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Compare Sophos to CrowdStrike

Prevent breaches, ransomware, and data loss with Sophos Endpoint and Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Sophos provides on-device protection and automated response that eliminates threats in real-time. CrowdStrike gathers and analyzes data in the cloud, slowing response time.

Sophos vs CrowdStrike

FEATURES	Sophos	CrowdStrike
Attack Surface, Pre- and Post-Execution
Attack surface reduction, with multiple technologies for web protection, application control, and device control that eliminate attack vectors and protect against data loss		Partially provided
Strong protection by default, with no configuration required		Partially provided
Defenses that automatically adapt to human-led attacks
Automated Account Health Check to maintain a strong security posture
Security Heartbeat to share health and threat intelligence between multiple products
Automatic document rollback after encryption by ransomware
Protection from remote (over the network) ransomware encryption		Partially provided
Feature parity across Windows, macOS, and Linux	Partially provided	Partially provided
Management, Investigation, and Remediation
Single management console for managing and reporting
Alert triage and assistance
Extensive threat-hunting and investigation capabilities
Suitable for customers without an in-house SOC
Suitable for large enterprise organizations with a full in-house SOC
Threat Hunting and Response
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) functionality
Integrated extended detection and response (XDR) enables analysts to hunt for and respond to threats across your environment, correlate information, and pivot between endpoints, servers, networks, mobile devices, emails, and public clouds
MDR service provides 24/7 threat hunting, detection, and unlimited remediation to organizations of all sizes, with support available over the phone and through email
Incident response included in top MDR tier	(Optional IR Retainer for lower MDR tiers)
Integrated with third-party security controls to leave your existing security investments, deliver full visibility into your environment, and provide detections and alerts to your team and the MDR team
Encrypted network traffic analysis (NDR)		Partially provided

Complete visibility through Sophos Central

Sophos Central offers centralized security management and operations through a single pane of glass. Make cybersecurity easier and more effective with open APIs, extensive third-party integrations, and consolidated dashboards and alerts.

Adaptive Attack Protection

Adaptive Attack Protection is a dynamic step up in endpoint security. When a hands-on-keyboard attack is detected, Sophos Endpoint automatically activates extra defenses based on a \"shields up\" perspective. It stops an attacker and provides you with time to respond. For more information, watch the Adaptive Attack Protection video.

A Unified Security Ecosystem

Consolidate your defenses by integrating your endpoint, server, network, mobile, email, and cloud security and third-party security controls in an Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem that CrowdStrike can't match. All Sophos products are continuously optimized with real-time threat intelligence and operational insights from Sophos X-Ops.