Sophos

Sophos Managed Detection and Response

7.9 /10

What is Sophos Managed Detection and Response?

Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) provides 24/7 threat hunting, detection, and response capabilities delivered by an expert team as a fully-managed service. Built on our Intercept X Advanced with EDR technology, Sophos MTR fuses machine learning technology and expert analysis for improved threat hunting and detection, deeper investigation of alerts, and targeted actions to eliminate threats with speed and precision.

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Sophos Managed Detection and Response Ratings

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85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Sophos Managed Detection and Response?

0% Negative

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Effective Service
Helps Innovate
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Threat Intelligence

Prevention

Vulnerability Management

Proactive Threat Hunting

24/7/365 Security Monitoring

Technology Management

Incident Management

IOC Focus and Management

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms

Use of ML

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Sophos Managed Detection and Response Reviews

Prasanth P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Easy to configure and use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sophos Managed Detection and Response from other similar products?

Latest Technology Implementation

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not Applicable

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Not Applicable

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Threat alerts are not prioritized as I would like

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy
Effective Service

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

Nice product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Reliable
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Saves Time

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What is Sophos Managed Detection and Response?

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Sophos Managed Detection and Response Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Sophos Managed Detection and Response?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Threat Intelligence Security threat intelligence feed integration with ability to update multiple uses and control updating behaviors.

Prevention Offers capable next-gen AV (NGAV) and host protection.

Vulnerability Management Discover and fix vulnerabilities in the system.

Proactive Threat Hunting Leverages TTPs, threat Intelligence, and IOCs, to create hypotheses in order to investigate and identify abnormal activity that may be malicious.

24/7/365 Security Monitoring MDR provider should include a team of experienced security analysts monitoring the network 24/7 to identify abnormal activity and mitigate against threats.

Technology Management Continuously manages and monitors systems and technology. Integrates with existing technology.

Incident Management Includes incident diagnosis, escalation, investigation, resolution and recovery, and closure.

IOC Focus and Management Should include a wide variety of IOCs, but is more focused on behaviors and behavioral detection; IOCs are not as simple to manage.

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework Threat modeling capabilities and allows for mapping use cases to established TTPs, in order to facilitate rapid incident response.

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms System archives incidents and produces comprehensive reports to stakeholders about current vulnerabilities and past vulnerabilities and remediation efforts.

Use of ML Provide analytics and other advanced technologies to correlate data, assign priority to alerts, and provide business context for evaluating security incidents.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Sophos Managed Detection and Response Reviews

Prasanth P.

Easy to configure and use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Threat alerts are not prioritized as I would like

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nice product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Threat Intelligence

Prevention

Vulnerability Management

Proactive Threat Hunting

24/7/365 Security Monitoring

Technology Management

Incident Management

IOC Focus and Management

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms

Use of ML

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features