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Rating: 8.8 out of 10
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8.8 out of 10

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Sophos XG Firewall has been praised by users for its wide range of use cases and the security benefits it provides. Users have found that the firewall device offers comprehensive endpoint security, effectively protecting their systems from malicious and malware attacks. Additionally, Sophos XG Firewall has proven to be highly effective in defending against cyberattacks.

One of the key use cases for Sophos XG Firewall is its ability to provide a combination of advanced security features, including email filtering, endpoint protection, and web filtering. This allows users to have a robust defense mechanism in place to safeguard their network and data.

Customers have also found value in using Sophos XG Firewall for managing remote VPN connections and implementing VLANs across different departments. The firewall's site-to-site VPN feature has received high praise from users for its reliability and ease of use, making it an ideal solution for organizations with remote offices or telecommuting employees.

Sophos XG Firewall's graphical interfaces have been commended by users as user-friendly and intuitive, allowing for easy network control, user management, and remote site administration. Moreover, reviewers have noted that the product has consistently improved over time, enhancing its reliability and performance.

In evaluations for next-generation firewalls, Sophos XG Firewall has been successfully deployed to replace other firewall devices, such as Juniper SSG. This demonstrates its capability to meet the security demands of modern networks while offering a smooth transition from legacy systems.

Overall, Sophos XG Firewall has gained a reputation for providing robust endpoint security, protection from cyberattacks, and enhanced network management capabilities. Its wide range of use cases makes it a valuable solution for organizations looking to strengthen their security posture and protect their critical assets.

Reviews

14 Reviews

Sophos XG Firewall is top tier when it comes to protecting your network at the perimeter.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The Sophos XG Firewall is used as our main firewall in all of our locations (4). It is serving as the gateway, web filter, application control, IDS/IPS, etc for all locations. It is also tied into our MDR service to help their analysts remediate issues with found.

Pros

  • Web filtering. This allows us to monitor web usage and block certain categories from being access at the perimeter.
  • Application Control. With application control we can block certain applications that get categorized from working accessing the Internet.
  • Synchronized Security. When utilizing the Sophos Endpoint product you can use Synchronized Security to minimize Lateral Movement in a network. If a machine is shows a Red status you can auto-isolate it and it is unable to communicate with anything else on the network.

Cons

  • Implementation of SSL/TLS decryption. There shouldn't be a need to distribute the SSL certificate to each machine if the machine already has the endpoint installed. The certificate should be either embedded in the installer or it passed from the firewall to Sophos Central and then down to the endpoint.
  • The ability to not have the VPN portal open to the web even if it is containerized. Utilize Sophos Central to deploy out the policies if you are using a provisioning file.
  • Tighter integration with Sophos Central. The web filtering between the XGS and Sophos Central don't have feature parity.

Likelihood to Recommend

Sophos XG Firewall is well suited for almost any size of environment. You normally have to size up because I found a lot of times boxes are undersized. For a smaller company (2-4 users) you could get by just using it as a firewall and then using the Sophos Endpoint software for the web filtering/application control features. This would help save on licensing costs for the firewall.

VU
Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Reseller
Sophos Firewall
10 years of experience

Good experiences sophos firewall.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sophos Firewall is the default gateway for the network, handling all internet traffic (both inbound and outbound). We use all features of Xstream Protection + Web Server Protection and E-mail Protection. The Sophos Firewall resolved all issues I had with the old firewall (pfSense), including WebFilter, IPS Protection, Failover link, and load balancing. Today, Sophos XGS is very important in the environment.

Pros

  • IPS
  • Web Filter
  • SDWAN

Cons

  • DLP on E-mails Protection.
  • More settings on Webservers Protection.
  • Mobile app to alerts Sophos Firewall.

Likelihood to Recommend

Sophos Firewall was an excellent choice to manage my network. The product features several security measures, is easy to operate, and includes default reporting. This was a differentiator because the majority of competitors require the purchase of an additional license to see the reports. I believe that Sophos is not suitable in an environment without an IT professional to manage the solution.

