Sophos Virtualization Security offers comprehensive security features for virtual environments, including VM security and robust threat protection, emphasizing centralized management and ease of deployment.
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Sophos Virtualization Security | 16.2% |
| TrendAI Deep Security | 35.9% |
| Juniper vSRX | 18.1% |
| Other | 29.80000000000001% |
Sophos Virtualization Security drastically reduces infrastructure costs and improves resource utilization. The scalability and robust protection provided led to minimized downtime and enhanced performance. Users experienced significant savings in maintenance and operational efforts, resulting in better allocation of IT resources. Additionally, the ease of integration and management allows teams to focus on more critical tasks, thus delivering a strong return on investment. The user interface's simplicity adds to efficiency.
Sophos Virtualization Security enhances infrastructure security through MAC-based settings and a robust firewall, integrating antivirus and threat protection. Its efficient GUI, deployment flexibility, and functionality in hospital data centers make it ideal for managing communication between central and satellite offices. However, enhancements are needed in SVM for advanced features and resource optimization during scans. Users seek improved security, firewall enhancements, and AI integration, along with streamlined license registration.
What are the key features of Sophos Virtualization Security?In industries such as healthcare, Sophos Virtualization Security is implemented to protect data centers and enable secure VPN access. Its flexibility and authentication mechanisms support infrastructure upgrades, making it beneficial for various environments requiring stringent security standards.
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| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
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| Infrastructure Manager at FPMH | 4.5 | We use Sophos Virtualization Security to enhance our infrastructure with centralized management and automatic VPN for satellite offices. It excels in ease of use, functionality, and security, though license registration for remote devices can be improved. Support remains helpful. |
| Director at Eon Networks | 4.5 | I've been using Sophos Virtualization Security for network management and appreciate its user-friendly GUI and central console. However, improvements in AI and autopilot features would enhance it further, as seen with competitors like Fortinet. I previously used Check Point. |
| Sr Network Engineer at Raptor Trading | 4.0 | I use Sophos Virtualization Security for my management team, valuing its VM security, VLP, and threat protection. However, I find its scalability lacking for larger deployments. I rated it eight out of ten. |
| Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc. | 4.5 | I use Sophos Virtualization Security for VPN and remote access. I appreciate its stable virtual appliances, built-in antivirus, and firewall security. Setup is straightforward, but I find the solution's price too high, despite its scalability. |
| Technical Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees | 4.0 | I rate Sophos Virtualization Security highly for its stability, scalability, and easy setup. Its firewall notified me of an infection, but I wish for more new security features to improve the solution. |
| Network Security Engineer at Tatva networks pvt ltd | 3.5 | I implement Sophos for client VPNs, valuing rule-based access control. Bandwidth limits are unreliable, and the current version has problems, making me advise against upgrading. Setup is complex. I rate it 7/10. |
| Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock | 4.0 | I appreciate this solution's SVM for its performance, though it lacks advanced features unlike the resource-heavy full package. Careful deployment model selection based on server access is critical for success. I rate it 8/10. |
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We use Sophos Virtualization Security for our management team only.
The most valuable features of the solution are VM security, VLP, and threat protection.
Sophos Virtualization Security requires more usage. For example, if you have a virtual service line of 100 nodes, you are unable to deploy them from the console to a particular environment.
Previously we were using Symantec. We switched because we realized Symantec wasn't doing anything for us.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
We use Sophos virtual appliance for remote access to our application and for VPN.
I like Sophos Virtualization Security in particular the virtual appliances built-in antivirus and firewall security and threat protection equivalent to the hardware appliances. These virtual firewalls are pretty stable. With valid subscription You can easily deploy a web application firewall, secure email or web gateway, VPN, next-gen firewall or unified threat management system within your existing virtual infrastructure.
I've been working with Sophos Virtualization Security for more than a year.
Sophos is pretty scalable. However, you have to invest in memory on the virtual server because Sophos is not cheap on memory. It requires more memory to do its job.
I would say Sophos support is usually pretty good.
The setup is pretty straightforward. You just go to the portal and select when you want updates to happen. You usually set it to update in the very early morning when nobody's using the system.
