Sophos Endpoint Antivirus Software

Pros

Sophos is really easy to use. It is one of the leaders in the online security for SMOs. Does offer a free version for Home users as well. Low resource consumption on the system compared with other vendors

Cons

UI is very limited really and everything is pointing to their own sites. Might be initially confusing for some old school users.

Pros

I like that it works seamlessly in the background and the virus protection is centralized ,which helps keep track of anything happening anywhere .

Cons

Not user friendly and a bit hard to navigate .Fortunately we have an IT department that mainly handles the program .

Pros

Sophos EndPoint Protection Software is a good anti virus solution to use. it has a management console that allows you to push out the install and updates.

Cons

Sophos EndPoint Protection Software seems to be very memory intensive. after installing on a computer I noticed that the memory went up by 25 percent

Pros

Management interface is simple and easy to use. antivirus, we use application and device control, client firewall and everything works correctly.

Cons

Sophos management interface is simple and easy to use because it is designed for commercial and small business customers with very basic needs.

Pros

Network security is very important to my company, and one of the widely used and recommended antivirus programs that users need to have installed in order to remote VPN is Sophos, so that says a lot to me about the reliability of the software. So far I have had no issues and have not been infected by any viruses since using the tool. It seems to be a very robust tool and works to protect my files, downloads, browsers, and network activity. The settings are also easy to change.

Cons

The cloud based configuration is interesting.. Maybe I'm just not used to it, but if one where to have no internet connection then you can't modify settings. But then at the same time, the cloud based settings allow one to globally modify all the clients that are on the account, so I could see that being a powerful feature.

Pros

Sophos is great at it's job ,protecting your computer . The scans are always comprehensive ,the interface is very user-friendly and there are regular updates ensuring you are safe from the newest threats .

Cons

Being so detailed in it's searches means that it some times marks programs as viruses when they aren't that ,but better safe than sorry.

Pros

My experience with Sophos is very pleasant .It is barely noticeable when running and found a Trojan our previous provider was not able to locate.

Cons

I think it is primarily designed to tend to tech savvy people .It is not that user friendly and you need to know what you are doing to properly navigate it .

Pros

Sophos Endpoint Protection is very easy to use product with management console in the cloud. Easy to use - applying policy's to all users has never been easier. The endpoint protection is not signature based but behavior based solution. It can catch zero-day threats.

Cons

We had few machines with outdated software - with Windows XP and we cannot use the Sophos protection on those.

Pros

The software is pretty easy to manage and update. Overall, the software is able to protect against most threats.

Cons

Not really good with zero day unless you buy the exploit license. Change of management servers can also be a pain and requires reinstallation of the AV client.

Pros

Very thorough antivirus and this is the one we use for our business to do our virus cleaning. The company had several clients and we had use this for many of our users.

Cons

Not much issues with this software. It is not as advertised as heavily as the others though so it is quite a bit unknown.

It is keeping my PC safe ,whilst not taking that much of its processing power .

Pros

Several months ago we switched to Sophos at work and I barely notice it - the biggest praise I can give to a antivirus program . It does its work seamlessly in the background ,whilst not taking much computing power .

Cons

I have some issues with the program recognizing programs or files as malicious when they are not ,but it is better to err on the side of caution .

Pros

Easy to deploy. Easy to maintain. Customizing user profiles is easy. Already has caught a bunch of things on our network.

Cons

Blocked some safe apps but I realize that happens with all antivirus software(at least the good ones). Sometimes it will have a hiccup and you have to reinstall the software.

Saved money and improved our system security.

Pros

We have been using Sophos Endpoint Protection for about 2 years now and we love it. The best part is the ability to control our Virus protection settings from a central webpage. We use it for more than virus protection we also use it to limit our corporate users internet access. The feature we love it the ability to select categories (Violence, Drinking, Entertainment) This added an additional layer of security.

The dashboard is great it gives us a quick look at the status of our devices. We know that all of our end users and servers are protected. We have enabled email noticications so we will get an alert that there is an Issue that IT needs to look into .

Tha best part is the license is per user not machine. So some of our IT guys have 2-3 computers that all are protected with out the cost of additinoal licenses.

Cons

Very few Cons sometimes you have to dig a little to get to a setting in the cloud console. Also, the support is generally a long wait and the first tier isn't very knowledgeable. Luckily we don't call
support a lot.

I really wish i could buy the product direct and not have to go through a third-party reseller.

Pros

Well, for as long as I've used it, I haven't had any network problems. We have been very happy with it.

Cons

Our IT firm recommended it and so they manage all the administration. As of now we have nothing negative to say about it

Pros

Sophos Endpoint Protection is easy to use. I had used another endpoint protection in the past, but it did not handle Macs very well. Sophos works well with Macs.

Cons

While Sophos Endpoint Protection works well with Macs, I don't find it as good as the other endpoint protection software we use. For Windows based machines, I will continue to use our other endpoint protection software.

Sophos supplies top security with maximum functionality

Pros

Sophos allows us to protect all the devices on our domain and keep them free from virus'. Sophos comes with a simple installer that can be used on either Windows or Mac OSX, this allows for quick, easy installations so we can quickly configure our devices to ensure less downtime. Sophos allows us to create multiple different profiles depending on the user or department. Once the profiles are configured, the permissions will be applied against the device instantly. We can also approve individual websites or applications, this allows us to keep a close eye on devices across the group whilst ensuring security is tight.

Cons

We have noticed with some hardware, although the are the same model, Sophos seems to block one but not the other. Obviously the hardware differs slightly but Sophos should recognise the model. Due to the number of users we have, this is a constant maintenance task.

Good endpoint protection tool (we've had no issues) with some minor irritations around setup and management.

Pros

Centralized management allows you to see all policy violations / threats in a single place. The actual client tool seems not to take up too much resource.

Cons

The client installer has to be run every time a new machine is added to the domain. The installer also gets out of date and has to be re-downloaded, which is irritating. The dashboard has far too many menus and is difficult to navigate.

Centralized control of my diversely distributed user-base. I can make sure that everyone has the software installed and that it is working correctly.

Pros

The console view is extremely helpful. I like the notifications and health reports of my protected machines and users.

Cons

Some of the organization is illogical. The encryption is managed separately from other policies. It also over reports problems that correct themselves in a matter of days (like when the users reboots). This tends to make me ignore some problems to see if they persist.

Semi protection for all company computers for a low price

Pros

Notified and alerted you on Pcs with any problems. Ran diagnostics. Was able to assign assets for computers.

Cons

Semi protection. Did not stop chrome viruses and messages. Clients were able to disable control no password to uninstall

Pros

Minimal impact to network performance. Automatic updates stay out of the way. Easy auditability with integrated reporting solution, and admin dashboard.

Cons

Technical docs are a little hard to navigate, but customer support is top notch so it's not a big deal.