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Attackers using frontier AI models can now find vulnerabilities and generate exploits faster than organizations can patch them. And when malicious code is already running before an alert fires, detection alone is too late.
When attackers move at machine speed, defenses need to move just as fast. That's what a prevention-first approach delivers: automatically blocking attacks before they execute.
We’re excited to announce that Sophos has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises 2026 Vendor Assessment (#US54123526, September 2026).
We believe this recognition reflects the strength of our prevention-first approach: stopping AI-era threats as early as possible while giving security teams powerful capabilities to detect, investigate, and respond.
According to the IDC MarketScape:
“Consider Sophos When: Organizations need a unified, open platform with strong third-party integration, native identity threat detection, and automation. SMBs to large enterprises are seeking out-of-the-box, protection-first endpoint security with minimal tuning.”
Prevention first, built for the AI era
AI gives attackers greater speed and scale, but successful attacks still depend on techniques that security controls can disrupt.
Sophos Endpoint is the strongest first line of defense against AI- and human-led attacks. A single lightweight agent combines AI-powered prevention, universal exploit prevention, ransomware protection, adaptive defenses, and built-in detection and response. Recommended protection technologies are enabled by default, with no configuration or tuning required.
Deep learning AI identifies known and previously unseen malware, including AI-generated and AI-mutated variants, before execution. More than 60 exploit mitigations, enabled by default on every process, block the exploit techniques that turn vulnerabilities into compromises. CryptoGuard monitors files for signs of malicious encryption by ransomware, blocks the offending process, and can automatically restore affected files.
The goal is straightforward: automatically prevent more threats from reaching the point where security teams need to investigate them.
Endpoint security connected through Sophos Fusion
Sophos Endpoint is part of Sophos Fusion, the Sophos AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System. Endpoint telemetry flows into a unified context lake in real time, alongside signals from other Sophos controls and 500+ third-party integrations. Synchronized Security™ turns that shared context into coordinated action: detections are prioritized across layers, and a threat found at one control point triggers a response across the environment. Backed by Sophos X-Ops threat intelligence and real-world incident response insights, intelligence compounds across the 625,000+ organizations Sophos defends, so every threat seen anywhere strengthens the defenses of all customers.
With Sophos Fusion, security teams manage their Sophos products, review detections and alerts from Sophos and third-party security controls, investigate suspicious activity, and remediate threats.
We believe Sophos’ recognition as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises 2026 Vendor Assessment reinforces the strength of this approach and our focus on helping organizations stop threats before they become business-disrupting events.
Learn more
Read the IDC MarketScape excerpt.
Learn more about how Sophos Endpoint delivers prevention-first, AI-powered endpoint security designed to stop attacks earlier, reduce operational complexity, and help security teams investigate and respond faster.
SOURCE: IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises 2026 Vendor Assessment, Doc #US54123526, September 2026.