Sophos has launched its Sophos Fusion security platform that integrates everything from security operations to endpoint, network, account, email and cloud protection. SiliconANGLE reported on July 15 that the platform is a revamp of Sophos Central, which is used by 625,000 organisations.

Sophos highlighted that Sophos Fusion is an AI-native cyber defence system.

Sophos said it rebuilt the platform with an open architecture and combined it with the Taegis analytics engine it gained through last year’s acquisition of Secureworks.

Sophos Fusion is designed to gather all security signals in real time into a single data layer and to respond simultaneously across other control points when a threat is detected at one point. Agentic AI that sets the scope for analysts handles investigation and response, and threat intelligence confirmed in one customer environment is reflected in other customers’ defences.

Its coverage includes endpoint protection, endpoint and extended detection and response, next-generation security information and event management, account threat detection and response, managed detection and response, network, email, cloud and advisory services. Sophos said it built the core control points directly while supporting more than 500 external integrations so existing firewalls, endpoints and account security tools also operate within the same framework.

New functions will be introduced sequentially from August to October. On Aug. 15, next-generation security information and event management priced based on the number of users and servers, an expanded managed detection and response service, and XDR reconfigured on a Taegis basis will be added first. Sophos AI Defense will start early access in August and launch officially in October as a tool to check the use of AI apps and shadow AI within organisations and the data those apps can access. In October, Sophos also plans to introduce Sophos CISO Advantage, which will provide CISO-level advisory services through the managed service provider channel.