Sophos Cloud Firewall (PAYG)
Sophos | 20.0 MR1Linux/Unix, Other 20.0 MR1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Sophos XG 85 - 86 - 125
What do you like best about the product?
Solid, reliable units. Have half a dozen in the field now with zero reliability issues. Our clients are very satisfied with the VPN throughput (impressive since several are architectural firms that work in large file sizes). The RED (remote Ethernet device) units are excellent add-ons, simple to configure with solid performance and reliability as well for our clients with remote offices. Support is excellent as well. Wireless access points are all centrally managed through the XG for easy deployment as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
A bit confusing to configure at first - example is having to set up separate source and destination NAT rather than a simple static mapping. Some configurations require accessing multiple different sections rather than being consolidated in one area. License subscriptions are a bit confusing as well for additional features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Network security and remote access. Quick to set up remote users for VPN access, remote office connectivity is flawless with the RED units. Wireless access can be controlled from the XG making diagnosing issues simple.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are converting from a different vendor use their support team to assist in configuration. Syntax can be very different and confusing at first but the support is excellent.
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Rock Solid Next Generation Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
I really like how it integrates with the Endpoint protection to block a compromised system
What do you dislike about the product?
Rarely there are false positives with some of the advanced features of layer 7 security that need to be adjusted for different environments
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Handling other areas of security besides stateful packet inspection
Sophos experience
What do you like best about the product?
Regular updates, good bandwidth management, strong rules and policies, templates, Strong online support team, Replacement policy
What do you dislike about the product?
Email Filtering, More should be done on the firewall to detect malicious emails.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Intrusion prevention, Protection of servers , Web browsing, Malware attack prevention, Routing services
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Sophos is a strong firewall that offers security features needed in modern day world
Web and Application controlling should be very easy
What do you like best about the product?
Rules controlling is very good.And also it's configuration level is very good
What do you dislike about the product?
Web URL creation is very complicated.Need to easy more for configuration
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protected from outside.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Need to improve and easy for web and application control
Excellent small business/home solution
What do you like best about the product?
Simple setup and good admin user interface for the competent professional. Lots of features and choice of licensing to enable only what you need and pay for it. Comprehensive real time reports. Excellent backup and firmware update capabilities
What do you dislike about the product?
Complex licensing as you have to know what each option is to ensure you buy the right license to cover all your needs.
Outrageous pricing with the same digital license for the same feature enablement costing massively different prices in different territories and Sophos preventing vendors selling out of territory thus forcing you to pay more just because of the county you live in. THIS IS NOT because of currency exchange rates, the pricing is vastly different.
Outrageous pricing with the same digital license for the same feature enablement costing massively different prices in different territories and Sophos preventing vendors selling out of territory thus forcing you to pay more just because of the county you live in. THIS IS NOT because of currency exchange rates, the pricing is vastly different.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Simply doing its job to replace the previous Microsoft Threat Management Gateway (TMG) servers we had. Of course now we are also paying yearly for licensing which has added costs.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's a good solid performer. Once in and setup there is very little to do, exceopt sit back and feel safe.
Next Generation Firewall for Network and Internet Security
What do you like best about the product?
It provides seamless integration with Active Directory, in my case all internet users go via the radius server to get network access, and for Internet authentication one uses captive portal which is synchronized with my AD.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are lots of upgrades to the firmware which may end up affecting stability of features such as SSL VPN.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use it for identifying internet users and reporting on Internet usage and also monitoring user behavior.
Report generation weekly and monthly to assess our network threat levels.
Safeguarding our organizational IT infrastructure and Data, through Intrusion Prevention and protection from Ransomware. We also use it for Mail filtering and scanning.
Lastly for filtering and forwarding of external traffic to the rightful servers in conjunction with Edge Servers.
Report generation weekly and monthly to assess our network threat levels.
Safeguarding our organizational IT infrastructure and Data, through Intrusion Prevention and protection from Ransomware. We also use it for Mail filtering and scanning.
Lastly for filtering and forwarding of external traffic to the rightful servers in conjunction with Edge Servers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is the next generation firewall, which drills down to user identity. It manages internet usage effectively.
It is worth a try, you can have a trial online or request for a demo.
It is worth a try, you can have a trial online or request for a demo.
Auto isolation, blocking of threats & allows us to see and manage our security posture in one place.
What do you like best about the product?
All in one protection with endpoint integration.
What do you dislike about the product?
The reports can be improved, generating custom reports its a bit cumbersome.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
User and Device Insights, Traffic Filtering and Shaping, Secure SSL VPN
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great value for money and I must say it does the job very well.
Best Firewall for SME.
What do you like best about the product?
Sophos XG firewall has got an interactive GUI. Reporting platform is very good and it has got easy use SSL VPN for the organization. With Sophos XG Firewall you can track down each and every network traffic on reporting screen. Sophos XG Firewall has got a good ransomware protection feature. Sophos XG firewall Also provides a central interface to manage all Sophos endpoint client from the firewall.DLP feature of the Sophos Xg firewall also excellent as it provides in-depth data analysis.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sophos Support is very busy and it takes hour of waiting to reach them. Customer Support from foreign doest understands our English properly and their shift timing not appropriate according to India time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reporting service in Sophos Xg firewall was getting stopped due to bug in the software, this issue has been resolved by the Sophos team.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The separate training session should be there for the Sophos Xg firewall on their new feature which there in firewall and the client should regularly get an update from the Sophos team.
Good product but not the best
What do you like best about the product?
Powerfull, elastic and scalable, high availability its a must have
What do you dislike about the product?
sometime not so easy to use, bit difficulties to troubleshoot
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
firewalling, routing, internet control gateway
Flexibility
What do you like best about the product?
Protection of unwanted data, used securely network
What do you dislike about the product?
unauthorised site not open so you can't installing applications
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
secure network
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