Sophos Mobile is a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) solution designed to secure and manage smartphones, tablets, and laptops across iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Windows, and macOS environments. Through Sophos Central, organizations gain centralized visibility, policy enforcement, secure configuration, compliance controls, app management, and mobile threat protectionall with minimal administrative overhead.
Sophos Mobile helps organizations protect their mobile ecosystem against device compromise, data leakage, phishing, and malicious applications, while enabling secure productivity for employees, contractors, and frontline workers.
The solution is available in two editions: Mobile Standard and Mobile Advanced, each offering capabilities tailored to your device management and security needs.
Mobile Standard
Sophos Mobile Standard provides essential Unified Endpoint Management capabilities to secure, configure, and manage mobile devices across diverse operating systems.
Key Features (Mobile Standard)
- Device Enrollment & Configuration : Enroll and manage iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Windows, and macOS devices with standardized configuration profiles, restrictions, and compliance policies.
- Application Management : Control installation, removal, and permissions of mobile apps. Deploy enterprise apps, block risky apps, and manage application updates.
- Email, Wi‑Fi & VPN Configuration : Automate the deployment of secure email profiles, Wi‑Fi access configurations, and VPN settings to streamline user onboarding.
- Asset & Inventory Management : Track installed apps, OS versions, device health, hardware status, and compliance metrics in Sophos Central.
- Password, Screen Lock & Compliance Policies : Enforce password complexity, screen lock timers, encryption settings, and other baseline security requirements.
- Containerization Support : Separate corporate and personal data on BYOD devices to reduce privacy concerns and maintain compliance.
- Integration with Microsoft 365 : Control access to corporate email and resources based on device compliance status.
Mobile Advanced
Sophos Mobile Advanced includes all Mobile Standard features plus enhanced Mobile Threat Defense (MTD), advanced security controls, and deeper data protection capabilities suitable for organizations with higher regulatory or security demands.
Key Features (Mobile Advanced)
- Mobile Threat Defense (MTD): Detect and block mobile malware, ransomware, network attacks, root/jailbreak attempts, phishing links, abnormal app behaviors, and device compromises.
- Anti‑Phishing Protection: Protect users from malicious URLs accessed via mobile browsers, apps, SMS, or messaging platforms.
- Network Threat Detection: Detect malicious Wi‑Fi networks, man‑in‑the-middle attacks, and insecure connections.
- App Reputation Security: Analyze installed apps to detect high‑risk permissions, malicious behaviors, and data‑exfiltration risks.
- Web Filtering & Content Control: Block inappropriate or harmful web content, ensuring safe browsing for corporate users.
- Enhanced Compliance Actions
Automate responses such as:
- Blocking corporate email
- Restricting access to business apps
- Removing corporate data
- Triggering alerts and device lockdowns
- Deep Integration with Sophos Ecosystem: Share threat intelligence with Sophos XDR/MDR to improve detection accuracy across the entire environment.
Business Impact
- Increase security across mobile devices with consistent policies, threat detection, and compliance enforcement.
- Reduce attack risk by blocking phishing, malware, and device compromise attempts before damage occurs.
- Simplify deployment and management with cloud‑based administration and automated configuration.
- Enable secure BYOD with containerization and controlled access to corporate data.
- Improve compliance posture through baseline security policies, app control, and advanced threat monitoring.
- Strengthen ecosystem defense with full integration into the Sophos Central security platform.
Bottom Line
Sophos Mobile Standard provides essential UEM capabilities for secure device management, while Sophos Mobile Advanced adds full mobile threat defense, phishing protection, app reputation analysis, and deeper compliance automation. Together, they help organizations safeguard their mobile workforce, reduce risk, and maintain consistent security across every device—managed seamlessly through Sophos Central.
