Item: Sophos XG Firewall
Rating: 9
Author: Basant Gupta

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 and Cons

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.

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

Return on Investment

True UTM device.
Very Active customer help for any help.
Easy license and cost effective.
Should [do] more work on logging and reporting.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco ASA

Cisco ASA is not [a] true next generation firewall if you want to protect from 7 layers and malware attacks then you need firepower services but this service is very costly. In Sophos all the advanced security features are [less] cost[ly].

Key Insights

Do you think Sophos XG Firewall delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Sophos XG Firewall's feature set?

Yes

Did Sophos XG Firewall live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Sophos XG Firewall go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Sophos XG Firewall again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000), Cisco 1000 Series Connected GRID Routers (CGR 1000)

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.

Sophos true UTM device

Overall Satisfaction with Sophos XG Firewall