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Prevent Breaches, Ransomware, and Data Loss with Sophos
Given the complexity of the threat landscape, it’s not surprising that IT security teams are constantly searching for security solutions that provide better protection, usability, and scale with less management burden. Sophos offers a more effective cybersecurity-as-a-service that delivers superior outcomes relative to traditional cybersecurity approaches.
A Unified Security Ecosystem
Cybercriminals don't just attack endpoints. Get the full picture with Sophos. Kaspersky does not offer network or email security, leaving major gaps in the overall security posture of an organization.
A Unified Security Ecosystem
Consolidate your defenses by integrating your endpoint, server, network, mobile, email, and cloud security, as well as third-party security controls, in the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem. Sophos Central is a single management console built for organizations of all sizes and capabilities. You can manage your security on your own, or Sophos MDR can detect, investigate, and respond to threats for you.
Context-Sensitive Defenses
Don't let attackers live off your land. Sophos adapts its defenses based on the context of the device. Kaspersky does not.
Context-Sensitive Defenses
When Sophos detects a hands-on-keyboard attack, we automatically activate extra defenses on the endpoint with a "shields up" approach. Sophos Adaptive Attack Protection blocks suspicious activities like downloads of remote admin tools, disrupting the attack and giving your team valuable time to respond.
Automatic Device Isolation
If your firewall alerted you to suspicious traffic from an IP address on your network, how long would it take to track down the computer and isolate it from the network?
Automatic Device Isolation
Sophos Endpoint shares status and health information with Sophos Firewall, Sophos ZTNA, and other products to provide additional visibility into threats and application usage. Compromised devices will automatically be isolated while cleanup is performed and will return network access once the threat is neutralized—all without administrator intervention. This is a manual, time-consuming effort with Kaspersky.
Sophos vs. Kaspersky
| FEATURES | Sophos | Kaspersky |
| Attack Surface, Pre- and Post-Execution | ||
| Attack surface reduction, with multiple technologies for web protection, application control, and device control that eliminate attack vectors and protect against data loss | Fully provided |
Fully provided |
| Strong protection by default without configuration | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| Defenses that automatically adapt to human-led attacks | Fully provided |
Not provided |
| Automated Account Health Check to maintain a strong security posture | Fully provided |
Not provided |
| A Security Heartbeat to share health and threat intelligence information between multiple products | Fully provided |
Not provided |
| Automatic document rollback after encryption by ransomware | Fully provided |
Fully provided |
| Management, Investigation, and Remediation | ||
| Single console for management, reporting, and security operations | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| Alert triage and assistance | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| Extensive threat-hunting and investigation capabilities | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| Suitable for customers without an in-house SOC | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| Suitable for large enterprise organizations with a full in-house SOC | Fully provided |
Fully provided |
| Threat Hunting and Response | ||
| Endpoint detection and response (EDR) functionality | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| Integrated extended detection and response (XDR) enables analysts to hunt for and respond to threats across your environment, correlate information, and pivot between endpoint, server, network, mobile, email, public cloud, and Microsoft 365 data | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| MDR service provides 24/7 threat hunting, detection, and unlimited remediation to organizations of all sizes, with support available over the phone or through email | Fully provided |
Partially provided |
| Incident response included in top MDR tier | Fully provided (Optional IR Retainer for lower MDR tiers) |
Partially provided |
| Integration with third-party security control to leverage your existing security investments, gain full visibility into your environment, and provide detections and alerts to your team and the MDR team | Fully provided |
Not provided |
| Monitor and generate detections across your third-party security controls and data sources | Fully provided |
Not provided |
| Encrypted network traffic analysis (NDR) | Fully provided |
Not provided |
Adaptive Attack Protection
Adaptive Attack Protection is a dynamic step up in endpoint security. When a hands-on-keyboard attack is detected, Sophos Endpoint automatically activates extra defenses based on a "shields up" perspective. It stops an attacker and provides you with time to respond. For more information, watch the Adaptive Attack Protection video.
