Sophos completes the acquisition of Secureworks for $859 million

The British cybersecurity giant thus becomes the world's leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions.

On February 3, 2025, British cybersecurity company Sophos announced that it had finalized the acquisition of Secureworks for $859 million (€836 million). Announced in October 2024, this cash transaction represented a 28% premium on the American company’s stock price, which had been owned by Dell since 2011.

Founded in 1998 in Atlanta, Secureworks primarily markets Taegis, a cloud-based SaaS platform offering advanced Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions. The American company also develops Identity Threat Detection and Response (IDTR) tools, as well as OT security and vulnerability risk prioritization solutions.

All of these products will be integrated into Sophos’ cybersecurity offerings. With this acquisition, the British giant claims to be “the world’s leading specialized cybersecurity provider for managed detection and response services, supporting over 28,000 organizations.”