Sophos Central — one console, every product
End-to-end security, one vendor.
Sophos covers every attack surface — endpoint, firewall, email, cloud, and identity — all managed from Sophos Central. Synchronized Security links products together, giving them shared threat intelligence no other vendor can match.
Sophos MDR
Sophos MDR is the worlds most trusted MDR service, with 17,000+ customers. A team of expert threat hunters and incident responders work 24/7 to detect, investigate, and neutralise threats on your behalf — with a full-response capability, not just alerting.
Sophos Intercept X
Intercept X combines deep learning AI malware prevention, exploit prevention, anti-ransomware with CryptoGuard™ rollback, and root cause analysis — all in a single lightweight agent. Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Endpoint Protection Platforms.
Sophos XGS Firewall
The XGS series is the only firewall with Xstream Architecture — offering TLS 1.3 deep packet inspection at line rate, AI-powered threat intelligence, and Synchronized Security that shares real-time health data with Intercept X endpoints to automatically isolate compromised hosts.
Synchronized Security
Sophos's patented Security Heartbeat™ creates a live two-way communication channel between Intercept X and the XGS Firewall. When an endpoint is compromised, the firewall automatically restricts its network access — containing threats without requiring manual analyst intervention.
Sophos Email
Cloud-native email security that uses AI to detect and block phishing, malware, spam, and business email compromise. Time-of-click URL protection re-evaluates links when clicked — catching delayed activation of malicious URLs that bypass initial scanning.
Sophos Cloud Security
Agentless cloud security posture management (CSPM) and workload protection for AWS, Azure, and GCP. Detects misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and runtime threats across virtual machines, containers, and serverless workloads — all managed from Sophos Central.
Endpoint to full MDR — your choice.
Start with Intercept X endpoint protection and scale to 24/7 Managed Detection & Response as your needs grow. All tiers use the same Sophos Central console.
Foundational endpoint protection for organisations ready to move beyond legacy AV.
- ✓Deep Learning AI malware prevention
- ✓Exploit prevention (HIPS)
- ✓Web filtering & application control
- ✓Centralised Sophos Central management
Adds full EDR with root cause analysis and CryptoGuard™ ransomware rollback.
- ✓Everything in Essentials
- ✓Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
- ✓CryptoGuard™ anti-ransomware + rollback
- ✓Live Response remote investigation shell
Extends EDR across firewall, email, cloud, and identity for full-environment visibility.
- ✓Everything in Advanced
- ✓Extended Detection & Response (XDR)
- ✓Cross-product detections (firewall, email)
- ✓Sophos Data Lake — 90-day retention
Sophos experts monitor, detect, and alert — you retain full control over response.
- ✓24/7 threat monitoring by Sophos analysts
- ✓Threat hunting and investigation
- ✓Alerts with full investigation context
- ✓Integration with your existing tools
Full incident response included — Sophos acts on your behalf to neutralise threats.
- ✓Everything in MDR Essentials
- ✓Full incident response (not just alerting)
- ✓Threat containment and remediation
- ✓24/7 direct Sophos analyst access
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Why organisations choose Sophos
Sophos is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms and is one of the largest MDR providers globally with 17,000+ customers — more than any other vendor in the dedicated MDR market.
Sophos is the only vendor whose endpoint and firewall actively communicate via Security Heartbeat™. When Intercept X detects a compromise, the XGS Firewall automatically isolates that endpoint — stopping lateral movement without analyst intervention.
Intercept X detects ransomware behaviour in real time and automatically rolls back encrypted files — restoring the endpoint to its clean state within seconds, without relying on backups. This is a differentiating capability not available in all endpoint platforms.
Sophos was founded in the UK in 1985 and remains headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. UK public sector and NHS organisations benefit from Sophos's NCSC Cyber Essentials certification support and UK-specific support teams.
Intercept X uses a deep learning neural network (not a signature database) to detect both known and unknown threats. The model analyses hundreds of file attributes and has been validated on hundreds of millions of samples — delivering sub-millisecond verdicts.
Sophos X-Ops is a cross-functional intelligence unit combining SophosLabs research, SecOps practitioners, and AI threat analytics — producing real-world threat research that directly feeds the Intercept X deep learning model and MDR playbooks.
Synchronized Security — how it works
Sophos is the only vendor where endpoint and firewall actively share real-time threat intelligence. Security Heartbeat™ is a patented technology built into every Intercept X agent and XGS Firewall that creates a continuous, authenticated communication channel.
Endpoint is clean and communicating normally. Firewall applies standard policy.
Endpoint has an active PUA or policy violation. Firewall may restrict access.
Endpoint has active malware or is compromised. Firewall automatically isolates the device — network access blocked until remediated.
Frequently asked questions
Sophos MDR (Managed Detection & Response) is a fully managed security service where Sophos's team of 500+ expert analysts monitors your environment 24/7, hunts for threats, investigates incidents, and takes full response actions on your behalf. It is available in two tiers: MDR Essentials (alert and advise) and MDR Complete (full incident response, where Sophos acts directly). With 17,000+ customers, it is the largest dedicated MDR service globally.
Sophos Intercept X is an AI-powered endpoint protection platform (EPP) with EDR and XDR capabilities. Its deep learning neural network detects known and unknown malware without signatures. CryptoGuard™ detects and rolls back ransomware. Exploit prevention blocks memory-based attacks. All are available in tiers: Essentials, Advanced (adds EDR), and Advanced with XDR (adds cross-product detections via Sophos Data Lake).
Synchronized Security is Sophos's patented capability that creates a live communication channel (Security Heartbeat™) between Intercept X endpoints and XGS Firewalls. If an endpoint is compromised — even if it isn't blocked by the endpoint agent — the firewall immediately detects the degraded health state and restricts network access, preventing lateral movement. This is unique to Sophos and requires both Intercept X and XGS Firewall to be deployed.
The Sophos XGS series uses Xstream Architecture — a dedicated DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) streaming engine that performs TLS 1.3 inspection at full line rate without degrading throughput. Competing firewalls typically experience 50-80% throughput reduction when TLS inspection is enabled. XGS also features Synchronized SD-WAN, ZTNA integration, and Security Heartbeat™ — all managed from Sophos Central.
Yes. Sophos is one of the most widely deployed security platforms in the SME and mid-market segment globally. Sophos Central provides a single cloud console to manage all Sophos products — making it accessible for IT teams without a dedicated SOC. The MDR service is particularly valuable for smaller organisations without in-house security analysts, providing enterprise-grade threat response at a predictable cost.
Yes. Sophos MDR and Sophos XDR integrate with third-party tools including Microsoft 365 Defender, Crowdstrike, Palo Alto, and Splunk via the Open XDR framework. Sophos's broad ecosystem means the MDR service can monitor alerts from your existing tools alongside native Sophos telemetry — giving you full-environment coverage without rip-and-replace.
Deploy Sophos with Servnet
Servnet handles Sophos licensing, scoping, and deployment — from Intercept X endpoint rollout to full MDR onboarding — with UK-based support throughout.
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