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Introducing Sophos Intelix for Microsoft Security Copilot
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Threat Research

ransomware as a service

The Gentlemen

GOLD SHERWOOD

Ransomware

Ungentlemanly behavior: Insights into a ransomware operation

Analysis of 15 intrusions revealed tradecraft used by GOLD SHERWOOD affiliates

Products & Services

OpenAI

AI Cybersecurity

A call for collective action on cyber defense

Sophos joins organizations worldwide in supporting a coordinated and responsible approach to cyber defense.

Products & Services

Endpoint

network

MDR

EDR

XDR

Firewall

Sophos Ranked #1 Overall in Endpoint, XDR, MDR, and Firewall in the G2 Fall 2026 Reports

Sophos is the only vendor recognized as a Leader across all five of these core cybersecurity markets.

Threat Research

malvertising

infostealer

Sophos X-Ops

Fake AI, real malware: Attackers impersonating AI brands

A year of MDR casework shows attackers repeatedly exploiting demand for AI tools

Visibility and protection

Sophos Firewall offers the best protection to stop the latest hacks and attacks dead in their tracks – before they get on your network.

Deep packet inspection

The Xstream DPI Engine provides high-performance traffic scanning for intrusion prevention (IPS), antivirus (AV), web protection, and app control in a single streaming engine

TLS 1.3 inspection
Next-gen IPS
Zero-day threat protection
Proxy-based dual-engine AV scanning
Perimeter defenses
Country-based blocking policy

Encrypted traffic inspection

Xstream TLS 1.3 inspection with industry-leading performance, visibility, policy tools, and built-in intelligence removes an enormous blind spot in your protection

TLS 1.3 without downgrading
Hardware acceleration
Intelligent traffic selection
Prepackaged exception list
Powerful policy engine
Covers all ports/protocols
Supports all modern cipher suites
Unmatched visibility and error handing

Zero-day and machine learning (ML) protection

Sophos Firewall leverages Sophos' industry-leading ML technology, powered by SophosLabs Intelix, to instantly identify the latest ransomware and unknown threats before they get on your network

SophosLabs data scientists
Multiple ML models
Static file analysis
Dynamic file analysis

Cloud sandbox

Sophos zero-day dynamic file analysis uses next-gen cloud sandboxing, powered by deep learning and Sophos Endpoint technology, to protect against zero-day threats, including new ransomware and targeted attacks coming in through phishing, spam, or web downloads

Dynamic sandboxing analysis
Deep learning static file analysis

Web protection

Sophos' web protection engine is backed by SophosLabs Intelix and includes innovative technologies required to identify and block the latest web threats

Advanced web protection
Pharming protection
HTTPS scanning
Potentially unwanted app control
SophosLabs

DNS protection

Sophos DNS Protection provides a high-performance, cloud-based domain name resolution service for website compliance and security

Cloud-delivered name resolution
Powered by SophosLabs and AI technology
Blocks access to the latest malicious sites
Enables granular compliance policy enforcement

NDR Essentials

Sophos NDR Essentials provides a cloud-hosted Network Detection and Response solution to offload processing from the firewall while providing advanced AI detection of suspicious URLs and encrypted payloads

Cloud-delivered NDR
Powered by AI
Detects domain-generation algorithms
Detects suspicious encrypted payloads without decryption

Synchronized Security™

Our revolutionary Security Heartbeat ™ links your Sophos-managed endpoint with your firewall to share health and other valuable information to enable an automated and coordinated response, isolate threats, and prevent lateral movement

Security Heartbeat
Active threat response
Lateral movement protection
Destination heartbeat protection
Synchronized app control
Synchronized user ID

Active Threat Response

Sophos Firewall provides an immediate and automated response to active threats and adversaries to stop them dead in their tracks and prevent lateral movement

