Skip to main content
TrustRadius
Sophos Web Content Filtering

Sophos Web Content Filtering

Overview

What is Sophos Web Content Filtering?

UK headquartered Sophos offers web content filtering.

Read more
Recent Reviews

TrustRadius Insights

Sophos Web Content Filtering offers a range of valuable features and use cases for organizations, making it a popular choice among IT …
Continue reading
Read all reviews
Return to navigation

Pricing

View all pricing
N/A
Unavailable

What is Sophos Web Content Filtering?

UK headquartered Sophos offers web content filtering.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Would you like us to let the vendor know that you want pricing?

6 people also want pricing

Alternatives Pricing

What is WebTitan?

WebTitan is the web security gateway and content filtering solution offered by TitanHQ.

Return to navigation

Product Details

What is Sophos Web Content Filtering?

Sophos Web Content Filtering Video

Setting up Web Filtering Profiles - Training Episode 6

Sophos Web Content Filtering Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Return to navigation

Comparisons

View all alternatives
Return to navigation

Reviews and Ratings

(17)

Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Sophos Web Content Filtering offers a range of valuable features and use cases for organizations, making it a popular choice among IT managers and administrators. Users receive regular email notifications about quarantined emails, giving them the ability to release them or delete them, ensuring important messages are not missed. This feature has been praised by users for its effectiveness in reducing spam and scams.

The software also provides an additional layer of protection against nefarious email addresses by allowing users to block them. This feature has proven to be beneficial in safeguarding networks from potential threats. Sophos Web Content Filtering is widely used in both primary companies and local non-profit organizations, acting as a crucial protective layer for internet users.

Another important use case is web filtering, which prevents access to websites with malicious, pornographic, or illegal content. With the software's capabilities, users can easily restrict access based on specific configurations using lists of terms. It has been commended for its ability to effectively control web content and protect users from harmful websites.

Sophos security solutions, including web content control and endpoint security, have gained recognition for their effectiveness in enhancing cybersecurity measures for organizations. The software allows admins to easily add and remove policies, audit accessed sites, and block access for specific network groups. It plays a key role in implementing policies that restrict access to unsuitable websites or those posing cybersecurity risks.

Moreover, the software incorporates DNS blocking, which resolves only names via categories, minimizing false positives and enhancing web content control. Users have found the console straightforward to use, enabling straightforward administration of filters such as SSL filtering and the addition of custom categories.

Overall, Sophos Web Content Filtering proves to be a versatile and reliable solution for organizations seeking effective protection against email threats and internet risks.

Flexibility in email management options: Users have appreciated the ability to choose from various options for handling emails, such as releasing, deleting, blocking, or reporting them as spam. This flexibility allows users to effectively manage their inbox according to their preferences and needs.

Helpful warning labels for email security: Several reviewers found the presence of warning labels at the top of emails to be a beneficial feature. These labels clearly indicate whether an email is from a trusted sender or an external sender that may not be trusted. This helps users make informed decisions about which emails to block and enhances their email security.

Valuable daily quarantine emails: Some users find great value in receiving daily notifications detailing quarantined emails. They appreciate being informed about which emails have been quarantined and having the option to release or delete them. This feature helps users stay on top of their email management and ensures that important messages are not missed.

Quarantine of important emails: Some users have noted that Sophos has the tendency to initially quarantine important emails, which can be inconvenient and lead to delays in accessing critical information.

Time-consuming email allowance: Several reviewers have expressed their desire for a more streamlined process when allowing email communication. They suggest implementing an option to allow entire email domains instead of manually adding individual addresses, as it can be time-consuming and tedious.

Inefficiency in releasing email addresses: A few users have raised concerns about the inefficiency in releasing and allowing specific email addresses within Sophos. They find it frustrating that each member of their company has to individually allow the same address to their inbox, which results in redundant efforts and unnecessary complications.

Reviews

(1-7 of 7)
Companies can't remove reviews or game the system. Here's why
José Javier Dominguez Reina | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it to filter the web content that users can view from their workstation.

In this way we limit access to websites with malicious, illegal content or content not allowed by the company.

It is a very flexible system that allows you to restrict access to all employees and define exceptions by departments or people.
Rob Domenico | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For web content settings per type of traffic and also ability to have protected groups for easy deployment to large groups. safer searching tools for web users could be implemented if possible. Allow a warning for user to proceed with adding exception text to override, may be a nice to have.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Sophos Web Content Filtering is suited for any Corporate environment, where cybersecurity is taken seriously.
It is a measure in multiple layers of defense in depth to minimize the risk of having nsfw content in the workplace, avoiding platforms that facilitate data exfiltration, and cutting access to pages that are potentially malicious.
Ashley Linn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Before Sophos, I would receive scammers regarding tradeshow lists. People wanted me to pay for lists, but these people weren't actually from the tradeshows. I can now block those, and have received much fewer of those scams.

I am also able to open emails within quarantine to view them before deleting, releasing, allowing, or blocking. I use this to my advantage, and am able to make better decisions on what to do with the emails.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Suitable for cloud, endpoint and email security. Also when network security is important. Helpful when data, system performance parameters are important. When an organization wants to do threat detection and analysis in order to prevent future attacks. Not suitable when data and bandwidth access is not an issue to the organization.
Mitchel Laman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The Web Content Filtering solution is a great fit for all environments. The ability to tighten or loosed restrictions, the category-based nature of the setup, the ability to create custom categories and specific site allowances makes this tool well suited for any network. Need something more granular? Sophos can do it. Need something a little less complicated? Sophos can handle that just as easily.
Juan Carlos Sanchez Pignalosa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Sophos Web Content Filtering suits better along every organization that needs web filtering base on roles/users, and schedules to be applied throughout the network. All IT Admins have the need to control and report to General Management what are the users doing within their internet surfing, along with Web Protection and Productivity. This is why, in my opinion, every network/corporation/home network should have web filtering for categorization, protection and reporting. I do not see a scenario where it is less appropriate since nowadays everything is network connected to the Internet, so everything within our networks should be reported and controlled.
Return to navigation