The solution is useful for protecting against ransomware and malwares.
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?
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 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.
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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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Sr Manager - Information Security & Researcher at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Straightforward installation, secure, but could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is less hash-based than competitors."
- "The primary use of the solution is to block threats, and it contains a quick queries engine that can help us figure out where all threats are coming from."
- "I would like the solution to have more functions and to be more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
The primary use of the solution is to block threats. It contains a quick queries engine that can help us figure out where all threats are coming from.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is less hash-based than competitors.
What needs improvement?
I would like the solution to have more functions and to be more user-friendly.
In the next release, the solution could have more use cases. For example, protection against ransomware.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution for approximately one month.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I find the solution to be stable and secure. However, there are some operational issues with the hashing algorithm.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 7000 uses in our organization using the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Falcon CrowdStrike and Kaspersky.
How was the initial setup?
The installation of the solution is straightforward and took approximately two days for tuning.
What about the implementation team?
The solution was deployed by the vendor team, using approximately three administrators.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution requires an annual subscription.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Sophos Intercept X a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Founder, Director at Tres Infosol Pvt. Ltd.
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."
- "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 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.
A scalable, stable and easily installable solution
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is scalable."
- "From what I can observe, I would say that the solution is stable."
- "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.
Assistant Manager - Network Communication and Server Management at D-Tech Sri Lanka
Reasonable pricing, good stability, and has a simple setup process
Pros and Cons
- "We have found the pricing to be reasonable."
- "The server protection has been great, the reporting has been very useful, the EDR functionality has been very good, the setup process has been very simple, the solution has been very stable so far, you can scale the solution easily if you need to, and we have found the pricing to be reasonable."
- "We would like more application control in order to be able to schedule times and access."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for security. We protect the computer network from threats as some users had some kinds of malicious threats. We have some policies for web control. and have used this solution to find some unwanted traffic and some unwanted site access by some users.
What is most valuable?
The server protection has been great. That's been the best thing for us.
The reporting has been very useful.
We have found that the EDR functionality has been very good.
The setup process has been very simple.
The solution has been very stable so far.
You can scale the solution if you need to, and it is an easy process.
We have found the pricing to be reasonable.
What needs improvement?
We would like the solution to be more complete so that we don't have to involve so many third parties.
We would like more application control in order to be able to schedule times and access. For example, we'd like to set it so that certain documents can only be accessed between 8 AM and 4 PM.
For how long have I used the solution?
We did a POC with the solution that lasted six months. It's been in the production environment for three months. Therefore, for almost nine months we have been running on Sophos.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable. 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 about 450 devices on this solution.
Currently, we have 3 administrators. There are only 2 super admins and 2 other users for the control panels, et cetera.
We use this solution on a daily basis.
The product is scalable. After we purchased only one user license, we decided to do an installed service also. It's a one or two-minute process in order to provide a temporary license for 1 month and, after that, we hope to stay covered. Therefore, we do have plans to increase usage.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support has been good. During the installation process, we had the principal change, and it didn't affect the process. They have been very helpful so far. We have no complaints.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did use Kaspersky.
There were ultimately some issues with the Kaspersky team in Sri Lanka and with the principal in Kenya. We didn't have support from the principal. We had issues for two or three years. We ended up having to change the product and we were with Kaspersky for maybe 8 years.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not difficult to manage. It's very easy and very straightforward.
With six people we were able to complete the setup.
So far, the maintenance has been little to now. The deployment that is connected to the internet automatically updates, and sort of maintains itself.
What about the implementation team?
We did have some external help for the implementation process.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is good.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
For testing purposes, we did try a variety of solutions. This product, however, was simple, the cloud was good, and the pricing was reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
We are using the latest version of the solution.
We are using the cloud version of Sophos, however, there are some computers that are not connected to the internet, so we have to install something locally on-site as well. We are half on-premise and half in the cloud.
I would recommend the solution to other companies.
We've been satisfied with its capabilities. I would rate it at a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Cyber Security Analyst at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Plenty of features, effective ransomware protection, and good interface
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the CryptoGuard in Sophos, because 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.
