No Image

Next gen firewall - a must for every business cyber security shop list

Posted by undefined Saif Khan on 2021 Jul 23rd

Let's face it, we're now officially in a digital economy.

Although digital adoption bring huge benefits, it also opens up new digital threats. A business may wonder, that I'm too.small to be hacked. Think again.

43% of cyber attacks were targeted towards small and medium businesses.

How are your business's defences?

Is your business ready for next gen threats and attacks?

No matter the size of the business, every business should have basic cyber security in place.

What does basic security include?

The basics include the following security controls;

1. Perimeter firewall

Preferably a next generation firewall should be deployed at the Head Office

If that HeadOffice is a HomeOffice, that still holds true.

We recommend Sophos Firewall XGS as the next gen firewall solution. This provides 3 key functions;

A. Visibility:

You cannot protect what you cannot see. With state of the art TLS decryption capability, its easy to discover malicious traffic that is cloaking behind encrypted traffic.

B. Protection:

We know businesses are challenged with security tools. Would'nt it be nice with one device was able to do majority of security requirements? Introducing Sophos Firewall XGS series.

Newly rearchitected Sophos Firewall XGS series is a next generation firewall that is perform key security functions all under on roof. Sophos Firewall XGS benefits are list here.

C. Management:

If you're in security field, this is one of top problem, multiple manage consoles for multiple security tools. It would be nice to have a single pane of glass management with a single vendor solution? Well, your wish is granted.

Sophos Firewall XGS is cloud managed via Sophos Central management. This available to all customers FREE of cost.

Furthermore, it can also manage the Sophos Security ECOSYSTEM that can include Sophos Firewall, Sophos Intercept X Endpoint, Sophos Email security, Sophos Wireless, Sophos Mobile and Sophos Cloud Optics.

It's not just a firewall, it's a security ECOSYSTEM.

2. End Point Security

Next gen Endpoint security is your next shopping stop. SOPHOS Intercept-X XDR for endpoint and Servers account beautifully to meet this recommendation.

3. Email Security:

Email is used heavily as threat vector. Therefore deploying security controls here makes alot of sense.

These are the top 3.

Looking for help with buying Sophos Firewall XGS, Sophos Endpoint security tool (Sophos Intercept X XDR), or Sophos Email security, do reach out to us. We can help secure your business.