Sophos XG Primary Use Case
I typically use the Sophos XG Firewall to enhance my cybersecurity by using all layers.
The intrusion prevention system in Sophos XG Firewall impacts my security posture because they were impacted by ransomware and cyber threats, but I did not face any issues. I have more than 800 servers live from Sophos.
I have experienced that the benefits from Sophos XG's synchronized security feature are very good, and I have not faced any issues with this.
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SiyatHulbale
Global IT Manager at Express Kitchen
We have an ERP that's in-house, and we use Sophos XG to generate a VPN client file, import it, and utilize the connectivity with low latency. This allows us to access our office systems remotely using the Sophos XG connection.
View full review »We have deployed the Sophos XG for one of our clients in an SD-WAN scenario where they have one primary link on lease lines and a secondary link on broadband, and they have an on-premise concentrator. It is for specific government reasons they have deployed it at the center, and it's quite satisfactory.
In comparison with other products, Sophos XG is a much more professional company, and you need limited support; most of the things are already available. Whereas with the Indian counterparts, when we used Ray and Infinix, there were some customizations required, as it was not an inbuilt feature, especially in case of reporting and other aspects. The price point at which those products are available makes them viable options because we deploy them according to client requirements. If a client is not ready to invest that much amount, these products are the optimum mix for them.
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We use Sophos XG in our organization for security purposes, managing around three hundred fifty computers and eighty servers.
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We don't have remote workers, so Sophos XG is only used for our in-house applications and users within the same building. For remote access, we use the Sophos free firewall home edition to connect to the Sophos XG 450, so there was no problem when the license was still activated. We experienced problems currently since the license is no longer activated.
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Jeremiah Ngure
Technical Services Lead at Telenet Solutions
We primarily use Sophos XG as edge routers and edge firewalls, also known as border firewalls. We configure rules where specific users are allowed internet access and use rules for policy routing. We also control traffic for specific services, such as directing emails to one service provider while normal internet usage goes to another.
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I am using Prisma Access browser, but the terms are different in Palo Alto, as every firewall has different functions and names for the access browser.
Regarding the firewall itself, I work with Palo Alto VM-Series firewall, which is very good compared to others; its rating is very good.
We are using the Cortex series.
I use Cortex XSOAR mainly for XDR, Cortex XDR. I specifically use XDR for extended detection and response.
The security orchestration, automation, and response features of Cortex XSOAR are very advanced, and the functions are rated highly compared to others.
Currently, we are not using Cortex XSOAR for SOAR functionality. Because we have not been using it for a long time, our option is based on our organization needs; we are not a big organization with a total of 150 plus users, and the option we use currently is enough for our network, so we are not using DNS Security and other options.
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Yan NaingMyint
Product Manager at CTT
I use Sophos XG for security products and have two lower sites. One is for production, and one is for security. I use it for security. For our management team, I will use it for production in the future. We focus on network security, and for threat protection, customers also use other products like Bitdefender and Kaspersky on their workstations and servers.
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The primary use case for Sophos XG is basic firewalling and configuration. We use it primarily for installation purposes.
View full review »Actually, we are using Tekton for creating CI/CD pipelines for building and deploying applications to different environments.
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We sell Sophos XG devices.
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I use Sophos XG as a channel partner, providing it to our customers for next-generation firewall solutions, Wi-Fi access points, and other security features. My customers include industries such as banking, manufacturing, IT, hospitals, and healthcare.
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ArunM4
Creative Head/Director at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Most of our customers want to block their websites, especially those in the financial sector. They desire access to only required websites while blocking the rest. We have also installed certificate-based scanning for inspection.
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Edwin Muruka
Head ICT at NIC Uganda
I use Sophos XG mainly as a gateway. It also serves as the DHCP server on my network and is utilized for web control.
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Malline Ligawa
Network and Infrastructure Manager at Sonysugar
We use Sophos XG firewall primarily for threat management, including firewall and endpoint equipment protection. We are in the process of upgrading to Sophos XG 33 firewall.
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Suhas Koti
Practice engineer at cloudunicorn.in
We have experience with Sophos XG, which is the older version as well. It has been around three or four years that I have been working with Sophos XG.
We are the partners of Sophos XG, and we are in the partners platform.