VU
Verified User
Supervisor in Information Technology (11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
10 years of experience

Comprehensive cybersecurity solution.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Sophos XG firewall to safeguard the company network from cyberattacks such as ransomware, malware, phishing, etc. It is a next-generation firewall that provides comprehensive cybersecurity features and advanced threat protection. It offers many advanced features, such as deep packet inspection, automatic response, centralized management, web filtering, application control, bandwidth optimization, etc., in one place.

Pros

  • It provides you with advanced threat protection against cyberattacks.
  • It gives you deep visibility on risky users, applications, threats, etc.
  • It gives you an automatic response whenever threat is detected.
  • It offers many features like web filtering and application control and helps optimize bandwidth.
  • It ensures continued connectivity by providing features like load balancing, failover, etc.

Cons

  • Pricing.
  • Subdomain blocking should be improved.
  • In some cases, application control may not give you the required result.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well-suited for small, medium, and large organizations looking for comprehensive cybersecurity protection. It will not only safeguard their network from cyberattacks but also provide them with many advanced features like deep packet inspection, centralized management, web filtering, application control, etc. in one place. It will help them optimize bandwidth and ensure continued connectivity.

BB
Baladas Bhoir
Warehouse Executive at Origin Logistics pvt Ltd (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
3 years of experience

Sophos XG Firewall

Rating: 10 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Currently i am using it as a primary device, I have a physical controller and central portal access to manage it from anywhere, i don't have any issue with this product, the support is good, they provide 24x7 support, and also interface is very user friendly, it's easy to use, easy to access access points from the firewall only it has the Access point controller includes itself.

Pros

  • Advance Threat Protection
  • VPN Support, WIFI support, Data Backup and notifications.
  • Web filtering, Applications support policy
  • High availability

Cons

  • When we add mac address into rule the internet goes down automatically for 1 minute, it should be fixed.
  • Sometimes policy tester gives a fake information, might be there is some network issue or other i don't know.
  • After some time, the firewall interface changes after updating.

Likelihood to Recommend

Sophos XG Firewall has the capability to manager Access points and SSID, it has the MAC based authentication control, it can manage from anywhere using Central portal, it has the good coolant system installed to make it cool, i used multiple firewalls but Sophos XG Firewall is my favorite device, i love to work on it.

VU
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
3 years of experience

Poor and slow support with long term issues let this product down.

Rating: 1 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use an XG for firewall and filtering across a busy college.

Pros

  • Cloud functions

Cons

  • Support

Likelihood to Recommend

We have an over specced Sophos but have 6 months of issues with the filtering with and issue that "Sophos" have said we are the only ones in the world with. Sophos have taken too long to resolve patches, firmware and issues. So we're swapping to something else.

VU
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
3 years of experience

Best firewall which protects you from latest cyber attacks.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sophos Firewall is best and easy to use and manage it, We are using Sophos Firewall in HA mode as active/passive, it provides us the comprehensive network security solutions that helps us to protect our organization networks from latest cyber threats. Business Problem Addresses : WAN Failover, DDOS and ATP protection and Network Security. Scope of Use: We use the Sophos Firewall to address our problem regarding the Network Security, Web filtering, Traffic shaping, Application controls and advanced threat protection.

Pros

  • Web Filtering
  • Application Controls
  • VPN Connectivity
  • IPS

Cons

  • Enhancement in Integrations
  • Captive Portal Configuration
  • Customization for certain features

Likelihood to Recommend

Well Suited : Medium to Large Organization, where you have complex network infrastructure and where you need to use VPN, Advanced threat protection, Web filtering and application controls and vast security.

Less Suited : For Small organization, where you have simple and straight forward network setup and less budget.

AH
ABDUL HUSSAIN BAPUJI
Network Engineer in Information Technology at National Aviation Services (1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
6 years of experience

Best SMB Network Protection

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sophos XG Firewall is for those who desire the best network protection in an affordable, reliable and easy to configure and manage package.

