This is the 11th time in a row Sophos has been positioned as Leader

OXFORD, U.K. — August 23, 2019 —

Sophos (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced that Gartner, Inc., has once again positioned Sophos as a Leader in its Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms1. This is the 11th time in a row Sophos has been positioned as Leader.  

We believe our placement is driven by our strong endpoint protection, real-world endpoint detection and response (EDR) usability, as well as our unifying platform, Sophos Central. We believe Gartner recognized Sophos for our proven record at stopping ransomware, the deep learning technology that blocks never-seen-before malware, and our anti-exploit technology. These are some of the ensemble of technologies available in Intercept X.

“Recent awareness of million dollar ransomware payments and GDPR fines indicates that IT managers are still not putting in place the protection they need to prevent cyberattacks. This is in part because they are inundated with threats coming from all directions and, in some cases, cybercriminals are using multiple methods and payloads along a single attack chain,” said Dan Schiappa, chief product officer at Sophos. “We believe Gartner’s recognition  underscores how critical this endpoint product is to every organization’s security strategy. In our opinion, Gartner’s placement of Sophos in the Leaders quadrant 11 times in a row also demonstrates how Sophos is constantly innovating cybersecurity. This includes the development of EDR for endpoints and servers for advanced threat investigations.”   

In addition to this industry recognition, Sophos recently achieved the following industry awards for Intercept X:

A complimentary copy of the Gartner Magic Quadrant Report for Endpoint Protection Platforms is available from Sophos.

1Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, August 2019.

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Über Sophos

Sophos ist ein weltweit führender und innovativer Anbieter fortschrittlicher Sicherheitslösungen zur Abwehr von Cyberangriffen. Das Unternehmen übernahm Secureworks im Februar 2025 und brachte damit zwei Pioniere zusammen, die die Cybersicherheitsbranche mit ihren innovativen, nativen und KI-optimierten Dienstleistungen, Technologien und Produkten neu definiert haben. Sophos ist der größte, reine Anbieter von Managed Detection and Response Services (MDR) und unterstützt mehr als 28.000 Organisationen. Zusätzlich zu MDR und anderen Dienstleistungen umfasst das komplette Portfolio von Sophos branchenführende Endpunkt-, Netzwerk-, E-Mail- und Cloud-Sicherheitslösungen, die über die Sophos-Central-Plattform zusammenarbeiten und sich für bestmöglichen Schutz kontinuierlich anpassen. Secureworks bietet das innovative, marktführende Taegis XDR/MDR, Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), SIEM-Funktionen der nächsten Generation, Managed Risk und ein umfassendes Angebot an Beratungsdienstleistungen. Sophos vertreibt all diese Lösungen über Reseller-Partner, Managed Service Provider (MSPs) sowie Managed Security Service Provider (MSSPs) und schützt damit mehr als 600.000 Organisationen weltweit vor Phishing, Ransomware, Datendiebstahl sowie anderer alltäglicher und staatlich initiierter Cyberkriminalität. Die Lösungen stützen sich auf historische und Echtzeit-Bedrohungsdaten von Sophos X-Ops sowie der neu hinzugefügten Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Der Hauptsitz von Sophos befindet sich in Oxford, U.K. Weitere Informationen unter www.sophos.de.