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Sophos Named Customers’ Choice for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Network Firewall in Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer Reports

July 25, 2024 - Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced it has been named Customers’ Choice in the Gartner®Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Network Firewalls reports. This achievement includes 4.8/5.0 scoring ratings in both categories. Sophos is also rated a Customers’ Choice for all available segments within the two reports.

“Winning one Gartner Customers' Choice is a great achievement, but winning two in crucial interrelated categories is incredible and a strong reflection of our relentless focus to deliver optimal security outcomes for our customers,”said Rob Harrison,senior vice president, Product Management – SecOps and Endpoint Security. “Endpoint protection that works seamlessly with network security is a winning formula to defend against today's innovative and persistent adversaries who are consistently devising new techniques to carry out ransomware and other potentially business-ending cyberattacks. This synergy enhances threat detection, reduces response times, and simplifies management, ultimately fortifying organizations against complex cyber threats that require proactive prevention and automated interventions at multiple points on the attack chain.”

Sophos Intercept X customer quotes from the endpoint protection platforms report include:

• “Sophos endpoint provides the most robust anti ransomware protection in the industry, ” IT manager in the manufacturing industry .
• “Sophos endpoint protection combines multiple prevention techniques to reduce the attack, ” IT manager in the education industry .
• “Intercept X provides us protection against various cyber threats using its combination of signature-based, behavioral and machine learning methods enduring protection against malware, ransomware and other malicious activities, ” network and security engineer in the manufacturing industry .
• “It's a great experience to work with Sophos Intercept X due to its robustness and unparalleled capability against any exploits and ransomware. It is truly amazing that this product works seamlessly while handling any threats at the system end, ” manager in the media industry .

Sophos Firewall customer quotes from the network firewall report include:

• “Bravo Sophos for this outstanding firewall solution; you make our life easier! ” technical engineer in the media industry
• “Sophos Firewall is the best option out there to stay ahead of the threats! ” associate manager in the manufacturing industry .
• “The performance was good and it allows firewalls to integrate easily with end points and access points to work simply, ” IT Manager in the Software industry
• “Sophos Firewall is a marvelous solution that protects us against zero-day threats, ” Security Engineer in the Media industry .
• “Sophos XGS Firewall: powerful protection and performance, ” IT specialist in the manufacturing industry
• “Sophos Firewall empowers secure network with robust protection and scalable solutions, ” senior manager, IT in the banking industry

A complimentary copy of the Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer: Endpoint Protection Platforms report is available here .

A complimentary copy of the Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer: Network Firewalls report is available here .

Sophos XGS Firewall and all Sophos solutions are available in UK through Simple IT Distribution LTD, Sophos Partner in the UK.

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