For Sophos XG, we are not using it in our on-premise environment, so we pitch it to customers based on their requirements.
In some scenarios, we offer maintenance for the firewalls, especially in high availability situations.
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Rassie Erasmus
Risk & Security Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The primary use case for Sophos XG is for two reasons: the firewall capability for protection against malware and Sophos XG's extended capability in routing and IP routing. I use it in a small organization.
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HirenPatel2
Manager at RSPL LIMITED
We use the product for traffic and security control.
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We mostly deploy Sophos XG to our customers because we are an IT system integrator. Our primary use case involves working with small to medium businesses to control internet usage, perform web filtering, application control, and manage bandwidth.
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Our main use case at the moment for Sophos XG is to create a site-to-site VPN with one of our clients. We cannot use AWS VPN, so we use Sophos XG.
We only used the VPN functionality. We did not explore other aspects of the product beyond the VPN capabilities.
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Eranjaya Kumarasiri
Executive at avian Technologies (pvt) ltd
I was a distributor for Sophos XG products and worked with customers seeking network security solutions. In my current company, we previously used Sophos XG products extensively before switching to other options.
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Asad Shamsi
Manager, Information Technology at Travel Food Services Pvt ltd
My company has normal web-based policies to restrict websites and allow certain legitimate websites. My company also has site-to-site VPNs and SSL VPNs, along with firewalls.
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Bola Ogundiran
Network consultant at Juniper Solutions Ltd
I use Sophos XG for network security and VPN policies. It is crucial for safeguarding data, enforcing user access controls, and ensuring secure communication. The firewall features, like application control and intrusion prevention, provide a strong defense against cyber threats. With centralized management, setting up and monitoring policies becomes easy, and the VPN capabilities ensure secure remote access for our team.
View full review »I use Sophos XG in my company as a firewall for my company's network. The product is used to manage the internet access received through routers for our company's network.
We use Sophos XG for ensuring security, implementing web filtering, enforcing policies, and blocking traffic as needed.
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Bayo Omoyiola
Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity at University of the People
I mainly use Sophos XG for network firewall protection and VPN access. It helps secure our internet connection and allows us to manage our network traffic efficiently. Additionally, we use it for monitoring our local network.
View full review »I use the solution in my internal network for my home office, for which I have applied a router in my home. I have deployed a couple of switches in my home network, but I need to secure my network from attacks.
View full review »My clients use Sophos XG for deploying firewalls at corporate office and branch offices. The branches connect via site-to-site VPN, allowing outbound traffic from the central location.
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Mainly as a firewall, and in some cases, as a firewall with camera surveillance integration. But primarily, it is used for firewall functionality.
View full review »Sophos XG is of firewall security device for our data center or branch data center.
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ZaherEL Bsat
Pre-sales manager at National Information Technology Company
I am a system integrator. We integrate SG, XG, and XGS.
We are also deploying it on Azure on-premises for our clients.
Sophos XG is a firewall. It can protect your internal users if it is on-premises. It can publish applications such as websites, it can also protect your internal networks like IPS, and IDS. It provides you with VPN Access, and it gives you reports on the consumption of the internet.
If you have deployed the endpoint between the antivirus in Sophos, it can also communicate with your endpoint and protect your users if infected.
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VINOD YADAV
IT Manager at Jabalpur Motors Ltd
I use the solution in my company for VPN connectivity and security purposes.
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Rizwan Ikram
Owner at Computer Services Professionals
We are developing a software. We use the solution to protect our environment. Our main concern is to block users’ uploading.
View full review »Sophos XG primarily serves as a means to regulate user traffic, enabling control over internet usage and website accessibility. It also facilitates the connection of branches and conducts malware scans on network traffic. These are the main purposes typically associated with servers. In terms of features, Sophos XG excels in catering to customers seeking a comprehensive network security solution. It incorporates various functionalities that would otherwise require the purchase of multiple solutions from other cybersecurity vendors. This unified threat management platform encompasses a firewall, IPS, web proxy, mail gateway, web application firewall, sandbox, and DLP module. From the customer's perspective, Sophos XG offers an all-in-one solution for network security needs. However, it is primarily designed for small and medium businesses rather than enterprises.
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SegunIyanda
Software Developer/ IT Analyst Individual Contributor at AIICO Capital Limited
We are using the Sophos XG in a different manner than the typical use case. We have the physical box, and we are using Sophos XG on the cloud.
We have two different types. We have two different Sophos XG we're running. We're running one on the Microsoft Azure cloud which mostly all security on the cloud goes through the Sophos XG. The second Sophos XG is running on our own physical local data center.
We are doing something similar to an IPsec between Azure and the local data center. So we are doing an IPsec between the two. We connected all our resources and we mostly run the applications on Microsoft Azure. Were now are doing IPsec between the two data centers.
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MohamedAdly
Director Of Information Technology at 2B
This product is our firewall that protects our connections from the internet. It controls access for our employees when they want to access streaming media websites such as YouTube.
It controls the connection to our resources that originate from outside of our infrastructure.
We use it to monitor users and their activity including which websites they visit and what portals they use.
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Hossam Alaa
IT Manager at Saknafta Egypt
I primarily use the solution for managing my firewall. I'm managing my internet and my laptops in my company. I'm a personal domain controller. I'm tasked with blocking some websites with it and I'm managing my updates through it. I'm basically controlling the flow of the internet through it.
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Garen Barnett
Manager of Information Technology at Sundown M Ranch
We primarily use the solution as our firewall.
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Manuel Gellida
Owner at Dinamica en Microsistemas de Informatica, S.A. de C.V.
My clients are mostly based in the government. They are my core clients. I install the solution for my clients.
View full review »I use the solution in my company as an edge device on our network.
Sophos XG has greatly strengthened our network security and threat management. Its integrated EDR capabilities and seamless integration with firewalls, along with additional services like their NOC services, provide a comprehensive solution. With all these features working together, it is a complete package that ensures robust security for our clients.
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RVChary
Manager of Sales Operations at Nexsus Cyber Solutions
We are resellers.
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Steve Lowrey
Owner / IT operator at Fairview Schools
I am an integrator of this solution, and I have installed it in small- and medium-sized businesses and schools.
View full review »I implemented this firewall for my clients. They're small offices. One has got half a dozen computers, and the other one has about 30 computers on the network. Both utilize VPN to remotely access their workstations in the office.
It is sized based on the client. So, there are actually two different versions that I've utilized.
View full review »The primary use case of this solution is to protect the perimeter, the edge of the network, as well as providing anti-virus protection. There are also RED devices that can be deployed and connect to Sophos and they go back to VPN connectivity. We've mainly worked with schools which is different to working with companies because they have particular guidelines to follow. I'm an engineer/revenue development manager and we partner with Sophos.
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Mohamed Lamine OUATTARA
Associate Technical Director at INTELEC3
We use it for network protection. We use Sophos XG as a firewall in our own company, and we have also implemented it for customers. I have been using Sophos XG for a small office for my own family.
We have also implemented Sophos Email Gateway for government mailing servers. It is not so elaborate, but for basic usage, it works very well.
We have implemented version 17 to the latest version of Sophos XG.
View full review »The majority of our customers use Sophos XG as a traditional firewall. Some use it for endpoint protection, which is similar to anti-virus.
We also have customers that have SD-WAN as part of their use case. For the most part, it is a firewall, it depends on what the customer environment looks like that would determine how you're going to configure the appliance to work for the customer.
Technology can deliver what you want based on your environment, what you do may differ from what others do.
We have customers from insurance, some oil, and gas, as well as some from the banking sector. Based on the technicality and the peculiarities of the environment, we must explain the technology, of how Fortinet delivers its own firewall, and also others such as Check Point, and Palo Alto deliver their own firewall.
With the explanation given the customer can choose the solution, they want in their environment.
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Nagaraj K N
PPC at EMMVEE Photovoltaic Power Private Limited
We primarily use the solution for gateway purposes, in order to provide us with gateway security.
View full review »I primarily use the solution as a firewall. It's running on our data centers and all of our offices.
View full review »Firewall is not our expertise, but we do sell it as per the requirement of the customer or if they ask for it.
Most of the firewalls are on-prem. What we deliver is the hardware. It is appliance-based.
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Nitesh-Sharma
Cloud Technical Program Manager at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution is mostly used for setting up a firewall and policies.
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Cameron Andrews
System Administrator at Knox
We primarily use it for web content filtering, spam filtering, and VPN.
View full review »We use it for the protection of our network. We also have a product from Sophos for ransomware protection using which we are able to protect our network from ransomware. All of our solutions are from Sophos, and we have everything integrated.
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ArcadMkoji
Head of Information Technology at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Network Security
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Sreekanth N Shenoy
Network Administrator at chegus infotech
I use this product for my VPN. It links site-to-site between us and my client's VPN.
All of the users have a unique ID that they use to connect to the VPN.
The product also does site blocking based on the category of the website that the users are trying to access.
I can also use it to monitor all of the users' activities.
We use this in our physical environment.
View full review »I use Sophos XG as a network firewall.
View full review »Sophos XG is used to handle my network and traffic.
It can control our employees' network behavior and prevent many attacks and other threats from outside of our company.
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RicardoURQUIDI
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
We are using Sophos XG, but not the latest version. The solution works as the main gateway. We are a small company of 250 employees so we also use the solution as a router.
The hardware and VPN connections are slow so we are planning on upgrading the solution. Next month we will be replacing the Sophos XG we have as it is reaching the end of life next year. We will be purchasing the XG 3000 to gain more options in the VPN tunnels.
View full review »We use and implement Sophos XG for our customers for border security, just to make sure that nobody gets in and that everybody who tries to get out will have some kind of filter or protection.
View full review »We're using Sophos XG within one business unit for security. We use it for the firewall and mapping some services.
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Nagaraj AG
Head of Operations at Intersect Technologies
We use Sophos XG with medical institutions and corporate banks that we work with. There are approximately 20 employees working with this product in our company.
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Junedh Rehman
IT Support Engineer at odak bilisim
We use Sophos XG for network security as a firewall for our company.
View full review »We use Sophos XG for network threat protection in our data center.
View full review »There are about 100 people using Sophos at our office. We have two ISPs, so we have to have access to our internet providers. We also need security to deploy our network. Also, our home and external users need to be able to log in. So we use Sophos XG to build our deployment. Sophos is more than just a firewall. It analyzes security effects, so it's a firewall for the future. It's more than just a hardware firewall. There are also some paid options, so we do not have to have the main server inside our office here. We use Office 365. And although we use five servers at our location, not everything is in the cloud yet.
We primarily use the solution for a firewall. We use it as a security device.
View full review »The solution is primarily used to secure networks, just like PSF, but much better. Sophos XG has a UTM, which is much more security inclusive than a firewall, as it takes a look at the threat management landscape from a unified point of view. They have a firewall and they have an IPS inside the same box. They have a sandbox, they have a web filter, they have a web application firewall, they have a mail gateway, and they have a DMP. These are all inside one box. It's excellent at protecting networks from security threats as well.
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Nidhal Ben Jeddou
Information Technology Support Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
We are using the solution internally for policy purposes in our data center. We use the firewall for certain routes for client connectivity.
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WilliamMugobogobo
Head of ICT Infrastructure and Security at City of Harare
We use Sophos Firewall for our environment.
The Sophos Firewall, from our interaction and the way we are using it, is a very effective network security solution that basically protects our infrastructure, identifies any infections or any network security threats that actually may happen within our environment. We also are able to manage our users in terms of bandwidth usage and the allocation of bandwidth, whereby we give our users restricted access for use during working hours and they are supposed to utilize the bandwidth and make sure that we optimize and prioritize the applications able to get the necessary bandwidth. We do use it to manage our bandwidth. We do use it as well to make sure that our environment is secure against any possible threats.
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Chris Booyens
IT Manager at Thyme IT
We use it for firewalling. Lately, we are also using it for remote access or VPN access for the users to the firewall and then onto the local network for people working from home. We've seen a huge jump in work from home. Everybody is working from home, so we need a secure connection to the office.
I am not using its latest version. I normally wait for a couple of months before upgrading the unit to make sure there are no bugs or issues. I check on the forums to see what other people are saying and whether there are any issues.
View full review »I'm using the solution mainly for its firewall application and to prevent intrusion in the system. The XG platform is very powerful from the perspective of identification and to prevent potential attacks on the system due to its the capacity to predict and to anticipate the potential damage on the system.
It's integrated inside the system, meaning that it can control all the endpoints in the system and talk with them and identify any potential situation. It can also isolate one area inside the system without compromising the entire system. This allows you to isolate the initial problem without involving the entire infrastructure.
You have real-time control of all your infrastructure. It is integrated with the hardware and offers good performance alongside the hardware and by the firmware, and these work together to control the entire infrastructure.
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Hermann Potgieter
Senior Network Architect at Virtua Technologies
We are a solution provider and this is one of the security solutions that we implement for our clients. The primary use for Sophos XG is to secure the internet for an organization. It does a bit of antivirus scanning, application filtering, web filtering, and normal firewalling. Security, obviously.
Some of our clients also have Sophos UAP and access points are also included in Sophos, which is the same with FortiGate.
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Alexandre RASTELLO
Senior IT Consultant - Sophos Architect at ARENTIA S.A.
We essentially use Sophos XG to protect our customers. Most of our customers use remote VPN connections. They also use the WAF protection for exposed internet WEB servers.
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Unmesh Deshpande
CTO at Kingsway Hospitals
Our primary use case of this solution is for protection and to have better governance for our LAN usage. I've got a lot of people working from outside on the corporate infra and all policy based decisions happen there. The solution is basically a firewall that protects us from various internet threats, but other than that provides controlled and properly managed access using various rules of VPN and other fingerprints of people logging in. I'm the CTO of the company and we are customers of Sophos.
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Spiros Konstantinou
Operations Manager at VL Toolbox Express Computer Solutions
We use the latest version.
We use Sophos XG for the firewall.
View full review »We manage all the network services, like DHCP, of each branch office.
View full review »This product is our perimeter firewall with web filtering and application filtering, as well as also providing site-to-site VPN and SSL VPN. We are end-users and customers of Sophos. I'm a network administrator.
View full review »Sophos XG is a firewall and we use it to create networking rules.
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Asma Tabassum
Network Engineer at Spectrum Engineering Consortium Ltd.
You can use Sophos XG in small or large companies. In a small company we are using it as a router and firewall. In larger company, like in the Bangladesh government, they are using Sophos Firewall in various sites, including the Bangladesh Navy. Many of the sites are using Sophos Firewall as a router and firewall and also for security purposes.
We provide Sophos XG to customers. We work at deploying this solution from scratch to the customer, from unboxing, racking, or stacking, and doing licensing and upgrades for the box. Then we establish the process and security profiles that the customer requires.
This solution is deployed on-prem.
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KennethLim
Owner at InternetWorld Solutions Sdn Bhd
The firewall is used to maintain security. Basically, it's used to make sure that our clients' corporate network is secure. We want to make sure that their email is scanned, protected, and so on.
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Million Gizaw
Chief-Information-Technology-Officer at ABIG
We use this solution for VPN, client VPN, malware filtering, and antivirus scanning.
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Medhat-Youssef
CEO at Tawassul Technology
We are resellers. We provide solutions to our clients.
View full review »It's primarily for on-premise firewall functionality and functionality of internet lines.
View full review »We generally deploy this solution for our clients for its basic functionality; our clients generally don't have sophisticated requirements. The solution is used for the firewall rules and the VPN rules, as well as the WAF functionality. We are silver resellers of this product and I'm head of the software department.
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Ahmad Kammoun
IT Manager at a logistics company with 201-500 employees
We primarily use the solution for security and protection.
View full review »We are an IT solution company and we provide network security. This solution is used for securing your network.
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Pol Balaguer
IT Manager for Network and Security at a religious institution with 51-200 employees
We are primarily using Sophos XG for the identity base, policies, load balancing, and SD-WAN. Right now we have separate, different branches, therefore, we need to integrate it with SD-WAN. Of course, with SD-WAN, we need to do the load balancing, the VPN failovers, and also watch the connectivity. We are more particular on the link, and also the implementation of user policies.
We are using it for our VPN and firewall. It acts as our firewall for the external portal into our network.
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Joachim Boettcher
Dipl. Ing. at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution is primarily used as a firewall with all the "next Generation" functionality. We sell this solution to our clients.
