Sophos Cloud Firewall (PAYG)
Sophos | 20.0 MR1Linux/Unix, Other 20.0 MR1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Sophos Firewall review
What do you like best about the product?
I like the sophos firewall because it is one of the leaders in IT security and work with alot of their products. I also really like that the client side software integrates with the firewall to provide unmatched security features
What do you dislike about the product?
to someone with little knowledge on the device will find it hard to navigate and setup
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
they are making internet security more reliable and trustworthy
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Great secuity and simple to impliment
What do you like best about the product?
Security features like synchronized security gives peace of mind.
Intercept X anti-ransomware is a must-have in today's threat landscape
Intercept X anti-ransomware is a must-have in today's threat landscape
What do you dislike about the product?
Sophos Central is slow in South Africa - which makes cloud services slow to access.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security ring-fencing - preventing ransomware and network attacks. Reporting is a great management reporting tool.
Using Sophos Firewall since it was first incepted across hundreds of customers and sites.
What do you like best about the product?
Continuously innovating and adding new features that are industry best.
Synchronised Security with their XDR product.
Excellent cloud management through Sophos Central.
Excellent 24/7 support.
Synchronised Security with their XDR product.
Excellent cloud management through Sophos Central.
Excellent 24/7 support.
What do you dislike about the product?
Over the last few years, Sophos has implemented or resolved pretty much any problems I had with the firewall.
If I had to say one, I would say the admin interface doesn't always use my full-screen resolution.
If I had to say one, I would say the admin interface doesn't always use my full-screen resolution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protecting customer networks from external and internal threats.
Connecting customer sites and users via a range of VPN options.
Increased performance, especially with SSL\TLS traffic.
Improved WAN experience with SD-WAN capabilities.
Connecting customer sites and users via a range of VPN options.
Increased performance, especially with SSL\TLS traffic.
Improved WAN experience with SD-WAN capabilities.
Easy to use, highly functional, powerful firewall - great value
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos Central integration makes remote management easy - you don't need to open ports on the WAN.
Sophos central lets you integrate the firewall with the Endpoint and other Sophos products - gives you a single pane of glass management + view of your environment.
The on-box reporting is very good - you don't have to pay extra for it.
Great landing dashboard - very informative
Latest developments in SD-WAN and application steering are very promising - Sophos are continually releasing new features for their devices - at no extra cost
Sophos central lets you integrate the firewall with the Endpoint and other Sophos products - gives you a single pane of glass management + view of your environment.
The on-box reporting is very good - you don't have to pay extra for it.
Great landing dashboard - very informative
Latest developments in SD-WAN and application steering are very promising - Sophos are continually releasing new features for their devices - at no extra cost
What do you dislike about the product?
The captive portal functionality isn't great. Compared with other dedicated captive portal functions, it's quite limited - which has forced me to look outside of the Sophos ecosystem for supporting products.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
WAN Failover and application steering are very useful in improving application responsiveness and stability.
Blocking unsavoury + malicious content is critical these days.
Detailed reports on bandwidth usage, threats give you insights to your network
Quality of service lets you optimise your bandwidth and give you the best performance from your connectivity
Blocking unsavoury + malicious content is critical these days.
Detailed reports on bandwidth usage, threats give you insights to your network
Quality of service lets you optimise your bandwidth and give you the best performance from your connectivity
Sophos XG Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Central Management via Sophos Central for all our sites and integration with Sophos Intercept X Endpoint protection. Good level of support from Sophos and our account manager with regular health checks carried out.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial configuration requires a good knowledge of the product to ensure it has been configured correctly but once it has been set up it is easy to administer
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's providing us with a secure and up to date firewall solution to protect our various sites across different locations. The Central Management makes it easy to manage alerts and administer.
Very Professional, Eager to help in any circumstance, Polite
What do you like best about the product?
The sophos firewall management/dashboard is user friendly. There are also customisable policies that can be implemented.
other competitors dashboards are less user friendly and more complex
other competitors dashboards are less user friendly and more complex
What do you dislike about the product?
Support team is a bit slow to assist with tickets, which can be an issue if there is a threat involved. If more staff are hired , more tickets would be able to be attended to quicker
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protecting against external threats, controlling access to the network, monitoring network activity, simplifying network management
by solving these problems, sophos provides a range of benefits for businesses
by solving these problems, sophos provides a range of benefits for businesses
Sophos Firewall Evaluations
What do you like best about the product?
The product is excellent, and the team has produced all the technical documents which is required to validate product capabilities
What do you dislike about the product?
Technical Support need to be improved and training need to be conduct timely to use the product features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides perimeter security, application control, and other security features.
Sophos - a major security ingredient
What do you like best about the product?
Competitive prices for all the required components in a UTM. Their after-sales support and services are just fantastic.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't think there is any. SOPHOS should conduct regular technical training for end customers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
SOPHOS helped secure our office environment with better throughput, which was missing in our old firewalls.
Best Product in Budget for academics.
What do you like best about the product?
User Interface is very simple and attractive. No complexity in rules and configuration.
What do you dislike about the product?
L3 dhcp server should be integrated in firewall.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos firewall providing us a secure environment and giving us a holistic view of our network , threats and web filtering.
Great product
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of configuration & available options for creating rulesets
What do you dislike about the product?
Not enough reporting information available from Sophos Central
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
WAF Protection for Published servers
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