This section will review how to install Sophos Intercept-X with XDR on a new Sophos Central dashboard and an existing Sophos Central dashboard that has only Sophos Intercept-X installed. Scroll to 'Additional settings for Sophos Central Admin' and ensure the following are checked:.If you are using a custom role, ensure you have the proper access levels from the Sophos Central Dashboard: Sophos Central Admins or Super Admins will have access by default for both Live Discover and Live Response. What Central permissions do I need to use XDR? You can find the system requirements for each respective platform below: XDR is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Prerequisites What operating systems support XDR? See this Sophos TechVid by Karl_Ackerman for the full technical demonstration and potential. It serves to create a response action - automated with other tools or manual - using the same technology. XDR is key in any incident response or security plan. The technology will collect data from various sources (endpoint, firewall, etc) like a SIEM but instead consolidates the view to provide correlated event data. Here at Sophos, XDR stands for e Xtended Detection and Response - some vendors will refer to the technology as 'cross layered' detection and response.

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This post is going to cover setting up XDR agent and enable the Data Lake Hydration features inside of your Sophos Central dashboard.

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