Sophos MDR Continues Global Expansion as Demand for 24/7 Cybersecurity Surges

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Sophos, a leader in cybersecurity solutions, has announced significant growth in its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, which now protects more than 26,000 organisations worldwide. This marks a 37% increase in customers during 2024, underscoring the accelerating demand for round the clock, expert-led cyber protection amid rising ransomware, phishing, and business email compromise threats.

The promise of AI in cybersecurity has often been grander than the reality. But in the Security Operations Centre (SOC), we’re finally seeing tangible, everyday improvements—especially with tools like Microsoft Security Copilot embedded across the Microsoft Security stack. This isn’t “replace-your-analysts” AI; it’s “give-your-analysts-superpowers” AI. Below are five practical shifts I’m seeing when teams put Security Copilot to work—changes that start paying off in days, not months.

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