Sophos named a Chief within the 2024 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response (MDR) – Sophos Information

We’re delighted to announce that Sophos has been named a Chief within the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 2024 Vendor Evaluation (doc #US49006922, April 2024).

The IDC MarketScape research evaluates the capabilities and enterprise methods of 19 managed detection and response service distributors, and positions Sophos within the Leaders Class. We imagine this recognition demonstrates that Sophos is a perfect selection for organizations seeking to elevate their defenses with a tried-and-true 24/7 expert-led managed detection and response.

Sophos was additionally not too long ago named a Chief within the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Fashionable Endpoint Safety for Midsize Companies 2024 Vendor Evaluation (doc #US50521323, February 2024) and within the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Fashionable Endpoint Safety for Small Companies 2024 Vendor Evaluation (doc #US50521424, March 2024).

Following the evaluation, Craig Robinson, Analysis Vice President of Safety Providers, IDC, mentioned: “Organizations searching for value certainty, whether or not that’s by means of their simplified predictable pricing technique, or searching for limitless incident response providers paired with a $1M guarantee, ought to think about using Sophos for his or her MDR wants.”

Read the excerpt

Simplicity and adaptability

“With easy pricing and versatile service fashions, Sophos is known as a Chief within the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 2024 Vendor Evaluation for offering an easy-to-understand choice for firms seeking to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and tackle advanced safety wants,” mentioned Craig Robinson, Analysis Vice President of Safety Providers, IDC. “The current introduction of Sophos Managed Threat additionally demonstrates their dedication to addressing the evolving challenges of their prospects in an ever-changing cybersecurity panorama.”

The IDC MarketScape analysis refers back to the flexibility and compatibility provided by Sophos Managed Detection and Response, noting that:

“Sophos MDR has expanded its detection capabilities past its Sophos merchandise. Knowledge is collected from third-party alert sources throughout a number of domains, which embody however usually are not restricted to endpoint, firewall, cloud, and identification. IDC acknowledges that getting a whole view of assaults typically requires the gathering, evaluation, and correlation of related community knowledge together with different telemetry.”

Limitless full-scale incident response

Sophos MDR Full and Sophos MDR Necessities service tiers are designed to align to the client maturity journey. With each service tiers together with 24/7 expert-led investigation and response and risk looking, the IDC MarketScape notes:

“The core differentiator of MDR Full is that it features a distinctive unmetered, full-scale incident response providing at no extra cost. The Sophos Breach Safety Guarantee covers as much as $1 million in response bills for qualifying prospects.”

Get the excerpt

To be taught extra about why Sophos was named a Chief within the 2024 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response, read the excerpt here.

Extra Sophos buyer and analyst validation

Sophos’ recognition as a Chief on this IDC MarketScape for managed detection and response providers comes on the heels of a number of buyer endorsements and third-party validations, together with: