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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sophos Intercept X

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASophos Endpoint Protection (Sophos EPP) with Intercept X is an endpoint security product providing an antivirus / antimalware solution that when upgraded with Intercept X or Intercept X Advanced provides advanced threat detection and EDR capabilities.

    $28

    per year per user

    Tenable Attack Surface Management

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ATenable Attack Surface Management (formerly Tenable.asm, and previously Bit Discovery) is an external attack surface management (EASM) solution that integrates into a vulnerability management platform. Tenable.asm continuously maps the entire internet and discovers connections to internet-facing assets so that users can assess the security posture of the entire external attack surface, or those facets of an organization that face the public, and the Internet. It can be used to access an attack…N/A
    Pricing
    Sophos Intercept XTenable Attack Surface Management
    Editions & Modules
    Intercept X Advanced
    $28
    per year per user
    Intercept X Advanced with XDR
    $48
    per year per user
    Sophos Managed Threat Response
    $79
    per year per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sophos Intercept XTenable Attack Surface Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is for a 3-year commitment. Government and Education pricing available.—
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    Community Pulse
    Sophos Intercept XTenable Attack Surface Management
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Sophos Intercept XTenable Attack Surface Management
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Sophos Intercept X and Tenable Attack Surface Management
    Feature
    Sophos Intercept X
    8.1
    24 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Tenable Attack Surface Management
    -
    Ratings
    Anti-Exploit Technology8.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Management8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infection Remediation7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware Detection8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Sophos Intercept X and Tenable Attack Surface Management
    Feature
    Sophos Intercept X
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Attack Surface Management
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Sophos Intercept X and Tenable Attack Surface Management
    Feature
    Sophos Intercept X
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Attack Surface Management
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Authentication00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Web Scanning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Sophos Intercept XTenable Attack Surface Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (41 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sophos Intercept XTenable Attack Surface Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sophos
    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
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    Tenable
    Tenable Attack Surface Management simplifies not just your vulnerability management needs but also the mapping and discovery of known and unknown internet assets. All this within a very intuitive online dashboard, making it relatively easy to setup and configure. Without having to spend hours of training time in order to use basic functions.
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    Pros
    Sophos
    • Sophos Intercept X is great at preventing malware infections and rolling back their effects. I have seen this happen hundreds of times since we installed it
    • When combined with Sophos Central, you have an easy to use dashboard where you can manage all installations from a single pane of glass.
    • It's easy to deploy on machines and stays updated.
    • Good reporting features including alerts sent to the admin if there's ever something wrong with it.
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    Tenable
    • Maps external facing infrastructure and continuously updates this data
    • Can display the scan results in Business Context to help with management reporting
    • Great Asset Management tool
    • Powerful vulnerability scanning engine
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    Cons
    Sophos
    • Sophos OOTB policies are very strict and they don't offer anything less strict without you creating new custom policies. I'm sure this is deliberate because the product starts you out in the safest way possible but it means that you will have lots of calls to your tech support desk when you first deploy it unless you do somewhat extensive testing beforehand.
    • Sophos Intercept X is currently broken (at least the DLP component) by having secure boot turned on in the UEFI/BIOS. If any user wants to be able to write data to a USB drive or floppy from their PC (yes we still have a couple users who need to use floppies) we have to turn off secure boot on their PC, even if the DLP policy for that user/PC combination specifies that the user and PC are allowed to write to USB/floppy. This would be a very serious problem if it weren't for the fact that we have very few users who need to write files to USB. For us it's OK but I bet it would be a deal-breaker for others.
    • I don't see a whole lot of evidence that Intercept X is any different than any other anti-virus, so maybe their admin alerts just don't clearly identify when they have identified a zero-day threat or maybe we just haven't had any zero-day threats.
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    Tenable
    • No improvement can be suggested at this moment as it fits our needs and more
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sophos
    We have gotten a great product for the price. Easy to maintain and set up on new devices. Support is great and easy to work with and understand.
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    Tenable
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    Usability
    Sophos
    The usability has never been a problem. Sophos Intercept X is a program you can install and let protect your company without much intervention. Apart from a few policies, Sophos will keep you protected better than most any product on the market. Sophos Intercept X works quite well when you are looking to "tighten your grip" on user's access to websites, programs, and add-ons.
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    Tenable
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Sophos
    Most of the support reps are fantastic. There have been a few though that have had to be escalated via Account Manager when they haven't followed up but this is a rare instance, and often followed up by the Support Manager for APAC.
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    Tenable
    Very fast and helpful support staff. From the Vendor as well as the local Distributor. Support like that makes adding such a product to our MSSP offering the obvious choice.
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    Implementation Rating
    Sophos
    Best thing was the help pushing out via group policy and was able to get instructions for that on sophos site
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    Tenable
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sophos
    Webroot Endpoint Protection is not even in the same league as Sophos Intercept-X. I have tested and compared both sides by side, run simulations and it's not even close. Plus the Sophos central management is so much better. Easier to view user activities and apply policies and remediate threats. Sophos is the clear winner between these two products.
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    Tenable
    We didn't test any other solutions. Because to be frank no other solution can compare feature-wise as well as ease of use. Which makes reselling and supporting any Tenable product such an obvious choice for us.
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    Return on Investment
    Sophos
    • Once our technical and commercial areas got certified, the ROI over the time spent, is great. Actual customers, and/or new ones with other tools, feel safe and advised, once they get in touch with us.
    • When Sophos EndPoint is being compared against Web Management Tools (competitors), we have failed to deliver, nevertheless, there is a version of Sophos Central (Cloud) which achieves this requirement at 100% and more, since is Cloud Based (on AWS).
    • We are grateful to be on Sophos "Radar" as a Platinum Partner, and "The Americas" valued partner, we have seen our business grow, thanks to this kind of technology, throughout the years.
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    Tenable
    • This solution is most definitely a great Return on Investment because it can quickly and accurately discover and report on our clients' entire Internet facing real estate. And keep this data updated with any changes.
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