Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today announced its new Sophos Incident Response Retainer. This industry-first service provides organizations with speedy access to Sophos’ 24/7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, as well as external vulnerability scanning and critical preparedness guidance.
At a time when attacker dwell time is steadily shortening, as revealed in a new 2023 Active Adversary Report for Tech Leaders that Sophos published recently, time to locate and evict adversaries is critical in limiting damage and completely stopping nefarious endgames, such as data breaches and ransomware.
Sophos Incident Response Retainer: What Is It?
The Sophos IR Retainer is designed to help organizations quickly and effectively respond to cyberattacks. The retainer includes a fixed-cost price for 45 days of MDR services, which can be used to investigate and remediate active attacks. The retainer also includes external vulnerability scanning and critical preparedness guidance, which can help organizations proactively improve their security posture and reduce the likelihood of a breach.
“Incident response retainers help organizations prepare in advance for the fastest response time possible to defend against active cyberattacks,” said Rob Harrison, vice president, product management at Sophos. “Due to today’s complex and mixed-vendor computing environments, skills shortages, evolving attacker behaviors, and cyber insurance requirements, it’s critical that all organizations have pre-determined incident response plans in place. Tangible ‘readiness’ is now a key component for cyber resilience.”
Available in 3 Tiers Through Sophos Partners Worldwide
The Sophos IR Retainer is available in three tiers through Sophos partners worldwide. The tiers are based on the number of devices in the organization and the level of support required.
“The Sophos incident response retainer is the perfect tool for partners to help customers take a proactive approach to improving their cyber defenses,” said Jonny Scott, vendor alliance manager at Phoenix Software. “Sophos Incident Response’s fixed-cost pricing is genius, especially considering how every attack scenario is different and how quickly costs can rack up. The sheer breadth of resources included with the retainer – from scanning for vulnerabilities to patch and prevent breaches, to having a team of experts on standby 24/7 ready to battle head-to-head with adversaries – make it an absolute must have.”
For more information on the Sophos Incident Response Retainer, please visit https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/managed-detection-and-response/incident-response-services-retainer.
Here are some of the key benefits of the Sophos IR Retainer:
- Speedy access to Sophos’ 24/7 MDR service
- External vulnerability scanning and critical preparedness guidance
- Fixed-cost pricing for 45 days of services
- Three tiers of support to meet the needs of all organizations
- Available through Sophos partners worldwide
If you are looking for a way to improve your organization’s incident response capabilities, the Sophos Incident Response Retainer is a great option. Contact your Sophos partner today to learn more.
