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Michael Mcdonald. - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Consultant at First Technology
Reseller
Top 10
Comes with an option to switch off an endpoint, and does what it's supposed to do and better than anyone else
Pros and Cons
  • "I find the security heartbeat feature with synchronized security very useful. It's a very nice feature that allows you to basically switch off an endpoint. When an endpoint has got a virus or something like that, or it's infected or compromised, you can isolate it from the network, but only if you've got an XG Firewall as well. It also provides ease of use. It is the only antivirus that can recognize 25 out of the 36 ransomware and virus techniques that have been often used in terms of the behavior base using heuristics. It's beautiful, utterly amazing. No other antivirus can do that."
  • "The pricing could be a bit lower to match the normal retail pricing."

What is most valuable?

I find the security heartbeat feature with synchronized security very useful. It's a very nice feature that allows you to basically switch off an endpoint. When an endpoint has got a virus or something like that, or it's infected or compromised, you can isolate it from the network, but only if you've got an XG Firewall as well. 

It also provides ease of use. It is the only antivirus that can recognize 25 out of the 36 ransomware and virus techniques that have been often used in terms of the behavior base using heuristics. It's beautiful, utterly amazing. No other antivirus can do that. 

What needs improvement?

The pricing could be a bit lower to match the normal retail pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for the last four months. Currently, I am using the latest version.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's really scalable. We easily did 5,000 installations in six hours. It's good at scalability.

Some of our SMB clients have 20 users, and some have around 200 to 300 users. A big enterprise client has around 5,000 users.

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How was the initial setup?

I don't set these products up, but they look pretty straightforward and simple to set up. The deployment of 5,000 users happened in around six hours. The deployment was obviously automated a little bit.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

When you start going to the EDR technologies and the MTR, it is a little bit expensive. It's a very good technology, and obviously, you're going to pay for it, but the pricing could do a little bit of work.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend Sophos Intercept X. It's the number one product in my go-to-market strategy. 

I haven't used it so much, but from what I've seen and played around with, it's a brilliant product. It has already got everything. It does what it's supposed to do and does it better than anyone else out there. If you look at Gartner Quadrants, they are at number three in terms of leaders. The Microsoft Defender ATP is number one.

I would rate Sophos Intercept X a nine out of ten. It is a beautiful product, and I love it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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DucNguyen6 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director at Dass
Reseller
Top 20
Provides exploit prevention and counter ransomware attacks with easy maintainence
Pros and Cons
  • "The malware detection is the key feature."
  • "Pricing is high."

What is most valuable?

The malware detection is the key feature. It provides exploit prevention and rollback capabilities to counter ransomware attacks.

What needs improvement?

Pricing could be cheaper.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Intercept X Endpoint for over ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable for our customers.

How are customer service and support?

Support is very responsive.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Kaspersky is currently only focused on government, whereas Sophos is focused on SMBs and mega enterprises.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy and takes around five to ten minutes, depending on the network.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is a little bit higher than that of other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

Some people are using AI technology to detect and regress malware.

It is easy to maintain. I recommend the solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
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KurhulaMaluleka - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Behold IT
Real User
Very good endpoint protection capabilities with useful AI and effective threat management
Pros and Cons
  • "The security on offer is pretty good. We are happy with it."
  • "The solution can be expensive, although we do see the value in it."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for endpoint protection. 

What is most valuable?

The endpoint protection capabilities are great. 

The security on offer is pretty good. We are happy with it. 

I love the threat management on offer.

Their AI is quite good.

We haven't had any issues with stability so far.

Sophos has a central management dashboard, which I'm happy about.

The installation process is very straightforward. 

What needs improvement?

I'm mostly quite happy with the solution. I haven't had any issues with it. 

From the firewall side, from the Intercept X to endpoint protection, everything is there, so there's nothing much that I can complain about.

The solution can be expensive, although we do see the value in it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for over a year now. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability has been good. There are no bugs or glitches. it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have over 200 employees on the solution currently. I haven't had any issues with scaling. 

How are customer service and support?

I'm quite happy with the level of support on offer. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We've used also AVG. We've used it in quite a few different places for different systems.

How was the initial setup?

I found the implementation process sot be easy. It wasn't a problem at all. I did not find it to be overly complex or difficult. 

We have administrators and managers that can handle any technical stuff. 

What about the implementation team?

We were able to handle the setup ourselves, in-house. We didn't need any integrator or consultant assistance. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have paid for three years of licensing. 

It is expensive, however, for what you getting out of it, from the firewall side and to endpoint protection, everything seems to be worth it.

What other advice do I have?

I'd recommend the solution to other users and organizations. I'd rate it at a ten out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Head IT (Infrastructure) at Nilkamal Ltd
Real User
A cloud-based solution with anti-malware capability and reasonable price
Pros and Cons
  • "The base product and the anti-malware feature are most valuable."
  • "It consumes a lot of resources, and something needs to be done for that."

What is most valuable?

The base product and the anti-malware feature are most valuable.

What needs improvement?

It consumes a lot of resources, and something needs to be done for that.

For how long have I used the solution?

We use Intercept X Advance in our company, and this is the third year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. We have around 2,500 users. For its maintenance, there are just two or three people.

How are customer service and support?

I never faced any issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using Symantec. It was on-premises. There was an issue with the company, and I faced an issue with their support. So, I had to switch. I wanted something on the cloud.

How was the initial setup?

It was easy. On the client-side, it hardly takes 15 minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Its price is reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

They have to take care of the resource part. I would rate it a nine out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Creative Head/Director at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 10
Easy to install, but has slow performance and response time
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is easy to install."
  • "The performance is very slow and should be faster."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is useful for protecting against ransomware and malwares.

