Product Overview

Secureworks (a Sophos company)

Secureworks pioneered the modern MSSP model and was majority-owned by Dell before its acquisition by Sophos in an $859M deal that closed February 2025. The Taegis platform (MDR, XDR, NDR, VDR, embedded SIEM) continues as a standalone, vendor-open product line within Sophos with native Sophos Endpoint integration. The Counter Threat Unit (CTU) remains a key differentiator.

Last updated February 28, 2026

Founded

1999

Pricing

Custom (contact sales)

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Deployment

Cloud

Managed Security Service Providers

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI DSS

Key Features

+Taegis Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

+Taegis XDR (analyst-led extended detection and response)

+Taegis NDR (network detection and response)

+Taegis VDR (vulnerability detection and response)

+Embedded next-gen SIEM with long data retention

+24/7 SOC monitoring and threat hunting

+Incident response retainers and emergency IR

+Counter Threat Unit (CTU) threat intelligence research

Pros & Cons

Pros

+Counter Threat Unit is one of the longest-running in-house threat research teams
+Taegis remains vendor-open / BYO-EDR even post-Sophos
+Embedded SIEM removes the need for a separate Splunk-class deployment for many customers
+Deep history with regulated industries and global SOC footprint

Cons

–Ongoing integration risk following the Sophos acquisition
–Heritage SIEM/MSSP roots can mean a heavier deployment than newer cloud-native MDRs
–Limited public list pricing

Best For

Mid-to-large enterprises wanting a vendor-open MDR with strong threat intel and an embedded SIEM, especially in regulated verticals

Community & Practitioner Evidence

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Sophos completes Secureworks acquisition[Sophos]
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Taegis platform[Sophos]

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