Sophos Managed Threat Response
Sophos Managed Threat Response delivers 24/7 expert threat hunting and response, ensuring your business is protected against evolving cyber threats.
- 24/7 Monitoring: Continuous surveillance of your environment by expert security analysts.
- Proactive Threat Hunting: Dedicated analysts actively search for and neutralize threats before they impact your business.
- Rapid Response: Expert-led incident investigation and containment to minimize damage and downtime.
- Actionable Insights: Clear reporting and guidance to improve your overall security posture.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) is a fully managed threat detection and response service that provides expert security analysts to hunt for, investigate, and remediate threats on your behalf. It combines human expertise with advanced AI and threat intelligence to deliver proactive protection against sophisticated cyberattacks.
This service is ideal for small to mid-sized businesses that require enterprise-grade cybersecurity but lack the internal resources or expertise to manage it effectively. It integrates with your existing Sophos security products, providing a unified and powerful defense layer for your network, endpoints, and cloud environments.
- 24/7/365 Expert Coverage: Dedicated security operations center (SOC) analysts monitor your environment around the clock.
- Proactive Threat Hunting: Sophos MDR analysts actively search for advanced threats that bypass automated defenses.
- Guided or Fully Managed Response: Choose the level of intervention, from expert advice to full remediation actions.
- Integration with Sophos Ecosystem: Seamlessly works with Sophos Firewall, Intercept X, and other Sophos security solutions.
- Actionable Intelligence: Provides clear reporting and recommendations to enhance your security posture.
Sophos Managed Threat Response offers SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-level security expertise and proactive defense without the overhead of building an internal SOC.
What This Solves
Enable proactive threat detection and response
Enable teams to identify and neutralize advanced threats that evade automated security tools. Streamline incident response with expert-led investigation and remediation to minimize business impact.
cloud-based applications, on-premises servers, hybrid environments, remote workforce
Augment internal security expertise
Support organizations lacking dedicated 24/7 security operations center staff. Provide businesses with access to skilled threat hunters and incident responders to enhance their security posture.
limited IT staff, growing businesses, compliance-driven operations
Automate complex threat investigations
Automate the process of analyzing security alerts and investigating potential incidents with expert guidance. Reduce alert fatigue and allow internal IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives.
high volume of security alerts, distributed IT infrastructure, need for rapid incident resolution
Key Features
24/7/365 Threat Detection and Response
Ensures constant vigilance against cyber threats, minimizing the window of opportunity for attackers.
Expert Threat Hunting
Proactively identifies and neutralizes sophisticated threats that automated systems might miss.
Guided or Fully Managed Response Options
Provides flexibility to align with your team's capabilities and desired level of control.
Integration with Sophos Security Portfolio
Delivers a unified security experience and enhanced visibility across your environment.
Actionable Reporting and Insights
Empowers your team with clear information to understand threats and improve overall security.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector faces high volumes of sophisticated cyber threats and requires stringent data protection and compliance with regulations like GLBA and PCI DSS, which MTR helps address through continuous monitoring and rapid response.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data (PHI) and must comply with HIPAA, making robust, 24/7 threat detection and incident response critical to prevent breaches and ensure data integrity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies manage highly confidential client information, making them prime targets for data theft; MTR provides the necessary security oversight to protect this sensitive data.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments are increasingly targeted; MTR offers specialized threat hunting to protect these critical infrastructure components from disruption.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sophos Managed Threat Response?
Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) is a service where Sophos security experts actively hunt for threats, investigate suspicious activity, and take action to remediate them on your behalf, 24/7.
Who is Sophos MTR for?
It is designed for businesses of all sizes, particularly SMBs and mid-market companies, that need advanced threat detection and response capabilities but may not have the resources to build and staff their own Security Operations Center (SOC).
How does Sophos MTR integrate with my existing security?
Sophos MTR works best with Sophos security products like Intercept X and Sophos Firewall, providing a unified platform for detection and response. It can also ingest telemetry from other sources.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.