View full review »We primarily use the solution as a comprehensive security device.
View full review »We implement different security solutions. We also integrate the different environments and secure them, based on the customer's needs.
Our customers are from banking or financial institutions, insurance institutions, telecommunication companies, advocacy companies, construction companies, and retail companies.
View full review »Most of our clients are primarily using the solution for the network protection it offers them.
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Gonzalo Moreno
Owner at supernovatel
We use Sophos XG for a central firewall, with some branches making a VPN, but that's the normal deployment. Some clients use it as a proxy, but most of my clients use it as a gateway. We use Sophos to configure policies, work filters, application filters, and the SSL VPN and IPSec VPNs.
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AnkitMittal
Network Engineer at Vibs
We are integrators. We integrate solutions for other our client's companies.
View full review »This product serves as our current firewall solution, which is a network protection gateway.
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Abhirup Sarkar
Director, Middle East, East India & SAARC at DMX Technologies
We are using this product as the firewall for our head office, so any connections going outside of the office go through it. We are also using VPN clients and especially during the lockdown, it was very helpful.
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Michel Labonte
Chef IT at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
This solution does everything and anything a firewall can do.
View full review »I am using it for unified management.
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Olufemi Adalemo
Chief Technology Officer at Leystel Nigeria Limited
We use the solution as an internet firewall, and a VPN concentrator.
View full review »Sophos XG can be deployed on-premise and on the cloud.
We use Sophos XG as a network firewall for many use cases, such as offices, residential, and data centers.
View full review »We use this solution to secure the computers within our environment.
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KabeerAnees
Director
We are a digital design agency. We offer services such as website design and development, mobile applications, and more. We use Sophos XG to protect our network. It is also used for reporting and load-balancing.
View full review »Sophos XG is used as a firewall to manage our WiFi connections.
View full review »Sophos XG is used as a network firewall.
View full review »We use Sophos XG to protect our perimeter network and internet access.
View full review »This solution is used by both us and our customers.
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Vuli Moyo
IT Technician at Zimbabwe School of MInes
I am using Sophos XG for network security.
View full review »Our customers use Sophos XG as a firewall.
View full review »We are IT, service providers, here in Pakistan, we provide solutions for our customers.
We deploy this solution for the health care industry, in hospitals.
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Arun Hoodi
System Engineer at Dhanush Infosol
We manage other companies' IT infrastructure and some of them use this network solution.
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Walter Gamero
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Most of the clients use it for web filtering, application control, SSL inspection, and VPN. We have on-premise and cloud or virtual environment deployments. On the cloud, Sophos XG is on Azure or OVH.
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Dare Oshodi
Network Administrator at a construction company with 51-200 employees
It is a firewall. It is used in my defense line. It provides defense and a form of security for my internal network.
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Hariram Ale
Sr. Network Officer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We use this solution as our main firewall. We also use it for email security purposes. Within our organization, there are roughly eight employees using this solution.
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Neil Noronha
IT Manager at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees
We are using a basic model for its security features. We are in the hospitality industry and it has all of the features that we need.
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Vipin Garg
Co-Founder at Multitechservers
We are using Sophos XG for remote two-factor authentication. We manage the web and application access, as well as the traffic. We also used it for remote, site-to-site VPNs.
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Arokia Peter
Entrepreneur at Carmel Infotech Solutions
I am a reseller.
View full review »We use this solution as a firewall for everyone to connect to the internet.
We protect ourself and we use it as a VPN to connect to the internal network.
View full review »We use the solution for typical perimeters a firewall is used for. Recently they have added some more additional security such as web application firewalls and email security as part of their offering.
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Arvind Gupta
Senior Technical Consultant at Hash 1 IP services llp
I'm providing services to my customers. They are using Sophos firewalls, and a few of them are also using antivirus.
View full review »Sophos XG protects our network from advanced threats.
View full review »We use the SRX from Juniper as the second firewall, and Sophos is useful as a first firewall facing the internet edge. We also use it as an SD-WAN, and we're going to use it as a load balancer instead of a BIG F5 load balancer. All of the things like web filtering and internal email filtering will be inside Sophos XG.
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Edwin Muruka
Head ICT at NIC Uganda
We use this solution as a firewall, and for remote login during the lockdown period.
