"I like the web GUI/the management interface. I also like the security of Microsoft. As compared to other manufacturers, it's less complex and easy to understand and work with."
"Better logging allows us to find problems and take appropriate steps to lock them out."
"We have become more aware of what services our users are using, how often they are using them, and what data is being sent out of the organization and to which services. So, it is really a lot about visibility and helping us make decisions based on that. It drives some of our policy decisions for adding extra security controls."
"The solution does not affect a user's workflow."
"If your business requirements are relatively simple, it can get the job done."
"Everything from Microsoft is integrated. You receive regular reports on them all. You can push your reports, logs, and security alerts, which are all integrated. It is crucial that these solutions work natively together to deliver coordinated detection and response across our environment."
"The general usability of the solution is very straightforward."
"The ability to prevent users from using certain applications is one of the most valuable features. It doesn't require any configuration for implementation from the client perspective. It just works right away and gives you the information you need."
"The most valuable feature is the monitored support behind it."
"I like that you can implement it in the managed service portfolio."
"If some unusual activity happens on the network, such as I open administrator sessions in a short duration of an hour on many computers in the lab, it sends me an alert about my network saying that one user opened three, four, or five sessions in one hour. Similarly, if I try to play with the disk size on a computer, it will send me an alert, and it will also stop the operation."
"Advanced detection and protection against ransomware paired with SOC monitoring are the most valuable features. They have 24/7 SOC monitoring and file activity. It is a very robust tool."
"The product is very easy to use. Customers really appreciate that."
"The visibility it gives is excellent."
"The initial setup is very fast and very easy."
"It provides good protection from ransomware and malware attacks. It is very good as compared to other products. If any threat is there, their support is very good. They immediately respond to the users and do a follow-up. They call us and also provide email support."
"It's easy to deploy."
"It was successful in preventing malware distribution."
"The most valuable features of Sophos EPP Suite are the detection capability, machine learning, ransomware protection, and live response."
"This product is quite stable and there are no problems with it."
"The most valuable feature Sophos EPP Suite is that it protects the computer beyond the premise. Whether the user is at home, in the office, or traveling, you are able to apply the policies as the user moves."
"It is doing its job. We use it for standard antivirus purposes and for making sure that people aren't downloading infected attachments. Because we use the cloud version, it is easy to maintain. We don't have to do anything to really maintain it. It gets updated automatically."
"Sophos EPP Suite's most valuable feature is ease of use."
"Synchronized security is a great feature. My firewall knows exactly what is happening in my endpoint."
"This service would be better if it had a separate license, only for this service, that could be used to track usage."
"Currently, reporting is not very straightforward and it needs to be enhanced. Specific reports are not included and you need to run a query, drill down, and then export it and share it. I would love to have reports with more fine-tuning or granularity, and more predefined reports."
"The integration with macOS operating systems needs to be better."
"I want them to enhance in-session policy."
"In the future, I would like to see more plug-and-play capabilities that use AI to tell you what needs to be done. It would be helpful if it scanned our devices and made security suggestions, on a configuration basis."
"It takes some time to scan and apply the policies when there is some sensitive information. After it applies the policies, it works, but there is a delay. This is something for which we are working with Microsoft."
"I believe it's only set to be integrated with Microsoft Defender for identity and identity protection. I would like to see it available for use with something like Office 365 Defender. I don't think it's integrated with that yet."
"We would like to get more information from the endpoint. I don't get enough detailed information right now on why something failed. There is not enough visibility."
"Could have better integration with other security applications."
"It is an endpoint agent, but they don't have a probe for checking the network traffic. They could improve from this point of view."
"We'd like something that makes it easier to manage specific points."
"Linux servers are not supported."
"Most of their times are in Greenwich Mean Time. I would like to see more local time zones."
"Sometimes, it is necessary for me to make important changes to a hard drive of a computer, and because Cynet does not allow me to do that, I have to go to the console and remove the computer from the security group just for Cynet. After that, I have to wait for 10 or 15 minutes for that to take effect. I would like to be able to disable Cynet locally. I shouldn’t have to go to the console to find the PC and then take it out of the group and then add it again to the group. I should locally be able to disable Cynet on a computer with a password or something like that, but it is currently not possible."
"The solution just needs to keep maturing and they need to keep up with the threat landscape to ensure they're protecting clients well as time passes."
"They have some things in the pipeline, we understand, and they're going to be able to support Android and all these other devices soon. The key is the devices - which is an aspect that is lacking right now. Every company has that problem, not just Cynet."
"In the future, I would like to see better third-party integration so that it can work in conjunction with our ticket system."
"It would be ideal if the price could be lowered a little bit."
"The solution could improve on the resource management, it is a bit heavy on the resources."
"The solution lacks technical support."
"Sophos EPP Suite could improve by decreasing the number of resources it uses. There are other solutions that use one-fifth of the resources."
"In my country, having an on-premises deployment model is preferred. In this part of the world, on-premises is still the way many companies want to go. Therefore, they should supply some sort of option that allows for that reality."
"We use cloud services quite a bit. Therefore, I would like to see integration with other security tools besides endpoint so that I'm not managing different tools separately. I would prefer to have a single security solution for my laptop and for managing other security things like passwords."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
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Cynet is ranked 4th in Extended Detection and Response (XDR) with 17 reviews while Sophos EPP Suite is ranked 28th in EPP (Endpoint Protection for Business) with 11 reviews. Cynet is rated 8.6, while Sophos EPP Suite is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cynet writes "A complete, transparent, and centralized solution ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos EPP Suite writes "Easy to deploy with good visibility and excellent AI capabilities". Cynet is most compared with SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Darktrace and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Sophos EPP Suite is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Falcon and Norton Security Premium. See our Cynet vs. Sophos EPP Suite report.
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