# AI speed. Human judgment. ## Fully managed, 24/7 detection and response for the agentic era. AI handles speed and scale. Humans provide judgment and accountability. Sophos MDR is the world's largest Agentic SOC — AI investigates and responds in seconds, analysts own the outcomes. 0% of Sophos MDR cases are resolved end-to-end by AI 0 sec from alert to automated response 0+ security and IT integrations included. Bring your stack or use ours > With Sophos MDR augmenting our 24/7 SOC, we contained threats at the speed of diplomacy — protecting a truly global conversation in the heart of the Amazon. > > **Milton Sampaio, IT Coordinator for COP30** ## Protect your organization from AI-enabled threats that move faster than defenders can respond. Attackers are using AI and automation to move faster across endpoints, cloud, identity, email, and business applications, making threats harder to detect, investigate, and stop with standalone tools. ### Adversaries exploit AI and automation Attackers use AI to phish, map, script, and move faster across your environment - using legitimate credentials and trusted tools to evade traditional defenses. ### AI has expanded the attack surface Sensitive data now flows through email, files, SaaS applications, and collaboration tools, making it easier for attackers to reach and exfiltrate at speed. ### Effective defense requires an Agentic SOC Modern attacks demand AI‑accelerated operations that combine always‑on expertise, deep threat intelligence, and accountable response to hunt, investigate, and stop threats at speed and scale. ## Respond in seconds. Humans in command. When AI can act alone, it does. When judgment is needed, a human is already there. The right response, from the right responder, every time. AI or human, decided in seconds. An instant, AI-accelerated security operations center, with access to a global team of security experts. Agentic AI with full human accountability — reducing noise and accelerating investigations. Vendor-agnostic by design. Analysts operate with specialist-level depth across diverse vendor environments. Detection of human-led and AI-driven attacks designed to bypass security controls. Full-scale incident response included. Threats are fully removed, not just contained. No hourly caps. Proactive threat hunting, powered by autonomous agents and the latest threat intelligence. Intelligence compounded from 600K+ protected organizations across every industry and every region. Flexible service tiers and response modes to meet your risk, resources, and needs. Defense for every Microsoft plan, with the deepest Microsoft coverage on the market. ## Vendor-agnostic by design Defend against attacks that move across systems without replacing your existing tools. Sophos MDR operates with specialist-level depth across diverse architectures and vendor environments — including the most complete Microsoft security integration on the market — ensuring strong outcomes regardless of your technology stack. Sophos MDR is trusted by 39,000+ organizations worldwide, including those running Microsoft, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and other vendor environments. **350+ integrations included**, across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, email, and business applications. Sophos MDR is a Microsoft-verified Small and Medium Business (SMB) Solution through the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), validating deep integration with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Business to deliver stronger, faster protection across Microsoft environments. ## AI speed. Human judgment. One team. Sophos MDR combines agentic AI and human expertise — operating as one — to provide continuous support from a broad, cross‑discipline security team. ### Security Analysts 24/7 monitoring, investigation, and response, with AI-accelerated analysis and prioritization. ### AI and Automation Engineers Designing agentic AI and autonomous workflows to accelerate detection and response at scale. ### Threat Hunters Continuous, intelligence‑led threat hunting — agentic AI at scale, guided by human expertise. ### Incident Responders The right response, from the right responder, every time. AI or human, decided in seconds. ### Detection Engineers Designing and evolving detections for today’s threats, including AI‑enabled techniques. ### Threat Researchers Tracking adversary groups, campaigns, and emerging tactics. ## A trusted edge in the AI era ### Global scale Trusted by 39,000+ organizations worldwide, we see and stop more threats than anyone else, across every industry and every region, so you're better protected. ### Intelligence that compounds Every threat across every defended organization makes the next defense stronger. The system doesn't just scale. It gets smarter. ### AI-accelerated. Human-led Agentic AI delivers the speed, consistency and scale to protect against AI-driven attacks, with full human accountability. ## Speak with an expert Partner with an MDR provider that combines agentic AI and expert human oversight at scale. We own the response, so your team can focus on the AI transformation in front of them. ### MDR for the agentic AI era Learn about our AI-native 24/7 monitoring, threat hunting, and response capabilities. ### Customizable engagement models Our experts can recommend the right MDR service to meet your needs. ### Vendor-agnostic by design Bring your own stack and protect your existing technology investments. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is managed detection and response (MDR)? Managed detection and response (MDR) is an outsourced cybersecurity service that combines AI-driven threat detection technology with a team of human security experts who monitor, investigate, and respond to threats on an organization's behalf, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Unlike traditional security tools that generate alerts for an internal team to act on, MDR provides both the technology and the people, so threats are contained and eliminated without requiring organizations to hire, train, or retain their own security operations center (SOC) staff. ### Why should I deploy MDR? As the world's largest pure-play MDR provider, trusted by 39,000+ organizations worldwide, Sophos MDR combines an AI-Native Cyber Defense System with around-the-clock human security experts, delivering capabilities that neither technology nor people can achieve alone. ### How is Sophos MDR different from EDR or XDR? EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) and XDR (Extended Detection and Response) are technology tools that generate detection data but require a skilled security team to monitor, investigate, and act on it. Sophos MDR is a fully managed service that adds an AI-Native Cyber Defense System and a team of dedicated human experts on top of that technology layer. ### Who should deploy Sophos MDR? Sophos MDR is designed for organizations of all sizes and all stages of security maturity, from those with no dedicated security team to those looking to augment an existing one with AI-powered capabilities and specialist expertise. ### What are the benefits of deploying a Sophos MDR service? Sophos MDR delivers an instant AI-accelerated security operations center without the time, cost, and complexity of building one yourself. The core architectural advantage is that AI handles detection at scale, continuously ingesting and correlating signals across your entire environment, filtering noise, and surfacing only confirmed, high-priority threats. ### What are the key features of Sophos MDR? Key features of Sophos MDR include an AI-Native Cyber Defense System that ingests and correlates security data from across your environment — including more than 350 third-party integrations — to analyze, prioritize, and filter threats at scale. ### What are some common use cases for Sophos MDR? Common use cases for Sophos MDR include 24/7 threat monitoring powered by an AI-Native Cyber Defense System that continuously analyzes signals across endpoint, network, identity, email, and cloud environments. ### Does MDR help with cyber insurance requirements? Yes. Organizations using MDR claim 97.5% less on cyber insurance than those relying on endpoint protection alone, according to the Sophos Quantifying ROI Report (February 2025). ### How does Sophos MDR compare to other MDR providers? Sophos MDR differs from other MDR providers, including Arctic Wolf, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and others, in multiple areas, including scale, architecture, and accountability.