The Industry Turned XDR and SIEM into Categories. Sophos Turned Them into Outcomes.
Sophos, Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
Sophos positions its next-generation SIEM around security outcomes rather than product category labels.
Sophos criticizes the way XDR and SIEM have hardened into procurement categories disconnected from what security teams need to accomplish.
The post argues that buyers end up assembling overlapping tools while detection and response outcomes stay flat. It describes Sophos' next-generation SIEM approach, which folds telemetry, detection and managed response into a single operating model.
The piece targets organizations evaluating whether to renew or replace an existing SIEM.