Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Complete endpoint protection, detection, and response
Sophos Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a comprehensive endpoint security solution designed for security analysts and IT administrators. Protect your endpoints and servers from advanced, human-led attacks, whether they are in the office, remote, or in the cloud.
62%
Sophos IR cases caused by compromised credentials — a threat that preventive tools alone can’t easily see and stop.
41%
IT and security teams reported increased anxiety or stress about future attacks.
126%
Increase in unique legitimate executables used by attackers to evade detection.
See why customers choose Sophos
A Leader in G2 Overall Grid® Reports for Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) as rated by customers.
A 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ “Customers’ Choice” vendor for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP).
A Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the 16th consecutive time.
A strong performer in MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations for Enterprise Products (EDR).
YOUR CHALLENGES
Protect and monitor for suspicious activity and evasive threats
Adversaries are increasingly deploying sophisticated tactics to avoid being blocked by preventive cybersecurity solutions. Real-time and continuous monitoring is required to detect human-led attacks and prevent breaches.
Sophisticated attacks using evasive techniques
Attackers attempt to avoid triggering preventive security tools to allow more time for a comprehensive breach, and the ability to monetize their attack.
Prioritizing what to investigate
Security tools can generate a large volume of alerts. Knowing which alerts are essential to investigate can be the difference between detecting a threat and missing it.
Team skills and agility
Organizations may lack the necessary knowledge and skills to respond effectively to advanced threats, increasing risk and potential impact.
OVERVIEW
Best-in-class endpoint protection, detection and response
Sophos EDR is a comprehensive endpoint security solution designed for security analysts and IT administrators.
Stop more threats up front to reduce your workload with Sophos’ prevention-first approach.
Gain insights into suspicious activity and evasive threats across your endpoints and servers.
Investigate and respond to suspicious activity quickly and efficiently with outcome- focused AI -tools.
FEATURES
Elevate your endpoint defenses
Sophos EDR strengthens your endpoint defenses by enabling you to identify, investigate, and neutralize evasive threats.
Accelerate detection, investigation and response
Sophos Endpoint included
The industry’s most sophisticated AI-powered endpoint security solution, including robust defenses against local and remote ransomware, and adaptive defenses is included with Sophos EDR. Learn more: Sophos Endpoint
Supports non-Sophos endpoint protection
You can choose to use Sophos Endpoint (included) or a non-Sophos endpoint protection agent like Microsoft Defender.
Automated responses
Fully automated actions like process termination, ransomware rollback, network isolation, and adaptive attack protection, contain threats rapidly and save your team valuable time.
Security analyst responses
Your team can isolate an endpoint or manually engage adaptive attack protection while they investigate suspicious activity, use live response for direct and audited shell access to your devices, and more. Video: Adaptive Attack Protection
AI-prioritized detections
Easily identify suspicious activity that needs immediate attention. Sophos EDR automatically prioritizes detections based on risk, providing full context.
AI case summary
Provides an easy-to-understand overview of detections and recommended next steps, helping you make smart decisions fast.
AI search
Find the data you need quickly, using natural language queries and pre-canned search prompts. No complex SQL required.
AI command analysis
Analyzes complex command line arguments to uncover their intent and impact, with explanations in plain language.
Rich and real-time insights
Analyze endpoint activity in real-time with access to rich on-device data, and search historical events using the Sophos data lake, even when devices are offline.
Device exposure
Identify risky, out-of-date devices that are most vulnerable to threats, enabling you to act quickly to reduce risk.
MITRE ATT&CK Framework mapping
Threat detections are automatically mapped to MITRE ATT&CK Tactics, enabling you to easily identify gaps in your defenses.
Multi-platform support
Protect endpoints and servers, both on-premises and in the cloud, across Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems — including legacy platforms.
Powerful capabilities for IT Operations and security operations
IT generalists and security analysts can perform operational tasks and remediate threats with speed and precision. Direct, secure, and audited remote shell access to your devices enables you to:
- Install and uninstall software.
- Terminate active processes.
- Run scripts, programs, third-party forensic tools.
- Edit configuration files.
- Shut down and reboot devices.
- And more.
Stop breaches before they start
Most EDR solutions force you to waste valuable time investigating incidents their protection should have blocked. Sophos EDR includes Sophos Endpoint, offering complete protection, detection, investigation and response in a single, unified agent.
Validated by consistent top scores in independent security tests, Sophos Endpoint automatically stops more threats before they escalate, so resource-stretched IT teams have fewer incidents to investigate and resolve.
Already using Sophos Endpoint? Add EDR with a single click in your Sophos console — no no additional agents to install.
RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Cybersecurity for all your needs
Sophos Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Extend visibility beyond endpoints and servers, across your entire IT environment, by integrating data from your existing technology investments.
- Gain insights into evasive threats across all key attack vectors.
- Optimize your investigations with streamlined workflows.
- AI-powered tools accelerate security operations.
- Accelerate and automate response.
- Leverage a fully integrated ecosystem of Sophos and non-Sophos technologies.
- Compatible with your existing cybersecurity tools.
- Includes endpoint protection and EDR features as standard.
Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Free up IT and security staff and benefit from superior security outcomes delivered as a managed service by our highly skilled analysts.
- Instant security operations center (SOC).
- 24/7 threat detection and response.
- Proactive threat hunting.
- Full-scale incident response.
- Keep the cybersecurity software you already have.
- The most robust MDR service for Microsoft environments.
- Breach protection warranty.
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