{"id":8270,"date":"2024-09-23T17:25:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=8270"},"modified":"2024-10-14T09:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:37:06","slug":"sophos-named-a-leader-in-the-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/09\/resources\/sophos-named-a-leader-in-the-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner\u00ae\ufe0f Magic Quadrant\u2122\ufe0f for Endpoint Protection Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gartner\u00ae\ufe0f Magic Quadrant\u2122\ufe0f for Endpoint Protection Platforms provides readers with a comprehensive evaluation of the industry\u2019s most prevalent endpoint prevention, endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), and managed detection and response (MDR) offerings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We are delighted to announce that Sophos has been named a Leader, again, in this year\u2019s report, marking our 15th time as a Leader in this category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>A Magic Quadrant Leader for the fifteenth consecutive time<\/h2>\n<p>Only vendors that can innovate as quickly and aggressively as the threat actors we defend against, can strive to retain a leadership position in the hyper-competitive endpoint security market. Sophos has been recognized in the Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) since its inaugural publication and, we feel, this confirms our commitment to continued innovation.<\/p>\n<h2>Stronger protection with adaptive defenses<\/h2>\n<p>We believe our continued focus on a protection-first approach is a key factor contributing to Sophos\u2019 position as a Leader in this Gartner evaluation. As attackers continue to innovate in their approaches, we continue to extend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/endpoint-antivirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adaptive defenses in Sophos Endpoint<\/a> to further protect customers against active adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>Our adaptive attack protection capability dynamically enables heightened defenses on an endpoint when a hands-on-keyboard attack is detected, and critical attack warnings alert you if adversarial activity is detected across multiple endpoints or servers in your environment.<\/p>\n<h2>An expansive partner ecosystem and new technology alliances<\/h2>\n<p>Sophos\u2019 third-party technology integrations and strategic partnerships provide unparalleled security, efficient and effective security operations, and greater return on investment for our customers. We have continued to expand our range of third-party integrations for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/extended-detection-and-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos XDR<\/a> solution and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/managed-detection-and-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos MDR<\/a> service, including a new Backup and Recovery category.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos also launched a new alliance with Tenable with the introduction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/managed-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Managed Risk<\/a>, our new attack surface vulnerability management service.<\/p>\n<h2>A 2024 Gartner\u00ae Peer Insights\u2122 Customers\u2019 Choice vendor<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to this latest recognition as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant report, Sophos has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/07\/resources\/sophos-named-a-2024-gartner-peer-insights-customers-choice-for-network-firewalls-and-endpoint-protection-platforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">named a Customers\u2019 Choice vendor<\/a> in the 2024 Gartner\u00ae Peer Insights\u2122 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/reprints\/?id=1-2HZQP4FB&amp;ct=240702&amp;st=sb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice of the Customer Report for Endpoint Protection Platforms<\/a> for the third consecutive year. Sophos scored a 4.8\/5.0 rating based on 680 customer reviews as of April 2024 \u2013 the highest number of reviews among all endpoint security vendors in the report.<\/p>\n<p>We believe these Gartner recognitions are an acknowledgement of the quality of the protection and service we provide to Sophos customers. <span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">To find out why Sophos was named a Leader in the Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the fifteenth consecutive time, read the full report at <a id=\"menur57m\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/report\/magic-quadrant-endpoint-protection-platforms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/report\/magic-quadrant-endpoint-protection-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/report\/magic-quadrant-endpoint-protection-platforms\">https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/report\/magic-quadrant-endpoint-protection-platforms<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small><em>Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, 23 September 2024, Evgeny Mirolyubov, Franz Hinner, Deepak Mishra, Satarupa Patnaik, Chris Silva.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><em>GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and\/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, Magic Quadrant and PEER INSIGHTS are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and\/or its affiliates and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.<br \/>\nGartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner\u2019s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.<\/em><\/small><br \/>\n<small><em>Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophos has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) category for the 15th consecutive time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3000008267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[201,130,222,8,105,142,147],"coauthors":[251],"class_list":["post-8270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources","tag-gartner","tag-gartner-magic-quadrant","tag-managed-detection-and-response-mdr","tag-sidebar","tag-sophos-edr","tag-sophos-endpoint","tag-sophos-xdr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/featured-image-gartner-magic-quadrant-epp-2024-sophos-15x-leader.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8270"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8279,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8270\/revisions\/8279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8270"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}