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Sophos

CISO Tribune company record: Sophos, security vendor (EDR and XDR)

Where Sophos appears on the record (102)

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In the vendor directory (5)

What the company sells

Sophos sells security solutions managed through Sophos Fusion, a single cloud-based platform for IT security protection. Sophos describes Sophos Fusion as a system that sees everything, connects everything and enables defenses to respond as one. Sophos Fusion is accessible from anywhere, on any device, at any time, with nothing extra to deploy or pay for. Sophos Fusion integrates natively with Sophos solutions and 500+ third-party technologies.

Fusion AI is the intelligence layer within Sophos Fusion, and Sophos says human experts remain accountable. Sophos says every new threat seen across the 625,000+ organizations it defends elevates protection for all, automatically. Sophos says its solutions stop AI- and human-led threats before they can impact a business. Sophos takes a prevention-first approach, blocking ransomware, phishing and credential-based attacks before they spread. Sophos describes capabilities to discover and manage AI usage across an organization and reduce AI-driven risk.

On the network side, Sophos says its next-gen firewalls serve distributed and growing enterprises with the most complex networks. Sophos Xstream Flow processors in XGS 2U appliances provide dedicated hardware acceleration. All 2U rackmount models are powered by a high-speed CPU plus an Xstream Flow processor for traffic acceleration. All 2U appliances come with two standard Flexi Port expansion bays plus one or two bays for larger high-density modules. Maximum port density is 48 on the XGS 5500, 68 on the XGS 6500, or 70 on the XGS 7500/8500 using optional modules. Sophos says Flexi Port modules let customers adapt an appliance rather than purchase new hardware mid-term. Sophos describes sufficient headroom for key threat protection features such as TLS inspection, sandboxing, and AI-driven threat analysis. All 2U rackmount appliances are supplied with rackmount sliding rails.

Sophos Firewall includes features tailored to the IT needs of higher education, K-12, and primary and secondary institutions. Sophos Firewall includes built-in policies for CIPA and predefined activities. Sophos Firewall includes features like SafeSearch, YouTube restrictions, and keyword filtering to enable child safety online. Sophos Firewall lets administrators add Chromebook users to its authentication options for user-based policy and reporting. Xstream TLS inspection in Sophos Firewall addresses encrypted traffic passing through firewalls unchecked.

Sophos Firewall and Sophos Endpoint work together to share health information over Sophos Security Heartbeat. Sophos Endpoint shares the application path and executable with Sophos Firewall over Sophos Security Heartbeat. Sophos Firewall uses dynamic firewall rules and lateral movement protection to isolate a compromised host. The Sophos Fusion dashboard consolidates all alerts.

Sophos also sells 2.5 and 10 GE multi-gigabit switches. The 200 Series models are equipped with 2.5 GE and 1 GE ports, and 8, 24 and 48-port models are available. The 1000 series currently consists of a single 8-port model with 10 GE ports plus SFP+. The multi-gigabit switches include Power over Ethernet on all models, with PoE++ support on some. Sophos sells a cloud-managed Wi-Fi solution that supports the Wi-Fi 6/6E AP6 Series. Sophos offers integration with Sophos MDR/XDR or third-party solutions via API to block compromised hosts.

For managed services, Sophos describes fully managed, 24/7 detection and response. A customer quote says Sophos Managed Detection and Response helps look at every single endpoint and activities and spot something potentially malicious. Sophos quotes simple per-user and per-server pricing with no hidden extras. Sophos describes cloud-based delivery with no big upfront infrastructure costs and no maintenance fees. Sophos describes three Response Modes for flexible deployment.[1][10][11][12][13]

Categories
Headquarters
Oxford, United Kingdom[2]
Founded
Not established from our sources
Ownership
Owned by Thoma Bravo since 2020[3][7][8][9]
CISO on record
Not yet on our record. Send a verified source
Website
sophos.com

Products and services

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  • Sophos Fusion[6][7][10]

    Sophos Fusion is a single cloud-based platform for managing IT security protection.

