“IDC research confirms that 65 percent of organizations have had a significant ransomware incident in the last XNUMX months, despite significant investments in cybersecurity tools. The reason for this is that there is often not a technological but a human problem. Most IT and security teams are typically overworked, understaffed and underresourced. They are unable to sort through and process the daily deluge of alerts and problems to get the protection they want from their current tool investments," said Frank Dickson, group vice president of security and trust research at IDC. "Organizations using the Microsoft Security Stack can use Sophos MDR to get the results they want from their existing cybersecurity investments."
“Our guiding principle is to provide customers with the best possible security. Advances in technologies such as Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and generative AI are making security operations more efficient. But the human element remains a critical component to stopping advanced threats,” said Kieron Newsham, Chief Technologist – Cyber Security at Softcat. "We're very pleased with how Sophos MDR is helping our customers overcome the growing talent shortage and skills gap to achieve the best possible cybersecurity outcomes, regardless of the customer's size, structure or legacy technology investments."
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About Sophos More than 100 million users in 150 countries trust Sophos. We offer the best protection against complex IT threats and data loss. Our comprehensive security solutions are easy to deploy, use and manage. They offer the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry. Sophos offers award-winning encryption solutions, security solutions for endpoints, networks, mobile devices, email and the web. In addition, there is support from SophosLabs, our worldwide network of our own analysis centers. The Sophos headquarters are in Boston, USA and Oxford, UK.