What is Sophos Mobile?

Sophos Mobile combines Mobile Device Management (MDM) for enrolling, configuring, and monitoring devices with Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) that helps protect users from mobile threats, all through Sophos Fusion, the Sophos AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System.

What is mobile device management (MDM)?

Mobile Device Management (MDM) is the administration of mobile devices used for work. MDM tools help IT teams enroll devices, configure settings, apply restrictions, distribute apps, maintain an inventory, and respond when a device is missing or noncompliant.

What is mobile threat defense (MTD)?

Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) helps identify and block risks that device-management controls alone may not address, including mobile phishing, malicious or unwanted apps, risky websites, and unsafe network activity.

Can mobile device management (MDM) and mobile threat defense (MTD) capabilities be purchased separately?

Sophos combines MDM and MTD in a single product experience and a single Sophos Mobile license. However, organizations that need only one capability can license Sophos Mobile Device Management or Sophos Mobile Threat Defense separately, if preferred.

How does Sophos Mobile help protect business data on personal devices?

Sophos Mobile supports policies and app-management approaches designed to separate and control business information without requiring visibility into personal content. Available controls depend on the device platform, ownership model, enrollment method, and configured policies.

Can Sophos Mobile manage corporate-owned and BYOD devices?

Yes. Sophos Mobile supports multiple ownership and enrollment approaches for corporate-owned and personally owned devices. Administrators can apply different policies and controls according to business requirements and the capabilities of each device platform.

Which operating systems does Sophos Mobile support?

Sophos Mobile supports iOS, iPadOS, and Android mobile devices, as well as Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS computers. See product documentation for details.

Does Sophos Mobile protect against phishing?

Sophos Mobile includes Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) designed to help protect users from phishing links and risky web destinations. Exact protection methods and supported browsers or traffic paths vary by platform and configuration.

Can Sophos Mobile manage apps?

Yes. Administrators can distribute and configure business apps, apply app-level controls, and support managed workflows. Available capabilities vary by operating system, ownership model, and enrollment type.

How is Sophos Mobile administered?

Sophos Mobile is administered through Sophos Fusion, the AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System that powers all Sophos solutions. This gives administrators a consistent place to manage policies, device status, alerts, and reporting as part of the broader Sophos environment.

How does Sophos Mobile fit with Sophos Fusion?

Sophos Mobile is part of Sophos Fusion. Mobile device telemetry flows into Sophos Fusion's unified context lake, so Sophos XDR and Sophos MDR can detect and respond to mobile threats alongside threats at your other control points. Explore Sophos Fusion

Sophos Mobile

Smarter mobile management. Stronger mobile protection.

Manage devices, apps, and business data while defending users against mobile threats, all through Sophos Fusion. Sophos Mobile brings mobile device management (MDM) and mobile threat defense (MTD) together to cut complexity, strengthen protection, and keep users working across corporate-owned and personal devices.

54%

of organizations experienced a data breach linked to an employee's mobile device.

Source: Ponemon Institute, Unlocking the Cost of Chaos

27%

of smartphone users experienced phishing, while 26% experienced mobile malware.

Source: Omdia 2025 Mobile Device Security Scorecard

52%

of users now have three or more devices.

Source: IDC 2025 Worldwide Endpoint Device Management Survey

YOUR CHALLENGES

Mobile management alone is not mobile security

Traditional device management tools can configure devices and deploy apps, but mobile users still face phishing, malicious apps, risky websites, and unsafe networks. IT teams need simple administration and Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) that work together.

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Diverse device estates

Different platforms, ownership models, and enrollment methods can force administrators into complex workflows and disconnected tools.

Mobile-first attacks

Phishing, malicious or unwanted apps, risky websites, and unsafe networks can bypass controls and expose credentials or business data.

Privacy and usability

Organizations need strong control of corporate data on personal devices without taking over the user experience or compromising personal privacy.

Why Sophos Mobile

Streamlined Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Manage devices, apps, content, and compliance through Sophos Fusion.
Use intuitive workflows for enrollment and everyday administration.
Apply controls tailored to corporate-owned and personal devices while keeping business data separate from personal information.
Automate policy-based action when devices fall out of compliance.

Stronger Mobile Threat Defense (MTD)

Protect users from phishing, malicious or unwanted apps, unsafe websites, and risky networks.
Bring mobile security context into Sophos Fusion, the cyber defense system that powers all Sophos solutions.
Manage a consistent security experience across mobile devices and the wider endpoint estate.

OVERVIEW

Everything you need to manage and secure your mobile devices

Sophos Mobile gives IT teams a straightforward way to manage devices, apps, content, and compliance with Mobile Device Management (MDM), while Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) helps protect users from mobile risks. Sophos Fusion brings these capabilities into a broader, connected cybersecurity experience.