We have used Sophos client, which is connected to the firewall to help our users to log in remotely.
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Gonzalo Diaz
Head of Cybersecurity at mundo credito
We are using the solution as a firewall to protect all the computers in our financial organization, we did not have one before.
View full review »We do not have a primary use case for this solution. We are using Sophos XG to configure wireless networks. Some of our clients have Sophos XG integrations and we are using the MAC filtering on it.
We also use the Sophos XG antivirus, content filtering, and as a secure email gateway.
We have a bundled license with an email security subscription. We also use the free Sophos XG VPN.
What sets Sophos XG apart from other vendors is the solution's dual antivirus. We enabled the Security Heartbeat feature, which synchs endpoints with the network layer antivirus; they work as a single unit. If there is a virus attack from outside world, the firewall handles it. If a virus comes when the network layer is idle, the endpoint protection takes care of it, which is why we are using this solution in our office scenario.
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Antony Muturi
ICT/HMIS Supervisor at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
We use it for VPN and for filtering direct traffic. We are using XG50.
View full review »We are using it at a gateway level. We are using Sophos XG Series 135.
View full review »This firewall is part of the security solution that is implemented in medium-sized enterprises.
We are using it for endpoint and user security for laptops and mobile phones.
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Devanand PR
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Our main use case of this solution is to support internal clients with virus scanning on laptops and on critical processors.
It can be used as a firewall, SD-WAN enabler, and secure web gateway. You can also use it for unified threat management, email detection, mobile device management, and wireless management. I use it in the cloud and on-premises, and I have its latest version.
View full review »We use the Sophos XG firewall as part of our security solution.
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Milos Tolpa
IT Engineer at FormatPC
For the primary use cases, we use SSL VPN access for rolling remote access. We use web filtering and we use the intrusion prevention that comes with network protection.
View full review »We are a solution provider and Sophos XG is one of the security products that we implement for our customers. We always provide them with the latest version.
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Unmesh Deshpande
CTO at Kingsway Hospitals
I'm the CTO of our company and we are customers of Sophos.
View full review »The primary use case of this solution is as the main company firewall.
View full review »We were able to integrate the solution using existing infrastructure installed, such as different firewalls and security software. We have integrated the solution in multiple sectors, for example, the education and banking sectors.
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Rmegio Lawag
Technical Department Manager at Direcbusiness Technologies, Inc.
We use it for monitoring our web access, providing authentication and for security purposes.
View full review »I use it for one of our universities in Palestine. It's an Arabic university and there were about more than 10,000 students. So, our user base ranges from 1 to 10,000. I use it as the main firewall. I use it for High Availability (HA). That's the main use case why we use Sophos XG. We do intend to keep using it.
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Devanand PR
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Our primary use case is as a firewall, failover management of the internet lines. We have over 50 people using the product on 200 devices and we use it on a daily basis. I'm an IT support executive and we're a customer of Sophos.
View full review »Right now, we are using this product as a perimeter firewall just to deal with emails and to protect servers, as well as other equipment that is on the network.
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Jasim Alsafran
Network & System Administrator at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
We are using this product to monitor traffic, payments, and VPN access to our branches. Some are using VPN with hooks, Sophos XG 210, and the main one they are using in the data center is Sophos XG 310.
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Bjoern Koeckert
System Administrator Server and Networks at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
We use this product to protect all of the connections to our sites and for web filtering.
View full review »We use this firewall as part of our security solution.
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Jay Thompson
Chief Operational Officer at Merchant Light LLC
We are going to be hosting our own website and we are using the Sophos XG because we want to make sure that it is well protected. We also want to make sure that the rest of our LAN is not compromised.
In addition to using this firewall ourselves, we resell the product to our customers. We have a well-trained team that can perform the implementation and deployment.
View full review »We are a managed service provider and the primary firewall that we sell and maintain is Sophos XG. It is also used in the company.
View full review »I was using the Sophos XG firewall in my last job, where it was part of our security solution.
We had multiple locations with the internet being provided from a central location. Each of our locations was connected point-to-point using MPLS lines. Using Sophos meant that we didn't need to have a router.
