Compare Cylance vs. Sophos Intercept X
Cylance is ranked 9th in Endpoint Protection for Business with 6 reviews while Sophos Intercept X which is ranked 42nd in Endpoint Protection for Business with 4 reviews. Cylance is rated 8.4, while Sophos Intercept X is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cylance writes "Endpoints are protected in real-time without the need of a centralized server". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Intercept X writes "Enables us to watch the throughputs and the loading of the device to see how much traffic is happening". Cylance is most compared with CrowdStrike, Carbon Black CB Defense and SentinelOne, whereas Sophos Intercept X is most compared with SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and Bitdefender GravityZone.
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The solution is extremely scalable. It's got the hybrid functionality, it's got the system functionality and cloud functionality as well. The solution is stable. The solution is pretty easy to scale. It handles situations that the other threat management tools wouldn't find. It has worked well covering the weaker sides of the other products that we're integrating. Centralized dashboard online which can be used for managing a huge product. Even if an endpoint loses connection to the Internet, I know that endpoint is protected against 99.99% of the threats in the wild today. Specifically for a Windows domain environment, the product can be customized and pushed via GPO or SCCM without issue. Endpoints are protected in real-time without the need of a centralized server. | The most valuable feature is the supervisory side of it where we can watch the throughputs, and even the loading of the device, to see how much traffic is happening. We most value the price and interface quality with Sophos Intercept X. We focus on solution quality. We use Sophos Intercept X for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) in our organization. It is easy to change the size of its capabilities, i.e. to expand processes or scale the size of users. |
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I would say one thing that they might need to bring in is protection for mobile devices. The solution needs better dashboards that are easier to use. The security scripting needs improvement. It needs deeper security for scripting. I would like to see a better UI in terms of sifting through more specific data and providing analytics. A little bit more would be nice. Work on the math model. We are catching a lot of false positives, which gets to be a pain at the start of a deployment. The management console needs a little maturity in how it presents data and allows the administrator to drill down or search across systems. | In terms of the site-to-site VPN elements, they tend to concentrate. It's quite simple when there are Meraki devices at both ends of the VPN but if there is another user at one end, on another device, it can be a bit tricky. So they could really simplify that process a bit. Sophos needs to create a YouTube channel with educational material for technicians or engineers. They should work on the logs and events. Sophos Intercept X needs to increase the interface test so that it can export to a live event. Technical support can be improved. There could be shared support, i.e. where someone in Egypt can respond. |
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We would just add more if there are new users, but right now you just need one license for per user. Our licensing cost for the solution is around $4,000 for six months. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees. Shop around for sure and be assured the price you pay will be close to other solutions available, but even at a slight mark-up from the other solutions, you are getting real endpoint protection versus nothing more than a cheap security blanket that might keep you warm at night. Do not get hung up on price. You pay for what you get and expensive will hurt one time, where cheap will hurt forever, especially if you fall victim to a ransom attack, etc. The initial end-point cost may seem a little high (~$55/device/year) but when you look at the total peace of mind that the solution provides, with no reboots for updates, and negligible performance impact, it is well worth it. | We renew the license for one year at $10,000. |
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| Cylance | Sophos |
Overview | |
Cylance® is revolutionizing cybersecurity with products and services that proactively prevent, rather than reactively detect the execution of advanced persistent threats and malware. Our technology is deployed on over four million endpoints and protects hundreds of enterprise clients worldwide including Fortune 100 organizations and government institutions. | Sophos Intercept X stops the widest range of attacks with a unique combination of deep learning malware detection, exploit prevention, anti-ransomware, and more. |
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| Panasonic, Noble Energy, Apria Healthcare Group Inc., Charles River Laboratories, Rovi Corporation, Toyota, Kiewit | Flexible Systems |
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Financial Services Firm18% Energy/Utilities Company12% Non Tech Company12% Media Company7% | No Data Available |
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