What needs improvement?

The performance is very slow and should be faster. 

Data resources will be consumed, affecting the performance, when there is a concurrent login involving a server with multiple RDP users. 

The installation of the solution will start the 17 services involved. 

While the tech support is knowledgeable, it's response time should be faster, as it will only get back to us the day after raising a ticket. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Sophos Intercept X for around two years.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support, while knowledgeable, is not adequately responsive, as it will take a day from when the ticket was raised to receive a response. This needs improving. 

How was the initial setup?

The solution is easy to install. Downloading time takes only 15 minutes.

What about the implementation team?

Our technical team consists of a team leader, team manager and administrators.

What other advice do I have?

The solution has around 60 licenses. 

It is cloud-based.

We have around 10 clients making use of the solution.

We would recommend the solution to others.

I rate Sophos Intercept X as a seven out of ten.

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Founder, Director at Tres Infosol Pvt. Ltd.
Reseller
Top 5
A stable and scalable solution which is easy to install and allows for synchronized protection
Pros and Cons
  • "One of the best use cases involves synchronized security staff, which allows us to manage both the firewall and the anti-virus features from the cloud."

    What is our primary use case?

    One of the best use cases involves synchronized security staff, which allows us to manage both the firewall and the anti-virus features from the cloud. They work in tandem with each other. So, if there is any threat detected by the endpoint, it communicates information concerning this change to the firewall. For that particular client, at the firewall, it can update all other endpoints into the network to check if the same threat is visible on any other machine. Then, corrective action can be taken collectively with a single click.

    What is most valuable?

    We have not encountered any issues involving the solution. A point in its favor is that it has not slowed down our systems, such as occurred with McAfee, Symantec or even Quick Heal. This has been a positive experience for us. Also, the synchronized security, in which things work with each other, provides us with a pretty automated remediation methodology which cuts down on much of the manual steps and workload. 

    What needs improvement?

    At present, the solution meets the needs of our business scale. Perhaps in the future, as we grow and face increased challenges, there would be a need to explore other options. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We've been using Sophos Intercept X for around six months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is pretty stable. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is, indeed, scalable. As a cloud-based solution, it is all about scalability. 

    How are customer service and technical support?

    We have yet to encounter a situation in which we had a need to call tech support. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution is pretty straightforward and very easy to configure.

    Installation took no more than two or three minutes. 

    What about the implementation team?

    We, ourselves, are system integrators and we have a staff of around seven people, consisting of eight engineers and a person who is responsible for the accounts, meaning the support staff. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    One can pay for the license annually, or at two and five year intervals. 

    What other advice do I have?

    The solution is cloud-based.

    I would absolutely recommend this solution to others. So far, so good. 

    There are roughly 25 people making use of the solution in our organization. 

    I rate Sophos Intercept X as a ten out of ten. 

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    IT Technician at Zimbabwe School of MInes
    Real User
    A scalable, stable and easily installable solution
    Pros and Cons
    • "The solution is scalable."
    • "Through Sophos Central I would like to see the ability to zero in and produce a report about the challenges being faced by a particular machine and user, to know if a virus is appearing only on that specific machine or also on others."

    What is our primary use case?

    I am not in the office at the moment and would have to check which version we are using. 

    What is most valuable?

    We have a firewall, for which we will be adding support and integration capabilities. 

    What needs improvement?

    Through Sophos Central I would like to see the ability to zero in and produce a report about the challenges being faced by a particular machine and user, to know if a virus is appearing only on that specific machine or also on others. This way I could know if a virus or issue is a result of an identifiable program that the user may have downloaded. 

    Also, while the tamper protection is a very good feature, it requires of me to first login to Sophos Central and then look for the Sophos protection password for the particular machine I wish to use. While this is definitely good, this could pose an issue when the internet connection is not working up to speed, something which is occasionally problematic for some of us here in Africa. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Sophos Intercept X for three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    From what I can observe, I would say that the solution is stable. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is scalable. 

    How are customer service and technical support?

    You provide us with technical support through our partner relationship. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial set up for me was not an issue. I found it to be simple and straightforward, although I cannot recall how long it took, as it has been a while. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend the solution to others.

    I rate Sophos Intercept X as a ten out of ten. 

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    reviewer1589451 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Cyber Security Analyst at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    Plenty of features, effective ransomware protection, and good interface
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable feature is the CryptoGuard in Sophos. In a case of a ransomware attack, this feature comes into action to protect us."

      What is our primary use case?

      We have deployed Sophos Intercept X in our environment, both on desktop as well as server environments. We have set up policies in Sophos. For example, there is a web console that can allow or block websites, and you choose what peripheral control you want your desktop environment to connect to. 

      We use threat protection and we configure the settings to what we want to enable or disable on a particular device. If a device had a threat on it we can disable the device. 

      The application control allows us to limit the application that users can install on their devices.

      What is most valuable?

      The most valuable feature is the CryptoGuard in Sophos. In a case of a ransomware attack, this feature comes into action to protect us. Additionally, the under interface, customization, and integration are very good.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using this solution within the past 12 months.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      The solution is stable.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      The solution is scalable.

      We have approximately 450 users in my organization.

      How are customer service and technical support?

      The technical support is good.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      You are able to purchase more licenses for the number of devices or servers that you require.

      There are many other features available but our license does not include them, such as XDR, which is endpoint detection and response. We have not explored the new features as of yet but plan to in the coming future.

      What other advice do I have?

      I rate Sophos Intercept X a nine out of ten.

      Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

      On-premises
      Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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