I wish Sophos could offer the solution at a lower price, but I doubt they will. Depending on the subscription, the price ranges from $700 to $1,000. There's a subscription for the antivirus and malware and another that includes web and email. So you might need that extended subscription if you were housing an email firewall. Otherwise, you pay a flat rate for the firewall. It's not based on the number of users.
When it comes to their firewall, it notified me about a possible infection.
I would like to see some new features for improving the security part of the solution. The firewall should be worked on to catch up with security.
I've been working with the Sophos distributor channel for two years now and I was working with the retail channel for three years. So roughly I've been doing this for over five years.
We have found that it scales well for every environment. Depending on how well you size particular solutions. So to be able to size it well for the environment scalability isn't a problem. One good thing about it is that it now has some new features to help is scale better.
The technical support has been good.
Sophos Virtualization Security is very straightforward. It's very simple to set up. It depends on the platform for how long it takes to set up. It shouldn't take more than five minutes. It should be a simple setup.
I would rate Sophos Virtualization security with an eight on a scale of ten.
We are a solution provider and this is one of the products that we implement for our customers. Some people have requirements for this type of solution, such as setting up a VPN or using a remote connection. It will give them a mechanism for authentication.
The most valuable feature is MAC-based security settings available with the VPN. We are in an academic environment, and teachers want some internet access blocked, whereas the students want access to it. Using this solution allows us to set up rule-based access control.
We are unable to reliably specify bandwidth limits for particular clients, which is something that needs to be improved.
Several of our clients are having problems with the current version that did not exist in the previous version. Our advice is to not upgrade to the current version until there are new patches available.
I have been working with Sophos Virtualization Security for two years.
Technical support for this solution is nice and they have helped us.
The initial setup can be complex. There were times where we are unable to connect or get disconnected. We had to search for a while before finding the problem and it is finally working.
It will take approximately one day to deploy.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
They have two deployment models for this solution. The first is the full package endpoint, on-premises solution. This gives the customer all of its security features, like the ability to lock down servers. This is a resource-heavy deployment.
The second type of deployment is the SVM (Security Virtual Machine) solution. This is a virtual appliance. We install it to allow communication between all of the virtual machines and the management, also. This deployment will not give the customer all of the features available in the full package.
The choice between deployment models is based on the environment, with a focus on performance. If the server is facing the internet then we do not recommend using the SVM. On the other hand, if this server has restricted access then we recommend deploying the SVM solution.
Our deployment is on-premises in our hospital's data center.
The SVM deployment has very good performance.
The solution would be improved if all of the advanced features were included in the SVM.
If we install the full package on multiple servers then it will demand resources for each one from the host machine. For example, if we scan five systems at once then it will slow down the performance of the host, and the other VMs will be affected by this scan.
The stability of this solution is good.
This solution is scalable.
If they are using Sophos Central then they are using the cloud solution and they do not need to plan for expanding their solution.
If they are using the on-premises solution then the number of hosts might increase, and they will have to upgrade the management console on the server.
The initial setup is straightforward if we are talking about the full package deployment because we only deploy the endpoint package, like the on-premises solution.
If on the other hand, we are talking about the SVM, it will take some time and it will need some configuration. For someone who is not technical, it will be difficult to do it. This is because you have to have more knowledge with respect to the host where it will be deployed. For example, in VMware you have to have knowledge in this area, and similarly, with Hyper-V or with Citrix, you need knowledge of the respective platform. This is the issue.
For virtualization security, the cost is approximately $50 USD per seat.
My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to take care when choosing the deployment model. They have to know which restrictive access servers and which published servers are needed to get the most security and the most performance.
The biggest lesson that I have learned from working with this solution is that all of the virtualization platforms are equal. It is just a change in the name. When running optimally, they are all the same, but the configuration may be different.
There is now a firewall inside the virtual platform, which is something that didn't exist before. We have to enable each security tool to access it offline and make sure that it is working. This is the most important area to ensure that the solution works smoothly. They have to read the documentation very well and find which areas they have to give access to. The need to let the SVM do its job without any interruption from the security of the platform.
It is important to remember that security is different between platforms, whether it is VMware, Hyper-V, or otherwise.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
