Sophos Intercept X Reviews and Ratings

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Intercept X as part of our MDR/MTR Solution.

It is the primary endpoint Security Solution that all Sophos is built on.

We required endpoint security that would integrate with our Sophos Firewall, Sophos Central cloud based management as well as our Managed Threat Response. We use it on over 200 endpoints of various types from PC's, laptops and persistent and non-persistent VDI Desktops. We use the Server Version for all of our Server VM's.

Likelihood to Recommend

We use it to secure endpoints both in our offices, branches as well as Laptops and Devices out in the wild. With Sophos Central we always have endpoint telemetry and if required a backend remote shell if we decide to isolate a device for security reasons. Sophos Intercept X is the backbone of the Sophos Security Solution.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We wish a unified security approach on our endpoints supporting threat hunting and XDR across them.

Likelihood to Recommend

Provides technologies to prevent attacks and allows easy rollbacks.

On the other end it's visibility is primarily limited to endpoint threats and network activity on Sophos firewalls and switches

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Sophos Intercept X as our XDR and it works extremely well with seeing and blocking PUAs, blocking sites, and following rules we have set it place. The main issue we run into with Sophos is getting it integrated with other systems to have a single pane of glass. We also cannot see when scans have completed. Oftentimes when there is an event and we are trying to figure out the cause for and the support we need is behind a paywall.

Likelihood to Recommend

I would recommend Sophos to most colleagues due to how easier it is to use and how you can essentially just let it protect your environment. It works well with most other security software, though does not integrate so easily. I have used Sophos in to different industries and it does what it advertises with little to no glaring issues.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Intercept X is installed on all of our PCs and laptops, as well as some MacBooks.

Likelihood to Recommend

Intercept X has generally been working OK for us. The product works well in organisations of varying sizes, and has some controls for admins to disable the anti-tamper protection easily. In the last couple of years we've only had one incident where an update caused issues for Windows, but overall it's robust. Plus there's an option for staff to have a personal copy.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Sophos Intercept X to protect part of our Windows client, Windows servers and mobiles into our organization. Even though it can provide protection against attacks (be them viruses, exploits, trojans, ....) ita can also provide web filtering and control over the use of some perifherals as usb ports for example.

Likelihood to Recommend

Works well against the commont protection scenarios and peripheral use filtering. Sometimes it's a bit too aggressive. The web interface (EDR/XDR) is a bit confusing and has room for improvement.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Sophos Intercept X (Advanced, specifically) across the whole of our customer base. We find it to be the best ‘one size, fits all’ anti-virus product on the market, which allows to have uniformity among all of our clients. As an overall, we find the product to be very well priced, lightweight on system resources, easy to manage and, most important of all, a solid anti-virus product that we trust implicitly - even on our own systems.

Likelihood to Recommend

At our IT support company, we look after clients of varying sizes; from one all the way through to the hundreds and we find that Sophos Intercept X (specifically Sophos Intercept X Advanced) is suitable for the vast majority of these. It’s one pane management from the the cloud portal makes it easy as an MSP to manage all of these clients, too. It is maybe less appropriate for those customers who are particularly at risk of targeted malware. We supply these customers a higher level of Sophos product.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Sophos Intercept X as our primary anti-virus product on all of our endpoint devices. This is an "upgrade" from the previous iterations of Sophos Anti-Virus, as Intercept X offers far more features than we had in the past. Sophos is fantastic at identifying malware and other undesirables attempting to execute malicious scripts that are out of the ordinary - and will automatically quarantine these threats so that they can be reviewed via the Admin portal. We also utilize Intercept X for it's web filtering/category-based options as a way of preventing work-from-home employees from circumventing our filtering policies while not in one of our buildings.

Likelihood to Recommend

To be frank, this product is fairly expensive. So I would recommend this to companies that are mid-sized or larger to condone the cost of the purchase. It does save me a significant amount of time in my day - being able to glance at the dashboard and see if there are any outstanding issues that require my attention, as not much digging must be done to accomplish this. So for our company, with a short-staffed IT department, it's incredibly helpful to us. We also qualify for Educational pricing which brings the cost down - which helps tremendously.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sophos Intercept X is the end point proctection software we use at our company. We have been using this for over a year now and I have not had any problems. The portal is friendly and easy to use, it is easy to deploy to end users, and it barely takes any resources from the computers we are using. It also helps that the Sophos portal contains many other useful security features.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are looking to get an easy to manage end point protection software, this is for you. You can deploy the software directly or send emails to the specified users to get them set up with the software. It also helps that the software notifies you if something goes wrong on someone machine, say if the software stops running or is out of date.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is in my opinion, Sophos Intercept X is the most secure endpoint product on the market. I have used it for years and tell everyone I know that they need to be using it as well. Whether for home or business, Sophos Intercept X is my preferred endpoint and the only product I use. It's simple to deploy, easy to manage, and catches everything. I have run simulations against Sophos Intercept X and other products, and Sophos Intercept X always comes out.

Likelihood to Recommend

Sophos Intercept-X is well suited for any environment big or small. There is even a home version that is free that I highly recommend for anyone at home. If you are looking for endpoint protection that is centrally managed, catches everything, and has many features this is the product for you.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are in the healthcare industry and need to provide security for our users from malicious cyber attacks. These attacks include malware, viruses and ransomware. We have deployed the agent for all our users to ensure they are protected from the bad guys. Sophos Intercept X also has a data loss prevention component that allows us to monitor and detect when users are sharing information insecurely.

Likelihood to Recommend

Sophos Intercept X is well suited for ensuring endpoints are secure from viruses, ransomeware, exploites and data loss prevention. Our Post COVID world requires many of our users to still work remotely. Some work in public spaces and unsecure networks. Having Sophos Intercept X helps ensure our company resources are safe and our users are not exposed to malicious software.