    Sophos Fusion integrates natively with Sophos solutions and 500+ third-party technologies. The Sophos Fusion dashboard consolidates all alerts. Fusion AI is the intelligence layer within Sophos Fusion.

  • Sophos Firewall[1][10]

    Sophos Firewall includes features for higher education, K-12, and primary and secondary institutions.

    Sophos Firewall includes built-in policies for CIPA and predefined activities. Sophos Firewall includes features like SafeSearch, YouTube restrictions, and keyword filtering. Sophos Firewall uses dynamic firewall rules and lateral movement protection to isolate a compromised host.

  • Sophos Managed Detection and Response[7]

    Sophos describes fully managed, 24/7 detection and response.

    Sophos quotes simple per-user and per-server pricing with no hidden extras. Sophos describes three Response Modes.

Competitors and alternatives

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  • G2 · 5.0 out of 5[8]seen November 4, 2026

Named customers

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Recent news

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  • October 1, 2026

    Sophos launched CISO Advantage, an agentic AI service that links security operations to security strategy, rolling out across North America, the UK and Europe. Sophos[5]

  • July 15, 2026

    Sophos announced Sophos Fusion, a defense system combining its endpoint, network, email, cloud, identity and security operations products in one architecture. Sophos[6]

References

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  1. [1]ProductsSophos · sophos.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  2. [2]Sophos completes secureworks acquisitionSophos · sophos.com · published February 3, 2025 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  3. [3]Sophos announces completion of take private acquisition by thoma bravoSophos · sophos.com · published March 2, 2020 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  4. [4]Case studiesSophos · sophos.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  5. [5]Sophos launches ciso advantage bringing ciso level security strategy within reach of every organizationSophos · sophos.com · published October 1, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  6. [6]Sophos fusion ai native cybersecurity defense systemSophos · sophos.com · published July 15, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  7. [7]Sophos: Cyber Resilience for the Agentic AI EraSophos · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  8. [8]Sophos Firewall Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  9. [9]Sophos Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  10. [10]School Protection | SophosSophos · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  11. [11]XGS Series Firewalls - Distributed Edge - Enterprise & Campus - 2U ModelsSophos · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  12. [12]Compare 200 and 1000 Series Sophos Switches - Multi-gigabit ModelsSophos · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
  13. [13]Free Quote: Sophos MDR for Microsoft DefenderSophos · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

Last verified September 27, 2026. Our code found the quoted passage behind each fact on its source page when the fact was recorded, and re-checks every record against its sources each month.

Recorded September 27, 2026, expanded November 4, 2026 from the references above.

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Security leadership

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Questions CISOs ask about Sophos

What does Sophos sell?
Sophos sells Sophos Fusion, Sophos Firewall and Sophos Managed Detection and Response. Sophos Fusion: Sophos Fusion is a single cloud-based platform for managing IT security protection. Sophos Firewall: Sophos Firewall includes features for higher education, K-12, and primary and secondary institutions. Sophos Managed Detection and Response: Sophos describes fully managed, 24/7 detection and response.
Who does Sophos fit?
From its own pages, Sophos sells mainly to distributed and growing enterprises with complex networks, which its XGS 2U firewalls target. Sophos also sells firewalls for SMB and branch offices, and plug-and-play security for smaller branch offices and remote sites. Sophos Firewall includes features tailored to higher education, K-12, and primary and secondary institutions.
How does CISO Tribune file Sophos?
CISO Tribune files Sophos under EDR and XDR, with Firewalls and NGFW and MDR and managed SOC as secondary categories.
Where is Sophos headquartered?
Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Who owns Sophos?
Sophos is owned by Thoma Bravo, which acquired it in 2020.
Which customers does Sophos name?
Organizations publicly named as Sophos customers on CISO Tribune's record: Jotun, National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, London South Bank University, Town of Gilbert and DFS Group.

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