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Sophos Questions

Hanaa ElShazly - PeerSpot reviewer
Hanaa ElShazly
Business Excellence Manager at Kandil Glass
Hi security and IT pros, I work as the Business Excellence Manager at a Manufacturing company (size: 500+ employees). At the moment we're researching two firewalls products: Sophos XGS 2100 or SonicWall 2700.  Which one is better (and why?) for a medium-sized company with...
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Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Miriam Tover
Senior Delivery Ops Manager
PeerSpot

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about Sophos Phish Threat?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Miriam Tover
Senior Delivery Ops Manager
PeerSpot

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about Sophos Cloud Optix?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

reviewer2129880 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

Hello peers, 

I am the Head of IT at a small educational organization.

I am currently researching firewalls. What are the security features provided by Sophos XG and Fortinet FortiGate? What are their unique features?

Thank you for your help.

Suresh Ukkalkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Suresh UkkalkarIn terms of features, each product has its pros and cons. Fortinet FortiGate… more »
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Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Julia Miller
PeerSpot

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about Dell Secureworks?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Miriam Tover
Senior Delivery Ops Manager
PeerSpot

Please share with the community what you think needs improvement with Dell Secureworks.

What are its weaknesses? What would you like to see changed in a future version?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Julia Miller
PeerSpot

How do you or your organization use this solution?

Please share with us so that your peers can learn from your experiences.

Thank you!

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Miriam Tover
Senior Delivery Ops Manager
PeerSpot

If you were talking to someone whose organization is considering Dell Secureworks, what would you say?

How would you rate it and why? Any other tips or advice?

Nihad Zangana - PeerSpot reviewer
Nihad Zangana
Chief Technology Officer at Raiya Group

Hi peers,

I have to decide from a technical perspective, who provides the best antivirus solution. Do you prefer Bitdefender or Sophos?

Which one is better for a medium-sized company that uses Window-based offline platforms?

Thank you. 

Shibu Babuchandran - PeerSpot reviewer
Shibu BabuchandranHi, hope the below data helps, I prepared it for my internal documentation… more »
Luis Apodaca - PeerSpot reviewer
Luis Apodaca @Thomas Naylor, I don't think it is because they are reducing service… more »
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Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Miriam Tover
Senior Delivery Ops Manager
PeerSpot
One of the most popular comparisons on IT Central Station is Sophos UTM vs Sophos XG. People like you are trying to decide which one is best for their company. Can you help them out? What is the biggest difference between Sophos UTM and Sophos XG? Which of these two solutions would you recom...
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it_user300510 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user300510The biggest difference between Sophos SG and Sophos XG is performance.  Now,… more »
it_user1020522 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user1020522UTM specifically SG series is a very mature and stable platform. It lacks some… more »
Anthony Petecca - PeerSpot reviewer
Anthony PeteccaTo my understanding, UTM and XG are from different legacy companies that are now… more »
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Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Miriam Tover
Senior Delivery Ops Manager
PeerSpot
One of the most popular comparisons on IT Central Station is Sophos UTM vs Sophos XG. People like you are trying to decide which one is best for their company. Can you help them out? What is the biggest difference between Sophos UTM and Sophos XG? Which of these two solutions would you recom...
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it_user300510 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user300510The biggest difference between Sophos SG and Sophos XG is performance.  Now,… more »
it_user1020522 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user1020522UTM specifically SG series is a very mature and stable platform. It lacks some… more »
Anthony Petecca - PeerSpot reviewer
Anthony PeteccaTo my understanding, UTM and XG are from different legacy companies that are now… more »
14 Answers
Lokesh Pandya - PeerSpot reviewer
Lokesh Pandya
Manager, Information Technology at MATTER

Hi peers, 

I have Sophos XG 136 Firewall and its frequent CPU is being 100% utilized with 400 users connected at the same time.

How many users are supported by this Firewall and how many SSL VPN users are supported by Sophos XG136?

Thank you.

RahulSingh9 - PeerSpot reviewer
RahulSingh9
Founder, Managing Director at Solaris Consultancy Services
Hello peers,  I am the Managing Director at a small tech services company. I am currently researching Sophos XGS 2100 and Fortinet FortiGate 100F.  What are the major differences between Sophos 2100 vs Fortinet 100F? Which product should I choose? Thank you for your help.
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Alexandre RASTELLO - PeerSpot reviewer
Alexandre RASTELLOHi Rahul I'm an IT consultant, specializing in networking and firewalls.… more »
Michael Velasco - PeerSpot reviewer
Michael VelascoAlexandre makes good points. However, I believe you've started off putting… more »
Pieter Plas - PeerSpot reviewer
Pieter PlasWe have a lot of Sophos firewalls in the field. I agree to the answer from… more »
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Mohammad Fawwaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Mohammad Fawwaz
Works at Sameh Electronics (SamehGroup)

Hi security and IT pros,

Which firewall product would you choose for your company: FortiGate 200F or Sophos XG 310? Why this would be your choice?

Thanks in advance. 

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Miriam Tover
Senior Delivery Ops Manager
PeerSpot

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about Sophos Virtualization Security?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Steve Chiyenda - PeerSpot reviewer
Steve Chiyenda
IT Supervisor at Blantyre Netting Company Limited
Hi peers, A week ago I lost my data through the malware from which I failed to recover as the file got corrupted.  Now, I want to work with a firewall and so am looking for suggestions on whether I should purchase Cisco Firepower or Sophos XG. Which one is a good match for an SMB? ...
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Bennett Gomonda - PeerSpot reviewer
Bennett GomondaI prefer Sophos. I find it easy to use and it has better features on malware and… more »
Carlos Roberto Da Silva - PeerSpot reviewer
Carlos Roberto Da SilvaI recommend Sophos XGS firewall. It will offer the best solution for malware… more »
Mike Parsons - PeerSpot reviewer
Mike ParsonsMy preference is the Sophos XGS, particularly when you team it up with the… more »
3 Answers
reviewer1804872 - PeerSpot reviewer
Purchasing Manager at Security Signal Devices, Inc.
Hello!  I'm on the purchasing side of things and my IT department has requested the renewal of the Sophos Central Intercept X Advanced user and server subscriptions.  I don't mind paying a fair price for the renewal, but I am finding that the cost to renew is double what was paid i...
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Arvind Panchal - PeerSpot reviewer
Arvind Panchal
Works at JAS

Hi colleagues,

Can anyone explain the main differences in features between Sophos XG and FortiGate 80F? 

Thanks and I appreciate your help!

ArunM4 - PeerSpot reviewer
ArunM4Hi Techies Sophos features: -Address object can be created as a list.… more »
Lauri Laanenurm - PeerSpot reviewer
Lauri LaanenurmHi Sophos XG series has been replaced with new XGS series using Xstream Flow… more »
Lenos Jacob - PeerSpot reviewer
Lenos JacobHi Arvind P ,  The Sophos XG firewall has a number of models right from XG86 to… more »
6 Answers
Samuel Rees Dasan - PeerSpot reviewer
Samuel Rees Dasan
Systems Team Lead at Ganz, Inc.

Hello,

I work at a Wholesaler/Distributor company with 500-1000 employees.

We require Sophos XG (both firewall + VPN). What are the things we need to purchase for this setup? 

Tnx.

Benard Otieno - PeerSpot reviewer
Benard OtienoHello,  You will need to purchase the firewall (XGS 4500), then licenses… more »
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Netanya Carmi - PeerSpot reviewer
Netanya Carmi
Content Manager at PeerSpot
How does Crodwstrike Falcon compare with Sophos Intercept X? Which is better and why?
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