Sophos XDR vs.

MDR
When to position Sophos XDR vs. Sophos Managed Threat Response

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Intercept X Advanced with XDR Discovery questions Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR)
Ì Have you heard of EDR or XDR
Overview Overview
Are you familiar with threat
Ì Do it yourself threat hunting and detection hunting? Ì Threat detection and response done for you
Ì Built on the world’s best endpoint protection Ì If you haven’t bought an EDR or Ì 24/7 human-led threat hunting
XDR tool why not?
Ì Add expertise, not headcount Ì Investigates suspicious activity,
with intelligent XDR Ì Are you aware of managed not just detections
detection and response (MDR)
Ì First XDR build for security Ì Others stop at notification, Sophos takes action
services?
analysts and IT admins
Ì How big is your team? How Why Customers Choose Sophos MTR
Why Customers Choose Sophos XDR many are dedicated to
Ì Looking for the best protection available
security?
Ì Believe they can conduct threat hunting
Ì Lack time and expertise to conduct threat
and security operations in-house Ì Do you have the resource
hunting and security operations in house
to conduct threat hunts,
Ì IT operations to maintain hygiene
investigations, and response Ì Peace of mind knowing MTR team is monitoring
Ì Move from reactive to proactive actions to identified threats?
Ì Costs less than building their own SOC
IT and security operations
Ì If you were going to search
Ì Less expensive than MTR for an active adversary in your Proof Points and Stats
network how would you go
Ì Overe 2,000 organizations protected
Proof Points and Stats about that?
Ì “34% of organizations say their biggest
Ì #1 - Sophos XDR has more customers Ì How long does a typical
challenge is that they lack skilled resources
than anyone (over 15K) response to a threat take you?
to investigate a cybersecurity incident
What steps do you take?
Ì “With 51% of organizations using EDR, and involving an endpoint to determine
another 31% considering doing so in the Ì What happens if a threat hits at root cause” – ESG Research1
near future, it has become a core capability 3am on a Sunday morning?
Ì By 2025, 50% of organizations will
for endpoint security” – ESG Research1
be using MDR services (up from less
than 5% in 2019) – Gartner2
1 https://www.esg-global.com/blog/soapa-discussion-on-edr-and-xdr-with-jon-oltsik-and-dave-gruber-video-part-1
2 Gartner, Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response Services, 26 August 2020, Analysts: Toby Bussa, Kelly Kavanagh, Pete Shoard, John Collins, Craig Lawson, Mitchell Schneider
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