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Gartner announces 2018
Magic Quadrant for Unified
Threat Management
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G our defences to be as coordinated as
sophisticated attacks such as the persistent
SamSam ransomware.
Sophos, a global leader in network and
endpoint security, is positioned furthest for
completeness of vision and ability to execute. “We believe that the continued placement
of Sophos in the leader quadrant in both
the Endpoint Protection Platform and
UTM Magic Quadrant reports, allows our
customers to be confident that they are
getting best of breed protection and a
predictive, integrated solution that can
detect, analyse and automatically respond
to even unknown threats.”
artner has announced its 2018
Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat
Management (SMB Multifunction
Firewalls). Analysts placed three vendors,
Fortinet, Sophos and Check Point
Technologies, in the ‘leaders’ quadrant.
It is the only IT security company to be
consistently positioned as a leader by Gartner
in both the January 2018 Magic Quadrant for
Endpoint Protection Platforms and the Magic
Quadrant for Unified Threat Management.
“Introducing innovative technologies
such as deep learning in the sandbox and
synchronised security enables Sophos to stay
ahead of the evolving threat landscape,”
said Dan Schiappa, Senior Vice President and
General Manager of Products at Sophos.
“We develop our cybersecurity products to
work better together as a system, enabling
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One of the most significant advantages of
network and endpoint synchronised security
is the level of visibility it can provide for
network traffic.
In a recent survey from Sophos, The Dirty
Secrets of Network Firewalls, IT managers
admitted that they could not identify about
45% of the traffic on their network, which
presents a serious security concern. By
enabling the firewall to receive information
directly from the endpoint, XG Firewall can
now positively identify all applications – even
obscure or custom applications.
In an average network, XG Firewall Sync
App Control is able to identify 100 to 200
previously unknown apps, revealing hidden
risks to network security. Sophos is the
first vendor to deliver this level of visibility
with the XG Firewall and Sophos Endpoint
Protection or Intercept X. Sophos’ portfolio
of network protection includes the next-
generation XG Firewall series and the SG
UTM series.
Meanwhile, Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd was positioned in the leader
quadrant for the seventh consecutive year.
Check Point’s Next Generation Firewall
(Check Point Security Gateways) continues
to have one of the largest UTM market
share and continues to focus on enhancing
threat prevention technologies, including
anti-ransomware and CPU level emulation
capabilities. Its solutions assist companies
in protecting their data from advanced
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