Sophos

What the company sells

Sophos sells endpoint protection, a firewall product, and managed detection and response services. The company is headquartered in Oxford, U.K., and was acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2020 in a take-private transaction that valued it at approximately 3.9 billion dollars.

Categories

• EDR and XDR (primary category)
• Firewalls and NGFW
• MDR and managed SOC

Headquarters

Oxford, United Kingdom

Founded

Not established from our sources

Ownership

Owned by Thoma Bravo since 2020

Website

sophos.com

Products and services

• Sophos Endpoint

  Endpoint protection software that combines prevention, detection and response capabilities.

• Sophos Firewall

  A firewall product described by the company as a next-generation firewall.

• Sophos MDR

  A managed detection and response service providing ongoing monitoring and threat response.

Sources

1. SophosUndated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
2. SophosPublished February 3, 2025 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
3. SophosPublished March 2, 2020 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

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