Simplify mobile device enrollment and everyday administration with intuitive workflows.

Manage corporate-owned and personal devices with policies suited to each ownership model.

Go beyond device configuration with protection against phishing, malicious apps, unsafe websites, and risky networks.

Manage mobile devices alongside Sophos-protected endpoints in Sophos Fusion.

Detect and respond to mobile threats across your environment with Sophos XDR and Sophos MDR.

Keep track of every device with inventory, asset management, and detailed reporting.

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FEATURES

Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Threat Defense (MTD), working together

Replace fragmented tools with an intuitive experience that combines administration, business-data controls, and protection against mobile threats.

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The Sophos Mobile advantage

Flexible device management

Manage corporate-owned, personally enabled, and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs with enrollment and policy options designed for different ownership models.

Policy and compliance

Configure security settings and restrictions, monitor device posture, and automate policy-based action when devices fall out of compliance.

App and content management

Deploy and configure business apps, email, documents, and web access while keeping corporate information within approved workflows.

Containerized business data

Create a managed space for business apps and information, helping organizations protect corporate data while respecting user privacy.

Mobile threat defense

Extend protection beyond device configuration to help defend against phishing, malicious or unwanted apps, unsafe websites, and potentially risky network connections.

Conditional access support

Use device compliance status to help control access to business services.

Introducing the Sophos AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System.

Sophos Fusion

Sophos Mobile is part of Sophos Fusion, the industry's most complete cyber defense system, engineered for a world where threats move at AI speed.

Sophos Mobile secures devices and uploads Android, iOS, and ChromeOS data into Sophos Fusion’s unified context lake, enabling Sophos XDR and MDR to detect and respond to mobile threats.

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Better together: Sophos Mobile and Sophos Endpoint

Manage mobile and endpoint security together through Sophos Fusion. Cut tool switching, streamline policy management, and gain clearer visibility across every device your employees use for work.

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Sophos Endpoint and EDR

Protect desktops, laptops, and servers with prevention, detection, and response capabilities managed through Sophos Fusion.

Endpoint protection and EDR built to defeat AI attacks
Protect all the devices your employees use for work
Reduce tool switching with a unified management experience

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Sophos Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

Hunt for threats, perform IT ops tasks, and expand visibility by incorporating mobile threat and management data into Sophos XDR.

Check mobile devices for vulnerabilities or unwanted apps
Locate devices that are unpatched or have out of date software
Investigate and respond to threats across mobile, endpoint, network, email, and cloud, from a single workflow

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See why customers choose Sophos

A Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Endpoint, Email, MDR, and XDR.

Industry-leading endpoint protection verified by independent third-party testing.

A Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection.

A Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises.

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Frequently asked questions

Sophos Mobile combines Mobile Device Management (MDM) for enrolling, configuring, and monitoring devices with Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) that helps protect users from mobile threats, all through Sophos Fusion, the Sophos AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System.
Mobile Device Management (MDM) is the administration of mobile devices used for work. MDM tools help IT teams enroll devices, configure settings, apply restrictions, distribute apps, maintain an inventory, and respond when a device is missing or noncompliant.
Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) helps identify and block risks that device-management controls alone may not address, including mobile phishing, malicious or unwanted apps, risky websites, and unsafe network activity.
Sophos combines MDM and MTD in a single product experience and a single Sophos Mobile license. However, organizations that need only one capability can license Sophos Mobile Device Management or Sophos Mobile Threat Defense separately, if preferred.
Sophos Mobile supports policies and app-management approaches designed to separate and control business information without requiring visibility into personal content. Available controls depend on the device platform, ownership model, enrollment method, and configured policies.
Yes. Sophos Mobile supports multiple ownership and enrollment approaches for corporate-owned and personally owned devices. Administrators can apply different policies and controls according to business requirements and the capabilities of each device platform.
Sophos Mobile supports iOS, iPadOS, and Android mobile devices, as well as Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS computers. See product documentation for details.
Sophos Mobile includes Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) designed to help protect users from phishing links and risky web destinations. Exact protection methods and supported browsers or traffic paths vary by platform and configuration.
Yes. Administrators can distribute and configure business apps, apply app-level controls, and support managed workflows. Available capabilities vary by operating system, ownership model, and enrollment type.
Sophos Mobile is administered through Sophos Fusion, the AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System that powers all Sophos solutions. This gives administrators a consistent place to manage policies, device status, alerts, and reporting as part of the broader Sophos environment.
Sophos Mobile is part of Sophos Fusion. Mobile device telemetry flows into Sophos Fusion's unified context lake, so Sophos XDR and Sophos MDR can detect and respond to mobile threats alongside threats at your other control points. Explore Sophos Fusion
Yes. You can start a Sophos Mobile free trial to evaluate Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) capabilities for your organization. Get started