Drive enablement programs to ensure your team remains current on emerging threats

OXFORD, U.K. — November 18, 2025 —

Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced its integration with Microsoft Defender for Business, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and that its Sophos MDR for Microsoft environments solution has achieved Microsoft verified Small & Medium Business (SMB) solution status through the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). Microsoft’s verified SMB Solution status highlights the crucial role of partner collaboration in protecting small and medium businesses against increasing cyberattacks. By achieving this status, Sophos has demonstrated that its solution is purpose-built for the needs of managed service providers (MSPs) and their SMB customers and is tightly integrated with Microsoft security technology, including Microsoft Defender for Business and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Sophos MDR for Microsoft environments detects, contains, and neutralizes attacks within Microsoft 365 environments. It harnesses telemetry from a broad range of Microsoft solutions, including Microsoft 365, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Identity, Entra ID Protection, Purview DLP, and more. Combined with telemetry from Sophos and dozens of other vendors, Sophos’ proprietary threat intelligence, and 24/7 expert monitoring, Sophos MDR can detect and respond to advanced threats faster and help managed service providers strengthen customer protection. When an attack is detected in a Microsoft 365 environment, Sophos MDR analysts can execute a range of response actions including blocking user logins, terminating active sessions, and disabling suspicious inbox rules to accelerate resolution and improve security outcomes

Drive enablement programs to ensure your team remains current on emerging threats, Sophos technologies, competitive landscape, and industry trends.

Manage performance, retention, and development through coaching, career pathing, and identifying future leadership potential.

Champion automation, process improvement, and best practices across technical evaluations, demonstrations, and POCs.

Collaborate with global Sales Engineering leadership to share and implement best practices across regions.

Partner with Product Management and internal technical teams to provide customer feedback and influence product direction.

Ensure customer satisfaction by resolving escalations, advocating for customer needs, and building strong long-term technical relationships.

Recruit, onboard, and continually enable top talent for the Sales Engineering organization.

Evangelize Sophos technologies externally through events, partner sessions, webinars, and industry engagements.

By  - Aaradhay Sharma