Sophos Cloud Firewall (BYOL)

What do you like best about the product?

The centralized console is accessible from any device and anywhere, and allows for complete control over the status of the firewalls and clients.

What do you dislike about the product?

The access points have a cumbersome and slow management, and furthermore, they do not allow the creation of VLANs to segregate the networks.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Perimeter security and client control.

What do you like best about the product?

Excellent performance in terms of speed when used as a VLAN gateway for network segregation. The integration with clients and web applications is functional and has proven effective.

What do you dislike about the product?

The Wi-Fi is slow and offers few segmentation possibilities. Also, managing Active Directory and configuring the SSL VPN are complicated.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Effective perimeter security. Manage external access with dedicated logs. Web filtering.

What do you like best about the product?

Firewall with excellent perimeter security and a fast, intuitive console that allows you to control everything easily. The connection with clients is also good.

What do you dislike about the product?

The Wi-Fi managed by the Access Points is slow in connecting devices and does not support VLAN management, limiting the possibility of segregation.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Protection of clients and perimeter. Control of web applications.

What do you like best about the product?

Integration with endpoints and scripts for management.

What do you dislike about the product?

Sophos access points do not ensure good network segregation.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integration between firewall and endpoint, with management through NAC and application filtering.

What do you like best about the product?

Synchronized security The Automatic communication between the firewall and Sophos endpoint is fantastic if an endpoint gets infected the firewall instantly isolates it for the rest of the network.
Sophos Central Management managing rules web filtering and site to site VPNs across multiple locations from one cloud dashboard is very convenient.
Clear traffic Visibility the control Center dashboard gives an immediate view of bandwidth hogs suspicious traffic and application usage.
Solid SD-Wan & Remote Access: Setting up IPsec/SSL VPNs for remote users and managing multi-WAN routing works reliably.

What do you dislike about the product?

Initial Setup Curve: Setting up advance features like web application Firewall (Waf) or complex NAT rules requires going through some technical documentation first.
Firmware Update Timing: Rebooting for firmware updates can take a few minutes compared to simpler routers so maintenance window need to be planned carefully.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

NetworkThreat Containment : Prevents infected remote or local devices from moving laterally across corporate subnets.
Bandwidth & Web Control: Blocks unauthorized streaming torrenting or malicious domains to keep critical applications running smoothly.
Simplified Multi-sites Management: Eliminates the need to log into individual hardware boxes locally when pushing global policy updates.

What do you like best about the product?

I enjoy the interface; after a bit of adjusting, I was able to understand it quickly. It also performs very well in our environment. Although we have an enormous throughput, it has never bottlenecked. We’ve also had great support from Sophos, with the exception of one time, but switching technicians was straightforward and easy.

What do you dislike about the product?

I haven’t been able to fully understand how the AI detections in Sophos X Ops work in practice. It flags what I assume are false positives, and I haven’t had the chance to properly test the detection engine to confirm. Log research can also be very tedious. I’ve also had a lot of issues with syslog collection when trying to integrate it into our monitoring software.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

When we went through the initial onboarding, it was a more affordable solution than competitors like Fortinet. That said, when we first purchased it, a few features were missing; over time, though, updates have continued to add to the product.

It’s also an excellent machine to keep updated. Being able to move between firmware images has been really useful for testing new environments.

What do you like best about the product?

The console and the ability to have all the devices in one station are aspects that I appreciated a lot.

What do you dislike about the product?

The management of users connected to Active Directory and various Web Applications is not always up-to-date nor entirely accurate.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

The perimeter security seems really excellent to me.

What do you like best about the product?

Once it’s set up, it’s easy to maintain. Technical support has been good and helpful whenever I’ve needed it. It also has enough power to scan all traffic and activity without causing delays.

What do you dislike about the product?

There’s a bit of a learning curve when it comes to figuring out where all the specific settings are. They aren’t always located where you’d expect, so it can take some digging at first. Plan to spend a little time customizing it to fit your environment. I suggest you use the very helpful technical support team.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Maintaining strong security behind a reliable, high-quality firewall is very important for our company, and the Sophos firewall has been doing a good job for us. For a smaller company such as ours, some simplicity and AI assistance is very helpful.

What do you like best about the product?

Using Sophos is useful, as from a single console you can manage all connected devices, including mobiles, thanks to an intuitive and fast MDM.

What do you dislike about the product?

The connection with AD and Entra ID is often difficult to configure. Additionally, the Access Points have some limitations in managing VLANs outside the firewall.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I integrate and manage all devices, wherever they are and wherever I am.

What do you like best about the product?

I appreciate the centralized console of Sophos Firewall, which allows for complete control of the situation. Thanks to this console, we have an updated and unified view of the devices across the entire group. Additionally, it allows for remote access without needing to be on-site. The initial setup was quite easy and intuitive.

What do you dislike about the product?

I find that managing WiFi through Sophos APs does not work well because they do not handle VLANs. Additionally, I often encounter errors with web applications.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Sophos Firewall for endpoint protection and VPN management. The centralized console offers complete control and easy remote access, keeping devices updated in a single solution.