Intercept X Endpoint

Avantages

Configuring options and scan profiles from the cloud hosted web portal is convenient and easy to keep every machine compliant. Cloud hosted means we don't have to run any infrastructure, just install it on all our endpoints.

Inconvénients

Some complaints that it slows computers way down, opened a support ticket, they were useless, asks the same questions over and over, didn't answer back to my replies for days, convinced me not to renew our licenses.

Avantages

It has a proven track record of malware resistance and its forensics or threat analysis is great. It can help narrow down exactly what happened and what files were effectively part of the launch and spread.

Inconvénients

The biggest issue is more the cost for schools and so I am currently only able to deploy it on our Windows serves.

Avantages

We have been using Sophos Endpoint Protection for about 2 years now and we love it. The best part is the ability to control our Virus protection settings from a central webpage. We use it for more than virus protection we also use it to limit our corporate users internet access. The feature we love it the ability to select categories (Violence, Drinking, Entertainment) This added an additional layer of security.

The dashboard is great it gives us a quick look at the status of our devices. We know that all of our end users and servers are protected. We have enabled email noticications so we will get an alert that there is an Issue that IT needs to look into .

Tha best part is the license is per user not machine. So some of our IT guys have 2-3 computers that all are protected with out the cost of additinoal licenses.

Inconvénients

Very few Cons sometimes you have to dig a little to get to a setting in the cloud console. Also, the support is generally a long wait and the first tier isn't very knowledgeable. Luckily we don't call
support a lot.

I really wish i could buy the product direct and not have to go through a third-party reseller.

Avantages

Powerful and feature rich protection product that does not noticeably impact system performance.
Support is excellent, once engaged the engineer is staying with you until the issue is resolved. They don't even mind if you add a couple of additional problems into the mix.
Includes their Intercept X protection with the advanced version. This is powerful stuff, anti-exploit and ransomware with root cause analysis. The portal to manage it all is easy to use as well. Very happy with this product and recommending it to everyone.

Inconvénients

Not the cheapest on the market.
The cloud version does not have a push-deployment tool like the old fashioned on-premise version does. But once deployed it is a joy.

Avantages

InterceptX implements a complete anti-exploit solutions that protects all the process from all the known exploitation techniques. Anti-Ransomware engine is able to restore files that have been encrypted.

Inconvénients

The alerts in the console are only related to detected malware and not to XDR incidents.
THe real time engine is too heavy and cpu consuming.

Avantages

SOPHOS is a replacement to several solutions we have used in the past. I am using SOPHOS UTM for my firewall and SOPHOS antivirus as well as using wireless access points/Mail management/et al.. The management of this product is extremely easy to use considering it is a web interface and they have centralized all their products.

Inconvénients

Seriously...Probably the cost but overall not so bad considering the licensing and length of years we usually purchase.

Avantages

Easy to setup and push out to Endpoints. Love the ease of setting up Web control and application control. Clone the base policy make changes to it and apply it to one computer or all computers and servers. Like the fact you can set application controls as well to allow users to add .exe files or disallow them.

Inconvénients

Reporting of computers is a little flaky. When a computer updates, it disables certain services which throws an alert. When the service restarts, you have to manually clear the alert.

Avantages

The software is pretty easy to manage and update. Overall, the software is able to protect against most threats.

Inconvénients

Not really good with zero day unless you buy the exploit license. Change of management servers can also be a pain and requires reinstallation of the AV client.

Avantages

It's great for me as a user. Easy install with a installation package and easy to maintain. I basically don't have to do anything and any update is automatic. I can run the scan manually but it's also done automatically. The ease is perfect and I don't have to use any time within the application. I can ask IT to run the automatic scan at a different time and create a policy for you as the scan do take a lot of cpu.

Inconvénients

The scan is pretty heavy on the machine but you can get around it with policies. I have asked IT to run the scan during lunch. It's working like a charm besides the heavy CPU usage.

Avantages

I like how Intercept X uses AI to find threats and ransomware protection with rollback is a great feature. It runs smoothly without slowing down our systems. Centralized dashboard makes easy to manage security. The best is integrations with other Sophos products which we use.

Inconvénients

The initial setup and fine tuning take time to get right. Nothing other than that for now.

Avantages

I like the risk analytics features
It comes with best encryption features
It is the best I have used for computer security and endpoint protection.

Inconvénients

No issues whatsoever with Intercept X Endpoint. Has effectively met our needs.

Avantages

The software comes with amazing computer security featuresIt makes endpoint protection easy and is always updatedIt comes with some great encryption capabilities

Inconvénients

Well, no major flaws as Intercept X Endpoint has been great and powerful

Avantages

What makes Intercept X Endpoint different are the many endpoint features it offersUsing Intercept X Endpoint is straightforwardIt comes with computer security featuresThe software makes encryption easy

Inconvénients

Not a single issue as Intercept X Endpoint has been performing as it should

Avantages

I like the extended detection and response featuresIt makes encryption easyIt comes with leading endpoint security featuresMakes management of endpoints easy

Inconvénients

It had never really presented any serious problems

Avantages

Gestione online centralizzata che permette di controllare se i client sono protetti, di eseguire aggiornamenti e scansioni, di avere info sul S.O. installato, IP, utenti, device.Possibilità di bloccare applicativi e dispositivi (chiavette o altri supporti di memoria USB, ad esempio) sui client.Avvisi via mail in caso di file sospetti/infetti.Assistenza attenta ai problemi degli utenti, quel paio di volte (in svariati anni di utilizzo, su parecchi client) che abbiamo avuto necessità siamo stati seguiti passo-passo e con tempistiche veloci.

