Sophos Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
AI-native XDR platform protecting endpoints, users, email, cloud, identity, and network

AI-Assisted Investigations

Sophos XDR embeds generative AI throughout the investigation workflow. The AI Assistant accepts plain-English questions, analyses suspicious commands, summarises cases, and generates reports enabling analysts of any experience level to investigate faster and with greater confidence.

• AI Assistant for natural-language queries across all retained data.
• AI Case Summary instant narrative of what happened, what is impacted, and why it matters.
• AI Command Analysis translates suspicious commands into attacker intent for faster understanding.
• AI Search and Query Templates find the right data without requiring SQL or threat hunting expertise.

Prioritised Detections

High-risk activities are automatically surfaced to the top of the analyst queue across all monitored attack surfaces. Sophos XDR correlates signals from endpoints, network, email, cloud, and identity to eliminate noise and show what truly requires attention reducing alert fatigue across the security team.

• Automatic signal correlation across all data sources.
• Risk-ranked detection queue with context attached.
• MITRE ATT&CK mapping for every detection to expose coverage gaps.
• Automated case creation groups related detections into a single investigation.

Automated Response

Sophos XDR enables both automated and analyst-controlled response actions directly from the investigation console without pivoting to a separate tool or raising a manual ticket with the endpoint team.

• Process termination and network isolation of compromised endpoints.
• Ransomware rollback to restore encrypted files to their pre-attack state.
• Analyst-controlled actions: disable accounts, reset passwords, contain email, block domains.
• Deep Microsoft 365 response actions for threats within M365 environments.

Adaptive Attack Protection

When Sophos XDR detects hands-on-keyboard attacker behaviour indicating an active, human-led intrusion Adaptive Attack Protection automatically tightens endpoint defences to block techniques commonly used during the attack progression, without requiring manual escalation.

• Automatically activates when active attacker behaviour is detected.
• Blocks script execution, security tool tampering, and lateral movement techniques.
• Reverts to standard policy automatically once the threat is resolved.
• Sophos Endpoint protection included prevention and response from one licence.

Complete Cross-Environment Visibility

Sophos XDR ingests and correlates telemetry from Sophos and non-Sophos technologies across every layer of the environment eliminating the blind spots that attackers exploit when organisations rely on siloed point tools.

• Endpoints, servers, firewalls, NDR, ZTNA, email, cloud, mobile, and identity in one console.
• Third-party integrations: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, identity providers, network vendors, cloud security.
• Backup, recovery, and productivity platform integrations for full-context investigations.
• 30-day data lake for threat hunting and historical investigation across all sources.

Sophos XDR-Ready Integrations

Sophos XDR natively integrates with the full Sophos product portfolio, providing deep telemetry and bi-directional response actions across every Sophos-protected layer of your environment.

• Sophos Endpoint and Server Protection included with XDR subscription.
• Sophos Firewall and Network Detection and Response (NDR).
• Sophos Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
• Sophos Email Security.
• Sophos Cloud and Workload Protection.
• Sophos Mobile Device Management.
• Sophos Phishing Simulation and Security Awareness Training.

Third-Party Integrations

Sophos XDR is an open platform that ingests telemetry from your existing security investments no rip-and-replace required. Third-party integrations provide both visibility and, where supported, response actions.

• Microsoft 365 investigation and response actions within M365.
• Google Workspace identity and collaboration telemetry.
• Identity providers: Azure AD, Okta, and others.
• Network and firewall vendors: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, and more.
• Cloud security: AWS Security Hub, Azure Sentinel, Google Chronicle.
• Backup and recovery platforms.
• Productivity platforms for user activity context.

Data Retention and Threat Hunting

Sophos XDR retains 30 days of cross-environment telemetry in a searchable data lake. Analysts can run ad-hoc queries, use AI-assisted search templates, or write custom SQL-style queries to hunt for threats across the full retained dataset including from third-party sources.

Sophos XDR Specifications:

Legend: Fully supported   Partial / add-on required   Not available

Documentation:

Download the Sophos XDR Solution Brief (PDF).