Really good product
I'm really not sure why this product is getting so much negative reviews. Here's my 2 cents:
1. This is probably the only device that can give you VPN + MFA (a Sophos mobile app soft token) right out of the box. Other big name network security devices usually require you to integrate with another service like Okta or add another server like a RADIUS server.
2. Has multiple Site to Site VPN and Remote Access VPN protocols builtin.
3. Can directly dump its log to CloudWatch logs, other network devices require you to add another syslog server to do the same thing
4. Has great IPS, IDS, Firewall functionalities, it is actually difficult to outgrow this device's capability.
5. Sophos charges $.1/hr for t2.small. You have to pay multiple of that price to get equivalent features from large vendors. And you would have to pay $$$$ to hire a competent network engineer to duplicate Sophos features on a vanilla linux box.
6. I've called Sophos Technical Support @ 1 888 767 4679 for difficult problems, such as configuring Sophos in a complicated VPC setup, ask them to explain vague documentations, work some obscure features, etc. Their support has been patient, staying on the phone for hours to diagnose the problems. And the support is getting a lot more AWS knowledgable over the past 2 years I've been using Sophos. So good job Sophos!
I've deployed and have seen deployed 10s of Sophos in a variety of projects for different tasks, remote access VPN, site to site VPN, NAT-T, WAF, packet inspection, firewalls etc. This little device has been solid.
Sophos
What do you like best about the product?
A great and useful tool that allows us to deploy sophos to machines as well as manage our corporate devices helping keep devices up to date and malware free.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing yet, it serves it purpose at my work environment and is beneficial to the company. I would like a weekly report on devices.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It’s allows us to deploy agents to laptops, mobiles and desktops. It notifys the IT Team when a device has malware.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
N/A
Decent Product
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to administer and not invasive. Able to rollout company-wide very easily
What do you dislike about the product?
Not much although it does not play nicely with other products (i.e. Cylance)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helps to reduce the risk of users downloading malware or visiting dangerous sites
Solid software
What do you like best about the product?
Easy organization of all machines. Alerts for potential hazards and vulnerabilities
What do you dislike about the product?
Can be tough to perform advanced configuration when performing maintenance and software tests.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Antivirus. Protection of company/sensitive information
Great Product
What do you like best about the product?
Malware and web threats features work perfect
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't really like the tamper protection password feature.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Get notified when a client computer is infected.
Great device to protect your network from intrusion
What do you like best about the product?
I would say that I like the easy to use interface the best
What do you dislike about the product?
Some features are hidden and difficult to find.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The Sophos is a true unified threats management device that works great for point of sale networks to maintain PCI compliance.
Positive Contender in Threat Mgmt Space
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to manage platform that provides deep insight into our environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
We don't really have any dislikes for Sophos. It just works as intended.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Used for Vulnerability Management and light Threat Intelligence. Fits in nice with our other platforms.
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
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.