Inconvénients

Non sempre blocca i siti sospetti (probabilmente perchè demanda tale operazione al firewall, e Sophos ha un suo ottimo firewall).Forse un po' complessa la gestione di blocco/sblocco dei dispositivi.Durante la scansione periodica incide veramente tanto sulle prestazioni del pc, se hai un HD meccanico ed un pc non velocissimo, il pc sembra quasi bloccato.A volte non individua il virus nel momento in cui il file viene scaricato, ma immediatamente dopo all'esecuzione/apertura; forse è dovuto al fatto che si basa sul comportamento e non solo sulla firma; questa segnalazione (in ritardo, rispetto ad altri) ha allarmato alcuni utenti. (ovviamente non c'è stata infezione, perchè il malware era stato sempre bloccato e messo in quarantena).

Alternatives envisagées 

Avantages

Easy deployment, advanced threat detection, centralised management and user friendly system

Inconvénients

Some time users have reported that can use a significant amount of system resources, which can impact system performance.

Avantages

What we like with this software is the total protection we are getting from them without worrying too much on future threats.

Inconvénients

Nothing so far, we are satisfied on the performance of this software.

Avantages

Sophos capabilities as detection and response to the Malware attacks are excellent. very deep insights into endpoint devices where it provides later movement, deep analysis, and storyline of the attack. It is a step ahead of predicting zero-day attacks.

Inconvénients

Sophos is currently moved everything to cloud pitching for Government customers is hard because of data restrictions they want to implement on-premises. cost wise is Sopho's intercept X is higher compared to other vendors.

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Avantages

Great cloud based product, with an easy and intuitive management interface.
Was very fast to deploy the clients and setup policies.
Integrates with other Sophos products in the management interface, making it easy to manage all your security solutions one place.
Great price point compared to features and functionality.
Low resource footprint on most workstations.

Inconvénients

Sophos isn't consistent with which identity solution they support. Some requiring Azure AD and others on-premise AD. To solve this, you need to split the Sophos products over two web management interfaces, which isn't smart or intuitive.
Sophos support can sometimes be a bit slow getting back to you, but seems to be improving.
Features are super easy to implement, but it sometimes comes at the cost of transparency.

Avantages

Sophos Endpoint has been a great addition to our organization. It makes AV management far simpler than we could have imagined. With a centralized interface, we can manage PC's and deal with any issues with little knowledge to the end user. It integrates wonderfully with our AD and our Sophos XG Firewalls. The protection it provides is fantastic.

Inconvénients

Occasionally we do encounter some issues with updates not always reenabling the endpoint. but it's rare and fixed easily. I do wish there was an easy way to push out the installer. Support from Sophos is slow, can be on hold for hours.

Avantages

Actually the operation is excellent, it performs the locks correctly and it is not so intrusive when blocking other programs that are reliable, it is also extremely light and does not slow down the computer's processing.
Best of all, with the sophos brand is the synchronized technology, in a scenario in which there is an xg firewall, if a computer becomes infected, the endpoint protection will send a heartbeat to the firewall to inform you and isolate the equipment to that it does not infect others over the network.

Inconvénients

Probably the cost, the endpoint protection solution with Sophos its cost becomes high, however, it is worth having such protection for the equipment.

Avantages

It is a cloud based endpoint protection software which means virus definitions and other major updates are done easily provided internet connections is available. The anti-tamper feature that protects you from ransomware attacks as it prevents file types from being changed. It also provides extensive reporting of the endpoints activities to the administrator on the sophos central and also emails of potential security threats are sent to the endpoint administrator.

Inconvénients

I cant think of any problems i have with this software so far my experience has been very good

Avantages

The console view is extremely helpful. I like the notifications and health reports of my protected machines and users.

Inconvénients

Some of the organization is illogical. The encryption is managed separately from other policies. It also over reports problems that correct themselves in a matter of days (like when the users reboots). This tends to make me ignore some problems to see if they persist.

Avantages

Moving to this cloud based solution has been great.

-Adding machines has been easy.
-Getting emails right away when a machine falls out of compliance.
-You can start a scan of a workstation from the online admin console.

Inconvénients

Few things we like least:

-Some setting is hard to find.
-The Tamper Protection password is a per machine password. Login to Sophos, find the machine, and then get the tamper pasword. would have been easier if you could set a password instead.

Avantages

Automatically detect and prioritize potential threats

Inconvénients

The difficulty in creating exceptions...