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We’re pleased to announce new features to the Sophos AI Assistant, which puts easier case triage and investigation, MDR-grade expertise, guided workflows, and real-time threat hunting directly in the hands of every Sophos XDR and MDR customer. What is the Sophos AI Assistant? The Sophos AI Assistant is an integrated feature in Sophos Central that […]

Despite spending more than $18.5 billion on identity security products in 2024—a 15% increase year over year according to Gartner—identity remains the most common entry point for attackers. It’s the most used vector for initial compromise, and the trend is only expected to continue. This year alone, there have been over 800 million new sets of stolen credentials compromised as

Sophos is delighted to announce that Sophos Endpoint is now natively integrated and automatically included in all Taegis™ Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and Taegis Managed Detection and Response (MDR) subscriptions. Customers gain immediate access to combined prevention, detection, and response capabilities in a single platform – while lowering costs and simplifying operations. The integration follows Sophos’ acquisition of Secureworks

The cybersecurity world was jolted by the recent announcement that Palo Alto Networks will acquire CyberArk in a landmark deal valued at approximately $25 billion. Beyond the financial scale of the transaction, this acquisition marks a shift in how the industry views identity security. The recent acquisition validates what we’ve been emphasizing already: identity is both the

Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) Principal Analyst Todd Thiemann released his latest research on identity security, titled “Identity Security at a Crossroads: Balancing Stability, Agility, and Security.” The findings make one conclusion clear: with identity security growing more complex, teams believe consolidating capabilities into a single platform is a must to ensure visibility into what employees and non-human

Legacy operating systems that have reached end-of-support often lack security features and updates that are present in newer systems, making them targets for exploitation by adversaries. However, organizations within industries such as manufacturing and healthcare often need to run endpoints with these operating systems for specialized systems, including machinery and medical devices. Endpoints in operational

Email remains one of the primary malware delivery methods. With over 90% of successful cyberattacks starting with phishing1 and business email compromise (BEC) attacks accounting for nearly $3 billion in losses per year2, email security has never been more important. Furthermore, with the advent of generative AI (GenAI), these phishing and BEC attacks are expected to

Cybersecurity attacks are rising sharply in 2025, and Microsoft has been one among many prominent targets. Research shows that 70 percent of M365 tenants have experienced account takeovers1 and 81 percent have encountered email compromise2. To mitigate this ongoing risk, Rubrik and Sophos have formed a strategic partnership to help lean IT teams strengthen their cyber resilience and

Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending is projected to surpass $200 billion by 2028, according to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC). As organizations rapidly deploy more complex AI systems, the demand for high-performance infrastructure, like Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and AI accelerators, is surging. This growth exponentially increases computing power, energy consumption and data exchange

Sophos MDR is the world’s most trusted MDR service, with hundreds of cybersecurity experts providing 24-7 monitoring, prevention, detection, and response to more than 30,000 organizations worldwide. While Sophos MDR leverages telemetry from across our customers’ environments to detect and neutralize threats, one of the most significant advantages – and a key differentiator of the