A Unified Security Ecosystem
Consolidate your defenses by integrating your endpoint, server, network, mobile, email, cloud security, and third-party security controls in the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem and single management console that Kaspersky can't match. All of your Sophos products are continuously optimized with real-time threat intelligence and operational insights from Sophos X-Ops.
See Why Customers Choose Sophos
Stop More Threats Faster With the #1 Rated Endpoint Protection
Superior protection combined with accelerated threat detection and response keeps your organization and data safe from malware and advanced attacks. All managed through the world’s most trusted cloud-native security platform and available as a 24/7 full MDR service.
Sophos makes it easy to replace Kaspersky, allowing teams around the world to achieve superior cybersecurity outcomes.
Rated by Customers
Sophos is an October 2021 Gartner Peer InsightsTM Customers' Choice for Endpoint Protection Platforms with a 4.8/5 average customer rating (as of August 31, 2021, based on 505 reviews).
Recognized by Analysts
Sophos has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the last 12 consecutive reports.
24/7 Incident Response
All Sophos MDR customers are backed by our round-the-clock incident response service delivered by Sophos experts. Kaspersky charges extra for an incident response retainer.
Deeper Threat Hunting
Find threats faster thanks to extensive native and third party integrations across your environment: endpoint, email, network, public cloud, and Office 365.
Security Ecosystem
Streamline your defenses by integrating your endpoint, network, email, and cloud security in an Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem that Kaspersky can’t match.
Lower TCO
Customers who've switched to Sophos consistently tell us that they double their efficiency and enjoy an 85% reduction in security incidents.
Superior Protection. Easier Management.
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Deep learning – Sophos has an industry-leading AI team that is constantly innovating in the use of machine learning to detect threats and improve efficiency of investigations. |
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Behavioral ransomware protection and rollback – Sophos has specific anti-ransomware technology that detects both file and boot record ransomware behavior and rolls back any affected files. |
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Exploit prevention – Sophos stops more than three dozen exploit prevention techniques attackers use to exploit software vulnerabilities. |
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Data loss prevention (DLP) – Sophos offers integrated DLP at no additional cost. |
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Integrated XDR – Sophos enables analysts to hunt for and take action against threats across their environment. |
Proactive threat hunting initiates actions to remotely disrupt, contain, and neutralize threats on your behalf to stop even the most sophisticated threats. |
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Full MDR service – Sophos provides 24/7 threat hunting, detection, and response delivered by expert analysts for all MDR customers. |
Proactive threat hunting initiates actions to remotely disrupt, contain, and neutralize threats on your behalf to stop even the most sophisticated threats. |
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Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem – Sophos Endpoint is part of a wider ecosystem enabling you to integrate and streamline your defenses. |
Proactive threat hunting initiates actions to remotely disrupt, contain, and neutralize threats on your behalf to stop even the most sophisticated threats. |
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Comprehensive cloud management – All Sophos next-gen endpoints are managed via unified cloud-native management platform. |
Proactive threat hunting initiates actions to remotely disrupt, contain, and neutralize threats on your behalf to stop even the most sophisticated threats. |
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Multi-platform support – Sophos provides EDR/XDR, app control, device control, and tamper protection across both Windows and Mac devices. |
Proactive threat hunting initiates actions to remotely disrupt, contain, and neutralize threats on your behalf to stop even the most sophisticated threats. |
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Sophos is a Gartner Peer Insights™ Customers' Choice for Endpoint Protection Platforms
Sophos is the highest-rated and most reviewed vendor and the only vendor named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for EPP in all deployment regions (North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific).
Peer Insights Customer Reviews
“Detection & protection that truly keeps up with the ever-growing threat landscape”
“The deep learning and artificial intelligence give an excellent detection response which has led to a significant decrease in ransomware attacks”
“Zero day detections are excellent. We’re notified of threats by Sophos often before our SOC knows what may be going on”
“Head and Shoulders Above The Competition”
“The product that saved the day”
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