
Sophos Cloud Firewall (PAYG)
Sophos | 21.0 GALinux/Unix, Other 20.0 MR2 - 64-bit HAQM Machine Image (AMI)
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Sophos XGS - Exceptional Product
What do you like best about the product?
The firewall is simple to setup and manage but still has an exceptional security features and functionality.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing I can honestly say that I dislike
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is protecting our site and the benefits are I can sit back in the knowledge that the company data is secure.
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Good product with a lot of features, easy to administer
What do you like best about the product?
A lot of features like WAF, IPS, Web- and Mailprotection. Easy to implement and use. Good customer support. Central administration is possible.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimee it took a long time to get the updates for an automated deploymenent via the the central administration. Licensing could be more easy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security solution to protect the company while accessing internet ressources
Good hardware, intuitive user experience and exceptional performance
What do you like best about the product?
Intuitive and easy configuration and exceptional performance. The support is superb
What do you dislike about the product?
The notification system should be redefined if it has been integrated into Sophos central, as it is not entirely clear how to configure the events so that they are not intrusive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure the company's perimeter
Excellence Product Solution
What do you like best about the product?
1. Cloud Synchronization
2. Advanced Threat Protection
3. Central Management:
2. Advanced Threat Protection
3. Central Management:
What do you dislike about the product?
1. IPsec Tunneling (Failover)
2. Heartbeat-—NO HEARTBEAT Detection: Our endpoint has Sophos Endpoint, but it detected no heartbeat, so the solution to resolve it is to restart the firewall.
3. Central Management user account due to no function to integrate the LDAP Domain on Central Management policy the user account can only local user created and synchronize across the firewalls
2. Heartbeat-—NO HEARTBEAT Detection: Our endpoint has Sophos Endpoint, but it detected no heartbeat, so the solution to resolve it is to restart the firewall.
3. Central Management user account due to no function to integrate the LDAP Domain on Central Management policy the user account can only local user created and synchronize across the firewalls
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cloud synchronization, from our previous firewall: once we made some changes on the firewall we need to update it to all firewall but we do that in manual. in sophos it help us to imaplement in one to three clicks and then sync to all firewalls.
Best firewall solutions ever see.
What do you like best about the product?
All the features it can offer, security, scalability, cloud management, mdm, price, everything.
What do you dislike about the product?
After having tried other solutions such as Fortinet, Sonicwall or Watchguard, the best one we have tried so far is Sophos and its universe of solutions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The Sophos firewall is used to protect business networks through deep packet inspection and threat prevention. It controls internet access with web and application filtering. Enables the creation of secure VPNs for remote or inter-site access. Manages bandwidth and segments the network by users or areas. Integrates with other Sophos products for synchronised defence.
Sophos Firewalls are well regarded in the cybersecurity especilaly for small to medium enterprise.
What do you like best about the product?
Application and control and web filtering
What do you dislike about the product?
High cost for the full features and renewal charges.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
controlled Internet , App Usage,web filttering and vpn connectivity
Experience with firewall XGS
What do you like best about the product?
firewall provide Easy to manage , Tech Support
What do you dislike about the product?
Noticed few bugs in the Application filter in XGS
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Network security
I have experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Sophos Firewall.
What do you like best about the product?
user-friendly interface combined with powerful security features, such as synchronized security with endpoint devices, advanced threat protection, and real-time traffic visibility.
What do you dislike about the product?
firmware updates can occasionally cause unexpected issues or require manual intervention.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Threat Protection – It blocks malware, ransomware, and intrusions in real-time with features like IPS, ATP.
Uncontrolled Internet Usage – It enforces web filtering and application control to prevent access to harmful or unproductive sites.
Remote Access Security – It secures connections for remote workers using reliable VPNs.
Network Visibility – It provides deep insights into traffic, user activity, and threats through an intuitive dashboard.
Uncontrolled Internet Usage – It enforces web filtering and application control to prevent access to harmful or unproductive sites.
Remote Access Security – It secures connections for remote workers using reliable VPNs.
Network Visibility – It provides deep insights into traffic, user activity, and threats through an intuitive dashboard.
Sophos Firewalls: Ease of Use
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the ease of use and implementation. It has a very intuitive interface with lots of great capabilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the fact that an SPF model is sold separately. It is a little frustrating that there are inconsistencies between the UI and CLI interfaces.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Threat Detection
Easy management
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Sophos Firewall is easy to use and seamlessly integrates with other Sophos solutions. Its screen is intuitive, which makes it easy to configure and manage policies. I am also deeply impressed by its ability to deliver advanced threat protection such as malware and ransomware.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I like least about Sophos Firewall is that, in some cases, it can be complex for advanced configurations. They have a user-friendly interface, but the documentation is sometimes not as clear as I would like, which leads to doubts in configuring more detailed aspects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sophos Firewall handles various security issues on the network, such as blocking malware and ransomware, as well as unauthorized access. Threats are detected and appropriate measures are taken, even before the problem reaches the network, thanks to advanced threat detection combined with deep packet inspection.
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