Multiple threat feeds supported, including those from Sophos X-Ops, Sophos MDR, and third parties
Blocks active threats immediately without the need for firewall rules
Utilizes Sophos Synchronized Security to automatically isolate managed endpoints, provide visibility, and protect against lateral movement

User identity

User identity-based policies and unique user risk analyses give you the knowledge and power to regain control of your users before they become a serious threat to your network

Powers all firewall policies and reporting
User threat quotient (UTQ) identifies the top-risk users on your network
Synchronized user ID
Flexible authentication options including directory services
Two-factor authentication (2FA) and one-time password support for access to key system areas

Application control

Complete visibility and control over allapplications on your network with deep packet scanning technology

Synchronized app control can identify all the unidentified applications currently running on your network

Visibility and control over thousands of applications
Cloud access security broker (CASB) cloud app visibility
Generative AI visibility and control
Synchronized app control
User-based application policies
Traffic shaping (QoS) prioritizes bandwidth allocation to critical applications and limits bandwidth for non-business applications

Web control

Full visibility and control over all your web traffic with flexible enforcement tools that work the way you need, with options for user and group enforcement of activity, quotas, schedules, and traffic shaping

Enterprise secure web gateway (SWG) policy model
Support for Sophos DNS Protection
Template-driven activity control with predefined workplace and compliance policies
Education and SafeSearch features
Comprehensive traffic enforcement
Traffic shaping (QoS)

Content control

Flexible, user-based monitoring and control of keyword content and downloadable content, including file types via FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS

Web keyword monitoring
File download filtering templates
Policy-based outbound email DLP
Web caching

Business applications

Combine next-gen firewall capabilities with our enterprise-class web application firewall to protect your critical business applications from hacks and attacks while still enabling authorized access

Next-generation IPS
Web application firewall
Granular, user-based protection

Email and data

Protect your email from spam, phishing, and data loss with our unique all-in-one protection that combines policy-based email encryption with DLP and anti-spam

Full Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) store-and-forward support
Live anti-spam
Secure PDF Exchange (SPX) encryption
Policy-based DLP
Self-serve user portal

Secure by Design

Sophos Firewall is the most secure and hardened firewall on the market that has unique features to keep your firewall and your network protected against attacks.

Firewall Health Check
Automated hotfix capability
Hardened kernel and architecture
Remote integrity monitoring
Encrypted and secure central management
Multi-factor authentication

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) with Next-Gen SIEM

Superior detection. Unmatched response. Open by design.

As AI expands the attack surface and accelerates threats, fragmented security tools can’t keep up. Sophos’ AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System unifies protection, detection, investigation, response, and long term data retention so your team can stop modern attacks faster.

500+

Vast, AI-assisted technology integrations give you complete visibility into human and AI-driven threats across attack surfaces using the tools you already have.

130+

Pre-built automation playbooks accelerate threat response, with flexibility to create more as needed.

10yrs

Data retention available for security and compliance-focused telemetry.

BEYOND INDIVIDUAL TOOLS BEYOND ISOLATED CONTROLSBEYOND FRAGMENTED SECURITY

Security That Operates as One

See how Sophos and Fortinet compare across the capabilities that matter most.

