Virtual environment support includes VMware vSphere, ESX and Workstation, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V Server. Supported mobile operating systems include iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry OS. Sophos Endpoint Protection supports most Windows desktop versions through Windows 10, Windows Server 2003 through 2012 R2, Microsoft Exchange, and Mac, Linux and Unix systems. Web application control and enhanced filtering on the gateway are also part of the package. Regarding mobile features, the bundles include mobile device management (covering antitheft, inventory and policy enforcement) as well as mobile application and email management.Ĭustomers also get the Secure Email Gateway component, which provides antispam and antivirus, DLP, email encryption and full disk encryption for Microsoft Exchange. Sophos Endpoint Protection includes antimalware, data loss prevention (DLP), a client firewall, application and device control, a host-based intrusion prevention system, website browsing protection and filtering, email protection (such as antispam) and patch assessment. Intercept X adds protection from zero-day attacks and drive-by downloads, includes root cause analysis and anti-exploit technology to minimize damage from breaches, and incorporates CryptoGuard to protect against ransomware. Typically, endpoint software works as an agent that communicates with the console, but can also function as standalone software for off-site endpoint computers.īuyers should take note that Sophos introduced Intercept X in 2016, a next-generation cloud-based product that enhances endpoint security already running in an environment. To use Sophos Endpoint Protection, an administrator installs the Sophos Enterprise Console on a server to streamline client installation and for management purposes, and installs Sophos protection software on each endpoint.

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