Sophos UTM 9 Standalone or HA (BYOL)
Sophos | 9.716Linux/Unix, Other 9.715 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Sophos Yes or No
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos was easy enough to install, the big issue was running it while other products were running. Periodically it would crash
What do you dislike about the product?
Hard to maintain any updates and or patches always seem to be a nightmare trying to get in
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It address some of our vulnerability issues
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Simple
What do you like best about the product?
Simple to deploy and easy to manage. Utm guves perfect control ovee network traffic and user activities.
What do you dislike about the product?
Support from the vendor was a little slow
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Full control over network traffic and users
Sophos UTM
What do you like best about the product?
Objects can be created and re-named on the fly. Firewall rules and policies are very easy to configure. The live log feature is very easy to navigate and see what is being blocked where.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish that the interface would not time out and have issues when first logging into the web interface.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We solved the problems of other firewall vendors going end of life with no replacements. The benefits of Sophos was the ease of use with a very responsive web interface.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The web interface takes a little bit of getting used to, but once you have learned how to get around, it makes a lot of sense and can be very easy to configure.
Sophos
What do you like best about the product?
It pretty much blocked mostly everything. It was pretty inexpensive software compared to what my company is using now.
What do you dislike about the product?
It blocked almost everything. Even company related sites. It was also pain to uninstall this software as well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anti-virus software suite.
Sophos Unified Threat Management
What do you like best about the product?
Simple to install. Easy to use. Can be locked by an administrator so no one can tamper with it after it's installed.
What do you dislike about the product?
Kind of clunky graphical user interface.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anti-virus on my MA
Sophos UTM - Powerful yet easy to use
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of use. The Sophos interface is really clean and easy to understand. You don't need very much training to be able to use. It is almost like the Mac for UTMs (I know some may not like that, but I mean that it is less console/script based set-up/admin and more UI and friendly, yet still secure).
What do you dislike about the product?
The method of opening ports is slightly different from most other 'firewalls' and takes some getting used to, but once you understand the process and how it works it is fine, you just have to re-train your brain a little. I prefer the interface for the current models compared to the UTM 9.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protection of our systems. This is our firewall. It not only protects our network, but it acts as our content filter. We can warn users when they are about to download a filetype the could be dangerous, as well as limit or warn for certain website types that might be dangerous. We also use one for a remote office location so the VPN tunnel is of great benefit.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Give it time. Be prepared to learn the nuances. Find a good resource for if/when you need help. We rolled it out and I have added/turned on features in stages. Their customer service is good as well. I had a unit whose HD failed and they overnighted a new unit to me. Really appreciated that to get me back up and running.
Good product, but not a "one solution fits all needs"
What do you like best about the product?
I like the capabilities of the software overall. You can effectively protect most any scenario and block anything you want.
What do you dislike about the product?
The user interface is not intuitive at all. It is exceptionally granular and requires a significant learning curve just to deploy in it's most basic form. Although it has the capabilities to perform, it's capabilities are overshadowed by the difficulty in setup and usability. For most small to medium businesses I would personally say that it's overkill. When factoring in cost of software, configuration time and support it becomes very costly. Especially so when compared to equally as capable and robust solutions. There is the correct tool for every job. Although you could use a pair of pliers to hammer in a nail, a hammer would be the best tool for the job. Make sure to research all options for your scenario before committing to this as it may not be the best fit for you.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides protection for my network and the ability to minutely make changes and enforce rules.
Great firewall/IPS/IDS for small business
What do you like best about the product?
The box is an all in one GUI for firewall and IDS/IPS solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only downside I see is a novice could attempt to set this up and can really mess settings up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Replaced firewall, IPS/IDS and email filtering solutions with one UTM.
UTM brings best of new software to the table
What do you like best about the product?
Our workplace is finally streamlined with the reliability healthcare demands of its technology.
What do you dislike about the product?
We had some initial issues with communications between project manager and company reps but they were quickly resolved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security, decreased likelihood of reportable event, increased technological compliance.
Best Unified Threat Management
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos UTM Appliances with Firewall Sandboxing Provides Maximum Network Protection at an Affordable Price.
What do you dislike about the product?
Single Sign-On(SSO) user authentication is not possible prior to version 9.2
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Good threat protection
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