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Intercept X Endpoint
What Is Intercept X Endpoint?
Sophos Intercept X is the worlds most comprehensive next-generation endpoint
protection solution built to stop the widest range of attacks. Intercept X
combines multiple techniques including signatureless exploit prevention, deep
learning malware detection, anti-ransomware capabilities, root cause analysis,
and more.
Who Uses Intercept X Endpoint?
Businesses of all sizes
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Reviews of Intercept X Endpoint
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Comments: Best solution that you can even sell over other AVs as an add on even if they are on a current contract.
Pros:
It is the best software I have found for COMPLETE ransomware protection.
Cons:
Price for Endpoint, Intercept X and EDR all adds up fast and can scare clients.
Sophos Response
5 years ago
Glad to hear you've been having success with Intercept X. Thanks for the review!
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Sophos Intercept X just works
Comments: So far we have been very pleased with the Intercept X endpoint protection product and intend to keep using it as it is easy to deploy and manage using the online portal.
Pros:
One of the things I like most about the Sophos product is that it is easy to deploy and easy to use. I also like that the endpoint agent doesn't use a ton of computer resources like some of the competitors products that I have used in the past. I also enjoy the comfort in knowing that they continually are monitoring for the latest threats and release those updates into their product streams in a timely fashion, I also think that the way the product works in response to threats is superior to other products and have not experienced any catastrophic issues since we have been using their product.
Cons:
So far the only issues I have experienced is when installing software sometimes you will need to get the tamper protection code from the console in order to disable the desktop agent while you install software which is an extra step but also one that protects from users being able to disable it.
Great protection, however...
Comments: Overall it is a great protection option if you are looking for a big company, depending on your work, purpose of it and if you don't mind having to constantly request access to blocked applications... other than that, good product.
Pros:
Sophos offers great overall protection, specially for big companies and networks. It is worth the money and value.
Cons:
Only con I found with this product, which is to me a big pet peeve, is the need to contact our IT department because Sophos tends to block several applications and software used on my work space. Only way to get authorized to continue with my work is by contacting IT (product administration) so I can get allowance to continue through these checkpoints.
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Great product within a top tier suite of hardware and software
Comments: Considering that this is one piece to an overall package, we have been very happy and the end to end visibility is unmatched when researching threats in our environment. What few downsides are present are miniscule when packaged together with the rest of the offerings.
Pros:
The deployment capabilities and consistency in using MDM deployment has been very important to minimize the opportunity for devices to be put into production without properly being secured. not all MSI packages are deployed the same and we have had products in the past that have installed well on some machines and not on others so consistency is key for the deployment.
Cons:
The agent has not yet had all services re-branded after the Hitman acquisition which led us down an unnecessary rabbit hole. My only other complaint would be that the agent runs heavy on workstations and in many cases, has pushed us to upgrade to m.2 drives for machines that otherwise didnt need them.
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Sophos : A leader in Next Generation detection and response with deep visibility
Comments: Sophos is way ahead compared to other products in machine learning and analytics-based attack prediction, analyzing the threats and sandboxing. Threat hunting with Sophos is exceptional and Memory usage by the agent is less feedback from end-users. It makes an analyst's job easy when it comes to an incident analysis by through the end device logs. It is only hard to pitch as it is a cloud-based platform for governments.
Pros:
Sophos capabilities as detection and response to the Malware attacks are excellent. very deep insights into endpoint devices where it provides later movement, deep analysis, and storyline of the attack. It is a step ahead of predicting zero-day attacks.
Cons:
Sophos is currently moved everything to cloud pitching for Government customers is hard because of data restrictions they want to implement on-premises. cost wise is Sopho's intercept X is higher compared to other vendors.