Capability	Sophos MDR	Fortinet
AI-NATIVE CYBER DEFENSE SYSTEM	Sophos Fusion A single, open cyber defense system where control points, agentic AI, threat intelligence, and human experts operate as one. More than 500 Sophos and third-party integrations extend visibility and coordinated response across existing investments.	No direct equivalent \| Security Fabric framework Fortinet Security Fabric connects products and shares intelligence, but broader outcomes commonly depend on separately deployed products, licenses, consoles, and configured integrations rather than a single vendor-engineered defense system
SECURE BY DESIGN	Protection built in, not added on Sophos Firewall combines secure defaults, hardened and containerized architecture, health checks, remote integrity monitoring, and over-the-air hotfixes that do not require a reboot.	Firmware-led maintenance FortiGate provides strong network security, but critical fixes commonly require firmware updates, maintenance planning, and reboots, with fewer equivalent built-in posture and fleet-level integrity controls.
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT	Beyond single-pane visibility Sophos Central provides a consistent cloud-native experience for managing and reporting across firewalls, endpoint, email, wireless, switches, XDR, MDR, and more.	Fragmented Experience Fortinet uses FortiCloud as an entry point, while deeper configuration, fleet management, analytics, and reporting may require FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, or other product-specific interfaces.
COORDINATED RESPONSE	Synchronized Security Security Heartbeat and Active Threat Response share context and automatically coordinate isolation and blocking across endpoint, firewall, switches, access points, XDR, and MDR.	Integration-led response Security Fabric can coordinate Fortinet products, but comparable workflows may depend on FortiAnalyzer, FortiClient EMS, IOC services, fabric connectors, and administrator configuration.
INCLUSIVE LICENSING	More included, fewer add-ons Cloud management, reporting, zero-touch deployment, and HA-friendly licensing are included, helping simplify operations and reduce costs.	May require additional components Equivalent capabilities may require additional subscriptions, products, or licensing, adding complexity to deployment, management, and reporting.
MANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE	Broad, cross-control-point MDR Sophos MDR monitors and responds across endpoint, network, email, identity, cloud, and supported third-party tools. MDR Plus adds remote incident response for major incidents.	Fortinet-centric MDR FortiGuard MDR is optimized for Fortinet telemetry and FortiEDR. Broader response and incident remediation scope may require additional services or customer action.

Capability

Sophos MDR

Fortinet

AI-NATIVE CYBER DEFENSE SYSTEM

Sophos Fusion

A single, open cyber defense system where control points, agentic AI, threat intelligence, and human experts operate as one. More than 500 Sophos and third-party integrations extend visibility and coordinated response across existing investments.

No direct equivalent | Security Fabric framework

Fortinet Security Fabric connects products and shares intelligence, but broader outcomes commonly depend on separately deployed products, licenses, consoles, and configured integrations rather than a single vendor-engineered defense system

SECURE BY DESIGN

Protection built in, not added on

Sophos Firewall combines secure defaults, hardened and containerized architecture, health checks, remote integrity monitoring, and over-the-air hotfixes that do not require a reboot.

Firmware-led maintenance

FortiGate provides strong network security, but critical fixes commonly require firmware updates, maintenance planning, and reboots, with fewer equivalent built-in posture and fleet-level integrity controls.

CENTRAL MANAGEMENT

Beyond single-pane visibility

Sophos Central provides a consistent cloud-native experience for managing and reporting across firewalls, endpoint, email, wireless, switches, XDR, MDR, and more.

Fragmented Experience

Fortinet uses FortiCloud as an entry point, while deeper configuration, fleet management, analytics, and reporting may require FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, or other product-specific interfaces.

COORDINATED RESPONSE

Synchronized Security

Security Heartbeat and Active Threat Response share context and automatically coordinate isolation and blocking across endpoint, firewall, switches, access points, XDR, and MDR.

Integration-led response

Security Fabric can coordinate Fortinet products, but comparable workflows may depend on FortiAnalyzer, FortiClient EMS, IOC services, fabric connectors, and administrator configuration.

INCLUSIVE LICENSING

More included, fewer add-ons

Cloud management, reporting, zero-touch deployment, and HA-friendly licensing are included, helping simplify operations and reduce costs.

May require additional components

Equivalent capabilities may require additional subscriptions, products, or licensing, adding complexity to deployment, management, and reporting.

MANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE

Broad, cross-control-point MDR

Sophos MDR monitors and responds across endpoint, network, email, identity, cloud, and supported third-party tools. MDR Plus adds remote incident response for major incidents.

Fortinet-centric MDR

FortiGuard MDR is optimized for Fortinet telemetry and FortiEDR. Broader response and incident remediation scope may require additional services or customer action.