Solution Brief

Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender
Expert-led threat response forMicrosoft environments
Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft Defender monitors your IT environment
24/7 to detect and stop sophisticated cyberattacks that bypass Microsoft security tools. Sophos threat
analysts proactively hunt for signs of adversary activity and effectively respond to Microsoft security
alerts, enabling your team to focus on initiatives that drive growth for your business.

Use Cases
1 | 24/7 THREAT MONITORING
Desired Outcome: Extend your in-house team with Microsoft Certified experts who
respond to threats on your behalf.
Solution: The Sophos MDR team includes Microsoft Certified Security Operations Analysts
specializing in detecting and responding to advanced cyberattacks using custom
Microsoft response playbooks. Sophos provides the people, processes, and technology
to monitor 24/7 and stop threats using data from your existing solutions, freeing up yourinternal teams to focus on business enablement.

A Customers’ Choice in the 2023
Gartner®, Voice of the Customer
for Managed Detection andResponse Services report

2 | STOP THREATS MICROSOFT SECURITY TOOLS MISS
Desired Outcome: Detect and neutralize cyberattacks that Microsoft technologies alone
cannot stop.
Solution: Sophos MDR uses proprietary threat detection rules and world-class threat
intelligence to identify sophisticated adversary activities that may bypass Microsoft
security tools. Using turnkey Microsoft integrations, Sophos can protect your organizationfrom attacks including business email compromise (BEC) even without a Microsoft E5/A5
subscription.

Rated the Number 1 MDR
solution by customers in the G2
Winter 2024 Grid Reports

3 | EXTEND VISIBILITY ACROSS ATTACK SURFACES
Desired Outcome: Integrate an extensive range of Microsoft and non-Microsoft solutions.
Solution: Leverage telemetry from Sophos products, Microsoft tools, and dozens of othervendors including endpoint, firewall, network, email, cloud, identity, productivity, andbackup solutions, to extend visibility and stop attacks across your entire IT environment.
4 | DRIVE MORE BUSINESS VALUE
Desired Outcome: Balance cybersecurity risks and investments against business valueand outcomes.
Solution: Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender helps you balance the need to protect with
the need to run your business. Get more ROI from your existing security investments andimprove cyber insurance eligibility and premiums. Sophos helps meet essential insurance
requirements such as 24/7 monitoring and Endpoint Detection and Response, mitigatingrisk to your business.

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