I've been using it since UTM migration to XG from version 15 up to version 20. During this time it's only become more manageable and powerful and now even has FIPS mode supported for compliance.

The integration with Sophos Central and MTR makes for an even more safe computing ecosystem but even used "stand-alone" it is a powerful network package protecting and connecting your network.

The latest XGS hardware adds additional speed and efficiency to an already great product.

Pros

  • web filtering
  • port forwarding
  • network security
  • block cyber threat
  • block command and control communications

Cons

  • wireless model is weak
  • lowest end desktop models are underpowered

Likelihood to Recommend

Excellent for business network protection. Model size and speed can be selected based on Internet speed linked and number of users. I always install wireless using individually installed APs sold separately.

Sophos XG Firewall can be installed in a monitor only configuration but is best when implemented as a full router with ability to filter and block threats, apps, intrusion or web and DNS requests.

AC
Aland Coons
Service Manager in Information Technology at Hampton Roads Communication Technologies (11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Reseller
Sophos Firewall
7 years of experience
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Lots of features for an affordable price

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We were originally using the old Sophos UTM but upgraded to the XG several years ago. We are using it for several functions, including web content filtering, wireless access point management, VPN, and firewalling. We've had good experiences with it thus far, it was a little rough upon release but has gotten significantly better over time. It's also been a pretty reliable device, we use two of them at one of our locations (one is dedicated for VPN use) and we use another at a separate location for a total of 3 we are using.

Pros

  • Content Filtering
  • Wireless Management
  • VPN

Cons

  • Email filtering
  • Device login process
  • Handling multiple authentication providers

Likelihood to Recommend

The XG is an affordable device that offers many features for small to medium businesses allowing them to get a ton of functionality out of one device instead of buying several. We use it for quite a few things and when we've needed support they have been able to help us there as well.

VU
Verified User
Technician in Information Technology (201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
4 years of experience

My experience and understanding on Sophos XG devices

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been working in network security for the last 3 years and I have worked with lots of firewall devices. As per my knowledge, this is one of the best firewall devices in the market at a low cost. Sophos XG Firewall provides you endpoint security, protection from malicious, malware attacks, and protection from any type of cyberattacks. There are lots of others features are available which make this device the best security product.

Pros

  • Web application security.
  • Advanced SD-WAN (software-defined networking in a wide area network).
  • Sandboxing.
  • Web traffic control through URL filtering.
  • Application control.

Cons

  • Less documents available. Sophos should work on these issues.
  • Good technical support is not available.
  • GUI is not user friendly.

Likelihood to Recommend

This is the best product for small-size organizations with a low budget that want advanced and deep-level security features. Sandboxing and advanced malware protection are the most valuable features available on Sophos devices. Other features like applications and web content make your organization more secure, and you can put more restrictions on users.

RV
Rahul Verma
Network Consultant in Information Technology at Upwork (1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
2 years of experience
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Sophos true UTM device

Rating: 9 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sophos XT Firewall [is the] true next generation firewall with all the features, which can help you protect your infrastructure. Lots of [the] latest security [is] available in this device. I am working on this device [for the] last 2 years and I [am] really happy with features like email filtering, endpoint protection, web filtering. This is [a] combination of all the latest security features which are available in market.

Pros

  • You can scan every packet deeply through sandboxing.
  • Control the user traffic through content filtering.
  • Put the restrictions on user web traffic through web filtering.
  • Control any type of malware through anti virus.

Cons

  • Need more marketing. Lots of people's are not aware of their latest features.
  • Dashboard is not good.
  • Not advance routing available.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think this firewall is good for every industry, if you belong to [a] credit card industry then you should buy this product because you [will] need to scan every packet deeply and this firewall can help you. You can choose advanced IPS and sandbox for this. Lots of others features are also available to protect your organization from external attacks.

BG
Basant Gupta
Executive System Admin in Information Technology at MattsenKumar LLC (501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Sophos Firewall
2 years of experience
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