Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender provides critical layer of security across Microsoft environments

Security Published 23rd August 2023

Sophos has launched its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft Defender – a fully managed offering that provides robust threat response capabilities for organisations using Microsoft Security. Support and advice on the solution is available right away from the Security Solutions team at TD SYNNEX.


► Consolidates, correlates and prioritises telemetry from multiple Microsoft solutions

► Provides added layer of protection for customers


As a leading distribution partner for Sophos and Microsoft, TD SYNNEX is ideally placed to help you take full advantage of the significant opportunities that Sophos MDR brings to deliver higher levels of protection to customers.

Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender provides critical layer of security across Microsoft environments

Casey Phillips, business manager – Sophos at TD SYNNEX, said: ‘This is big news for channel partners delivering Microsoft Security offerings. It takes more than technology to stop the most determined attacks and with Sophos MDR, backed by our cybersecurity expertise, they can ensure their customers are fully protected and able to maximise value from their existing Microsoft deployments.’

Sophos MDR for Microsoft Defender adds a critical layer of 24/7 protection across the Microsoft Security suite of endpoint, SIEM, identity, cloud, and other solutions to safeguard against data breaches, ransomware and other active adversary cyberattacks.

The solution integrates telemetry from a broad range of Microsoft Security tools, including:

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Microsoft Defender for Identity
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
  • Identity Protection (Azure Active Directory)
  • Office 365 Security and Compliance Center
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Office 365 Management Activity

Telemetry from these sources is consolidated, correlated and prioritised, automatically, with insights from the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem and the Sophos X-Ops threat intelligence unit. This enables the Sophos MDR operations team to identify and stop more threats than Microsoft Security tools – or any security technology – can on their own.

Sophos MDR is already the most widely used MDR offering with more than 17,000 customers worldwide. It is the only MDR service that can be delivered across end users’ existing third-party security deployments as well as Sophos offerings. In addition to Microsoft, it can integrate telemetry sources from AWS, Google, Palo Alto Networks, and many others.

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