View full review »We use the solution for application control and web filtering. We also use it as a VPN point, and we use it on other occasions for tracing and reporting about usage and high application rates.
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Zaher EL Bsat
Chief Operating Officer at Al Manar
We primarily use the solution internally in our company and we also deploy it for our customers.
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Tunji Gbola
Chairman at BASL
I use the solution as my endpoint firewall and at the same time, I use it for load balancing and spillover.
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Leadvanceng574
Lead Advance Engineer at IHCC
Our primary use case of this program is for antivirus and security purposes.
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Sherif Fouad
Project Manager at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I use Sophos XG as a content filtering, web filtering, and application filtering utility, as well as to integrate with the endpoint antivirus software.
I have Sophos Endpoint Antivirus installed on the user machines as well, i.e. the Central Cloud Management version. That's our main use.
Sophos XG has cybersecurity. It integrates with the antivirus software.
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Kolanji Selvaraj
IT Consultant at Crotus
Our primary use case for this solution is to act as the main broadband device in our data center. The XG 210 model is being used for a hospitality solution.
View full review »It's being used as a UTM, no firewalling. So it acts as a bridge. It doesn't provide the IP services, it doesn't provide DNS, it doesn't provide DHCP services, and it doesn't operate as a router or a point of mapping. It's only being used for filtering: Web and application filtering, as well as antivirus. I usually disable the anti-spam on all those units, because I have a gateway anti-spam server in place.
View full review »Sophos XG is an on-premise next-generation firewall with comprehensive features and the console is centralized on the cloud.
View full review »We use the solution for incoming and outgoing computer traffic. It has advanced Samsung features, which means it adds IPS to each of the packets. It creates different zones and manages of each of them individually. It can also be managed from the central cloud solution, known as the super central. It works with most devices.
The server comes with web server protection and and provides application, email and avenue protection, meaning the solution boasts many features.
We are resellers of Sophos XG and I'm the company's managing director.
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Tijoy CI
Senior Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The solution acts as a filter.
We use Sophos XG to provide access to our internal environment, to our infrastructure for our clients.
View full review »I use this solution for a firewall and proxy server.
View full review »We mainly use this solution for team meetings. We also implemented the LAN control for Sophos XG.
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Kamlesh Rikibe
Network Engineer at a individual & family service with 11-50 employees
I generally use Sophos for the firewall and also for endpoint protection.
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Percy Bloomfield
Project manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Our clients from the governmental and enterprise sectors have multiple use cases for this product.
View full review »We use the solution as our HQ main firewall.
View full review »This solution is generally used for environment protection, using the ADR and MTL features. I'm a system administrator and team leader and we are customers of Sophos.
View full review »We are customers of Sophos and I'm the company IT security manager.
We use the Sophos XG firewall as part of our network security solution.
View full review »This firewall is being used to protect our site.
View full review »The primary use case of this solution is as an endpoint firewall and proxy.
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Sayem Abdullah Rihan
Administrator IT at Shopfront Limited
We primarily use this solution for bandwidth control, intrusion prevention, and network security.
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Mohamed Y Ahmed
Technical & Pre-Sales Manager at GateLock
This solution is implemented for medium and large enterprises to protect their network from attacks and to filter the web traffic through web protection and application protection modules.
This solution includes Email protection, IPS, Antivirus gateway, ATP, Reporting, VPN, Sophos Wireless controller, load balancer, WAF, and traffic shaping.
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Supportservice464
Support Services Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
We use the solution mainly as a firewall.
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Ibrahim El Sayed
Network & Hardware Administrator at Nile Projects & Trading Co.
We use this solution for connecting site-to-site and client-to-site VPN for two protocols, IPsec and SSL VPN. We use encrypted tunnels to achieve fully secure connectivity between sites and clients.
It gives me a very good, stable connection in all tunnels.
View full review »We use it for VPN connectivity with remote sites, as well as general IPS and IDS.
It's a satisfactory solution so far, no problems. It's very easy to use, and we have technical support for any issues, so it's quite good.
View full review »Sophos XG is used for network security for RED devices, client servers, and VM servers.
View full review »Sophos XG is used as our firewall.
We are an MSP, and we have a variety of clients with varying needs. It is a solution that is tailored to each of our clients and their specific requirements.
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June 2025

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