Sophos Endpoint Detection and Response for Users
Complete endpoint protection, detection, and response

Overview:

The industry’s most sophisticated AI-powered endpoint security solution

Sophos Endpoint delivers unparalleled defense against advanced cyberattacks with a prevention-first approach and best-in-class endpoint security. Sophos Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a comprehensive protection, detection, and response solution that includes Sophos Endpoint and is designed for security analysts and IT administrators. Protect and monitor your endpoints and servers for suspicious activity, whether they are in the office, remote, or in the cloud.

A prevention-first approach reduces your attack surface

Stopping attacks early is less resource-intensive than monitoring and remediating them later in the attack chain. Sophos Endpoint includes sophisticated protection technologies that block the broadest ranges of attacks. Web, application and peripheral controls reduce your attack surface and block common attack vectors, reducing the opportunities for attackers to penetrate your environment.

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A prevention-first approach stops threats quickly

Detecting and remediating threats as early as possible reduces risk. Sophos Endpoint stops threats quickly before they escalate, so resource-stretched IT teams have fewer incidents to investigate and resolve. Sophos delivers strong threat prevention capabilities, validated through consistent top scores in independent security tests.

Airtight ransomware protection
According to Microsoft’s 2024 Digital Defense Report, remote encryption is now seen in 70% of successful attacks, with 92% originating from unmanaged devices in the network. Sophos Endpoint provides the strongest zero-touch endpoint defense against both local and remote ransomware, leveraging advanced CryptoGuard technology to detect encryption attempts, regardless of the source.

• Blocks new and novel ransomware variants.
• Inspects file changes in real-time to detect malicious encryption.
• Prevents remote ransomware from encrypting files remotely over the network.
• Automatically rolls back any encrypted files to their original unencrypted state – using proprietary technology that doesn’t rely on the Windows Shadow Copy Service.
• Protects all file types and sizes with minimal performance impact.
• Safeguards the Master Boot Record (MBR) from advanced attacks targeting the hard disk.

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Adaptive defenses

Sophos Endpoint leverages industry-first dynamic defenses that automate protection by adapting in real-time to battle active adversaries and hands-on-keyboard attacks. The adaptive defenses block actions that might not seem malicious in a typical context but can be harmful during an attack. They dynamically respond to and disrupt active attacks, even when attackers have established a foothold, all without raising alarms or relying on malicious code

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Strong default policies and identifying drifts in security posture

By default, Sophos Endpoint comes with our recommended protection technologies enabled, immediately providing you with the strongest protection settings. There’s no need for complicated configuration or tuning. However, if you need it, you also have the option for more granular control.

Poorly configured policy settings, exclusions, and other factors can compromise your security posture. The account health check feature identifies security posture drift and high-risk misconfigurations and enables you to remediate issues with a single click.

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Accelerate detection, investigation, and response

Sophos EDR is a comprehensive protection, detection, and response solution designed for IT generalists and security analysts. Sophos EDR reduces your security risk by enabling you to respond to evasive threats and reducing the potential impact on your business. Sophos Endpoint is included and natively integrated with Sophos EDR.

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Live Response

Sophos EDR enables IT generalists and security analysts to perform IT operational tasks and remediate threats with speed and precision. A direct, secure, and audited connection to your endpoints and servers to investigate and remediate possible issues directly from your Sophos console.