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Carbon Black App Control vs. Sophos Intercept X for Server

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Carbon Black App Control

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/ACarbon Black App Control is an application control product, used to lock down servers and critical systems, prevent unwanted changes and ensure continuous compliance with regulatory mandates.N/A

    Sophos Intercept X for Server

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ASophos now offers Intercept X for Server, as a server-specific version of its popular endpoint security solution, featuring advanced malware detection and prevention, ransomware protection, and hacker deterrents.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
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    10.0
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    8.1
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    User Testimonials
    Carbon Black App ControlSophos Intercept X for Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Broadcom
    Cb Protect is best suited somewhere where you want to maximize the lockdown of workstations. So moving past no local admin rights to blocking specific applications and peripherals. The idea would be to have a list of applications you want to run, and then anything else is not able to be used. As stated prior, if you have a very fluid environment where you are having all sorts of new applications installed frequently (I feel for you!!) this is still do-able, but it misses the general idea. I think especially in environments that are more sensitive to new applications, like banks, healthcare systems etc, this is a good fit. The ability to look at application levels, drift, unapproved software etc is very useful.
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    Sophos
    Licensing is incredibly easy to renew - and to adjust based on usage. The interface of cloud-based management is fantastic and easy to navigate as well. Syncs up with Active Directory to get users/security groups and such for easily differentiating policies to various users. Being able to pinpoint exactly where a threat infiltrated a system (what it talked to once it did so) is a massive feature in responding to online threats. Depending on deployment size - the cost could be an issue for some smaller organizations.
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    Pros
    Broadcom
    • Controls file writes, executions of the scripts
    • Defends from process injections, memory protection
    • Visibility and lock down posibilities
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    Sophos
    • Central cloud management for the installed clients and for managing policies.
    • Easy to set up policies.
    • Clients can be moved around in groups and special policy applied to it.
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    Cons
    Broadcom
    • Perhaps more specific training.
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    Sophos
    • Sever lockdown does not have a way to see what is blocked in real time.
    • Firewall rule management.
    • Adobe products kick of encryption protection on a file server.
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    Support Rating
    Broadcom
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    Sophos
    Support is generally great, however, they can be a bit more flexible and faster to respond. Considering I have purchased a few hundred licenses, I think my support desk deserves to be at least able to schedule calls with the support, which is not always the case. Apart from that, they are always helpful, knowledgeable and have, so far, resolved any and all issues that we have been needing help with.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Broadcom
    The big difference between Protect and Barkly/AMP is how exactly it goes about what it's doing. Protect is application whitelisting and program reputation. So the way it's protecting you is using a proprietary reputation service, and hash values to identify applications, and then hitting a list of whitelisted programs to decide if you are able to run that or not, based on the policy you are in. There is a LOT of value in that. We actually are working on transitioning to Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP). The main reason is cost (about the same cost as Cb Protect, but with (most of) the featureset of all 3 Carbon Black products for less than 1/3 of the total spend. AMP works differently, looking at a reputation service powered by Cisco's Talos cloud. You don't really have application whitelisting, but that also reduces how many "requests" you get for applications. So I'll have to find a different way to do whitelisting and USB blocking and the like, but I'm getting more visibility across my network and also built in antivirus (TETRA engine - ClamAV with some work). Barkly is an add that we are looking to put in as it looks at behavior of programs. So specifically it watches for privilege elevation and the like. Thus far all the big name problem children (WannaCry, other ransomware problems) have been caught natively in Barkly day 0.
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    Sophos
    Sophos Intercept X has proven to be a valuable (XDR) tool. It stacks up against its competitors due to its ability to work across all devices and understand network issues. Sophos Intercept X provides a single console from which you can manage all your security applications anytime. It provides next-gen protection to your organization.
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    Return on Investment
    Broadcom
    • App Control can ensure Continuous Compliance.
    • Solution can reduce expenses on different security software.
    • Nowadays Zero Trust approach is very important for any organization and Application control is one of the main parts of it.
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    Sophos
    • Prevented virus/hacker attacks on our servers
    • Have blocked applications that we do not allow
    • Saved time on tracking virus, ransomware etc.
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