Technical Director at a security firm with 1-10 employees
A very good detection rate, good security metrics and AI
Pros and Cons
- "Offers artificial intelligence, security metrics and a lot of information gathered to make decisions."
- "Without Intercept X, I think Sophos would have lost the antivirus fight and stayed as a UTM vendor."
- "I think this solution needs more flexible reporting, particularly for medium to large size companies and I'd like to see some varied options for making reports."
What is our primary use case?
I'm the technical director and we are partners with Sophos.
What is most valuable?
This solution is an EDR antivirus with some artificial intelligence, security metrics and a lot of information gathered to make decisions. Without Intercept X, I think Sophos would have lost the antivirus fight and stayed as a UTM vendor. The solution has a very good detection rate. With the new threats, if you don't have Intercept X, you won't be protected from attacks.
What needs improvement?
I think this solution needs more flexible reporting, particularly for medium to large size companies and I'd like to see some varied options for making reports. Communication with all the antivirus vendors could be improved. We need lateral communication with other antivirus and security products. We need to communicate from one site to the other, possibly nothing will be required as a result, but it would be good to have this information and to have it easily transferred.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a nine out of 10.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Technical manager at Andalusia Hai Aljamea Hospital
Offers very good performance and has great features
Pros and Cons
- "This solution offers very good performance and it has great features."
- "Customer service is good, they're knowledgeable and customer friendly. They provide good support."
- "Should include additional integration."
- "I'd like to see more integration in the solution."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case is for securing the endpoints or endpoint users and Sophos servers.
What is most valuable?
This solution offers very good performance and it has great features.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see more integration in the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for five years.
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.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer service is good, they're knowledgeable and customer friendly. They provide good support.
How was the initial setup?
We don't install Intercept X in all devices, we do it for ourselves and the customers do their own deployment. It took around two hours for implementation within the company.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is an annual license fee.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution and rate it an eight out of 10.
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. Distributor
Engineering Manager at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
A scalable, stable and easily installable solution offering comprehensive protection
Pros and Cons
- "Sophos Intercept X is a complete endpoint solution."
- "Sophos Intercept X is a complete endpoint solution, representing the combination of two products in one, offering the same configuration and management."
- "It should offer better security updates."
- "While the solution does not seem to lack any features, it should offer better security updates."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to prevent ransomeware attacks and those from unknown sources.
What is most valuable?
Sophos Intercept X is a complete endpoint solution. It represents the combination of two products in one, offering the same configuration and management.
What needs improvement?
While the solution does not seem to lack any features, it should offer better security updates. It could be more secure, something which holds true for any solution.
Also, the support could be faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Sophos Intercept X over the course of the past year. While it is very new in my current company, we made use of it for four years in my previous one.
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.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support could be faster.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used Trend Micro and Symantec in the past.
How was the initial setup?
The solution was installed together with Endpoint, as a single agent, meaning the licensing covers two products. Similar to Endpoint, the installation was very easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have an annual subscription.
What other advice do I have?
We have 300 users making use of the solution.
I would definitely recommend its use to others.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Stable and easy to use, and integrates with their on-premises firewall
Pros and Cons
- "It's a good antivirus software and has a lot of features. It now integrates with their on-premises firewall, which is perfect."
- "The main real-time scanning is taking most of the processing power of my notebook."
What is most valuable?
Their support is located in Egypt, so we like this aspect.
It's a good antivirus software and has a lot of features. It now integrates with their on-premises firewall, which is perfect.
It is stable and easy to use as well.
What needs improvement?
The main real-time scanning is taking most of the processing power of my notebook. This is a big problem.
It would be nice if Sophos Intercept X could provide some of their other features for free. For example, when I wanted to add another feature, like zero-day attack, I was told that I would need to add the license.
Also, it would be good to have a lot more resources.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using it for about four or five years.
It's a cloud-based solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support staff are excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used Symantec antivirus, but when they ended the corporate product of Symantec, I was not able to contact them. It was very difficult to reach them and get support or purchase the antivirus, so I switched.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed it myself with some technical support. They were able to provide what I needed.
What other advice do I have?
If I were to rate Sophos Intercept X on a scale from one to ten, I would rate it at eight. I would recommend this solution.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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