Sophos: 14th time leader in Gartner

Sophos, a renowned global player in advancing and delivering cybersecurity services, has proudly announced its position as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP). This marks the 14th consecutive occasion that Sophos has achieved Leader status in this report.

Raja Patel, Chief Product Officer at Sophos, attributes this consistent recognition to the company’s leading-edge EPP solution. According to Patel, Sophos remains a Leader in the Magic Quadrant by steadfastly innovating its protection-first technologies to counter both existing and evolving cyber threats. Patel emphasizes the need for security vendors to stay dynamic in the face of adversaries seeking novel ways to evade detection or exploit security gaps.

Sophos Intercept X, the flagship EPP solution, safeguards over 300,000 organizations from ransomware, software vulnerabilities, and contemporary cyber threats. It utilizes deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) to fortify its defenses. The Adaptive Attack Protection feature disrupts ongoing attacks and dynamically deploys defensive measures, providing defenders with crucial additional time to counter intrusions. Additionally, the Account Health Check capability identifies security posture drift and misconfigurations, allowing for one-click remediation.

Sophos Intercept X with Extended Detection and Response (XDR) integrates telemetry sources from various technology and security providers, including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Systems, Fortinet, Check Point, Duo, Proofpoint, Darktrace, and others via the Sophos Marketplace. This integration enhances security operations, streamlines analyst workflow, and reduces workloads by automating responses and consolidating redundant alerts within a single console.

Sophos has received recognition as a Customers’ Choice in the Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) report this year. Notably, it is the sole vendor acknowledged as a Customer’s Choice across EPP, managed detection and response (MDR), network firewalls, and mobile threat defense. Sophos MDR, the most reviewed MDR solution on Gartner Peer Insights and G2, is the most widely used MDR offering, serving over 19,000 customers. It stands out as the only MDR service compatible with both end users’ existing third-party security deployments and Sophos offerings.

Hosted on the cloud-native Sophos Central platform, Sophos’ portfolio solutions form part of the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem. This ecosystem collects, correlates, and enriches security data with additional context, enabling automatic and synchronized responses to active threats. The platform is further enhanced by Sophos X-Ops’ real-time and historical threat intelligence and expertise.