Sophos

Endpoint assessment and controlHow much control do you want?

Prevent security issues by assessing and controlling all managed and unmanaged computers. Our software will enable you to:

Choose how much control you want:

Which product is right for you?

This table sets out a comprehensive comparison of the 2 products.


Endpoint Security
and Control 8

Sophos NAC
Advanced
Policy definition
Policies for managed, contractor and guest computers
yes
yes
Check if antivirus and other security applications are active and up to date
yes
yes
Check if OS service packs are current
yes
yes
Check if Microsoft/Windows Update active
yes
yes
Check 600 predefined OS patch definitions
yes
Define policies by user groups
yes
Create custom applications and policies
yes
Assessment and remediation
Assess and autoremediate managed computers with a permanent NAC agent
yes
yes
Assess and control unmanaged computers with a dissolvable agent
yes
yes
Reporting
Standard reporting on endpoint compliance with policy
yes
yes
Advanced reporting and exporting capabilities for trending analysis
yes
Configurable alerting to proactively track down potential problems
yes
Enforcement
Agent Based - control managed computer network access
yes
yes
Microsoft DHCP - prevent unprotected / unauthorized computers accessing the network
yes
yes
802.1x, Cisco NAC, VPN, other DHCP - prevent unprotected / unauthorized computers accessing the network
yes
Deployment
Single installation with Sophos Anti-Virus and Client Firewall
yes
NAC agent that can be installed on managed computers running third party anti-virus
yes
NAC agent that can be installed separately using software distribution tools
yes