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Sophos has unveiled major enhancements to its Security Operations portfolio, marking one of the company’s most significant milestones since acquiring Secureworks earlier this year. The expansion, anchored by the launch of Sophos Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), underscores the company’s accelerated integration of Secureworks’ technologies, expertise, and global threat intelligence into its product suite.
Sophos acquired Secureworks in February 2025 for $859 million, a move aimed at deepening its threat intelligence capabilities and expanding its managed security operations. In the months since the acquisition, Sophos has unified its security infrastructure and threat intelligence systems to deliver what it calls a “comprehensive defense ecosystem” for enterprises worldwide. Today, more than 75,000 organizations rely on Sophos’ extended detection and response (XDR) and managed detection and response (MDR) platforms for real-time protection.
The newly introduced Sophos ITDR platform gives organizations greater visibility into identity-related risks and helps detect, prevent, and respond to identity-based attacks—an area of cybersecurity that continues to grow rapidly. The company said the platform leverages Secureworks’ proven Taegis IDR technology, combining it with Sophos’ threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops, a unified task force that integrates advanced threat hunters, AI specialists, and security researchers.
This launch follows several key developments within Sophos’ Security Operations suite, including the rollout of Sophos Advisory Services earlier this month. The service offers organizations specialized penetration testing, security posture assessments, and mitigation strategies based on real-world threat data collected by the Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU). The CTU, integrated from Secureworks, now works as part of Sophos X-Ops, enhancing the company’s capabilities in dark web intelligence, adversary tracking, and law enforcement collaboration.
According to Raja Patel, Chief Product Officer at Sophos, these advancements reflect a major step forward in the company’s mission to blend technology with human expertise. “Sophos is redefining what it means to be a trusted security partner,” Patel said. “Our goal is to meet organizations wherever they are in their cybersecurity journey, combining deep intelligence, advanced automation, and global-scale expertise to outpace adversaries.”
Beyond identity protection, Sophos has expanded its endpoint and AI-driven threat detection capabilities. The company has simplified its endpoint security licensing structure, introduced new AI assistants to help analysts investigate threats more efficiently, and deepened integration across its XDR and MDR platforms. Starting November 2025, all XDR and MDR subscriptions will include third-party integration support for tools spanning endpoint, network, cloud, email, and identity systems—at no additional cost.
Patel added that these unified systems are designed to strengthen visibility and accelerate response times across hybrid IT environments. “With the intelligence of Sophos X-Ops powering every layer of our platform, we’re helping customers keep their businesses running securely against even the most sophisticated attacks,” he said.
The expanded portfolio positions Sophos as one of the few global security companies offering a truly integrated operations suite that combines identity protection, AI-enhanced analytics, and proactive threat remediation—all within a single platform. The company said its latest developments reaffirm its commitment to providing measurable security outcomes while enabling customers to simplify operations and reduce risk.
Sophos acquired Secureworks in February 2025 for $859 million, a move aimed at deepening its threat intelligence capabilities and expanding its managed security operations. In the months since the acquisition, Sophos has unified its security infrastructure and threat intelligence systems to deliver what it calls a “comprehensive defense ecosystem” for enterprises worldwide. Today, more than 75,000 organizations rely on Sophos’ extended detection and response (XDR) and managed detection and response (MDR) platforms for real-time protection.
The newly introduced Sophos ITDR platform gives organizations greater visibility into identity-related risks and helps detect, prevent, and respond to identity-based attacks—an area of cybersecurity that continues to grow rapidly. The company said the platform leverages Secureworks’ proven Taegis IDR technology, combining it with Sophos’ threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops, a unified task force that integrates advanced threat hunters, AI specialists, and security researchers.
This launch follows several key developments within Sophos’ Security Operations suite, including the rollout of Sophos Advisory Services earlier this month. The service offers organizations specialized penetration testing, security posture assessments, and mitigation strategies based on real-world threat data collected by the Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU). The CTU, integrated from Secureworks, now works as part of Sophos X-Ops, enhancing the company’s capabilities in dark web intelligence, adversary tracking, and law enforcement collaboration.
According to Raja Patel, Chief Product Officer at Sophos, these advancements reflect a major step forward in the company’s mission to blend technology with human expertise. “Sophos is redefining what it means to be a trusted security partner,” Patel said. “Our goal is to meet organizations wherever they are in their cybersecurity journey, combining deep intelligence, advanced automation, and global-scale expertise to outpace adversaries.”
Beyond identity protection, Sophos has expanded its endpoint and AI-driven threat detection capabilities. The company has simplified its endpoint security licensing structure, introduced new AI assistants to help analysts investigate threats more efficiently, and deepened integration across its XDR and MDR platforms. Starting November 2025, all XDR and MDR subscriptions will include third-party integration support for tools spanning endpoint, network, cloud, email, and identity systems—at no additional cost.
Patel added that these unified systems are designed to strengthen visibility and accelerate response times across hybrid IT environments. “With the intelligence of Sophos X-Ops powering every layer of our platform, we’re helping customers keep their businesses running securely against even the most sophisticated attacks,” he said.
The expanded portfolio positions Sophos as one of the few global security companies offering a truly integrated operations suite that combines identity protection, AI-enhanced analytics, and proactive threat remediation—all within a single platform. The company said its latest developments reaffirm its commitment to providing measurable security outcomes while enabling customers to simplify operations and reduce risk.
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