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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Dec. 05, 2022 \u2013\u00a0Sophos<\/a>,\u00a0a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has announced the general availability of\u00a0Sophos Managed Detection and Response<\/a>\u00a0(MDR) with new industry-first threat detection and response capabilities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sophos is the first\u00a0endpoint security provider to integrate vendor agnostic telemetry from third-party security technologies into its MDR offering, providing unprecedented visibility and detection across\u00a0diverse operating environments.\u00a0Sophos also introduced the\u00a0Sophos Marketplace<\/a>\u00a0and $1 million\u00a0Sophos Breach Protection Warranty<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The need for MDR services and specialized defenders has never been greater, as shown in today\u2019s new research, \u201cLockBit 3.0 \u2018Black\u2019 Attacks and Leaks Reveal Wormable Capabilities and Tooling<\/a>,\u201d from\u00a0Sophos X-Ops<\/a>,\u00a0the company\u2019s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. The research analyzes tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used by\u00a0LockBit<\/a>, one of\u00a0today\u2019s most prolific ransomware gangs, that are\u00a0similar to\u00a0BlackMatter<\/a>, and explains how the latest version of the ransomware, LockBit 3.0, adds wormable capabilities and uses legitimate pentesting tools to evade detection.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a second article, \u201cDetection Tools and Human Analysis Lead to a Security Non-Event<\/a>,\u201d Sophos X-Ops details a recent Sophos MDR use case involving credential theft, another technique that allows adversaries to impersonate legitimate users. In this case, the Sophos MDR team combined its\u00a0threat hunting intelligence with\u00a0information from the\u00a0customer\u2019s\u00a0third-party security appliance to thwart an attack.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe only way to reliably detect and neutralize determined attackers who increasingly combine the use of pentesting tools, stolen credentials and other stealthy tactics to maneuver undetected is with 24×7 eyes on glass, operating on signals from a diversity of event sources and employing actionable threat intelligence into real-time attacker behaviors,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Joe Levy, chief technology and product officer at Sophos. \u201cOrganizations are struggling to keep pace with well-funded adversaries who are continuously innovating and industrializing their ability to evade defensive technologies alone.\u00a0Sophos MDR can discover and intercept these steps\u00a0before they result in a data breach, ransomware or other type of costly compromise. Sadly, ransomware\u00a0persists as one of the greatest cybercrime threats to organizations, as evidenced in the Sophos\u00a02023 Threat Report<\/a>.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0raising the industry standard for how critical MDR services can be delivered to broaden visibility for better, faster detection and response.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Industry-First Detection and Response and the New Sophos Marketplace<\/strong> <\/p>\n In addition to Sophos MDR, Sophos Marketplace provides third-party integrations for Sophos\u2019 portfolio of services, products and technologies. Telemetry is automatically consolidated, correlated and prioritized with insights from\u00a0the\u00a0Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Sophos X-Ops<\/a>\u00a0threat intelligence unit.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Extended Protection Warranty<\/strong><\/p>\n Sophos stands behind its MDR customers with the new\u00a0Sophos Breach Protection Warranty<\/a>\u00a0that covers up to $1 million in response expenses for organizations protected by Sophos MDR Complete, Sophos\u2019 most comprehensive MDR offering. Underwritten solely by Sophos, the warranty covers endpoints \u2013 both Windows and Mac devices \u2013 and servers, and unlike competitive offerings, there are no warranty tiers or duration limitations for active customers. This Sophos Breach Protection Warranty is automatically included with all purchases and renewals of Sophos MDR Complete annual subscriptions through Sophos\u2019 global reseller partner network.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n More than 13,000 organizations already rely on Sophos\u2019 existing MDR service for 24\/7 threat hunting, detection and response by an expert team as a fully-managed service. The newest offering with third party integration capabilities is available now, and the service is\u00a0customizable with different tiers and threat response options, enabling customers to choose whether to have the Sophos MDR operations team execute full-scale incident response, provide collaborative assistance for confirmed threats, or deliver detailed alert notifications for their security operations teams to manage themselves.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Learn More About<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nSophos is the first leading endpoint security provider delivering MDR across both its own product portfolio as well as end users\u2019 existing security deployments.\u00a0To support this effort, Sophos launched the\u00a0Sophos Marketplace<\/a>, an open ecosystem of more than 75 technology integrations, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Check Point, CrowdStrike, Darktrace, Fortinet, Google, Microsoft, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Rapid7, and many others.\u00a0Expanded visibility\u00a0across these integrations and diverse operating environments\u00a0enables Sophos MDR experts to\u00a0better detect and remediate attacks with speed and precision,\u00a0regardless of customers\u2019 existing security solutions.<\/p>\n\n