Sophos Endpoint Security & Data Protection Specifications download pdf (Page 7)

1 COMPLETE PROTECTION FOR THE ENDPOINT REVIEWER’S GUIDE

Testing key features

Before you test, here are some items to consider and to compare to competing

products:

• Can you manage protection for all your platforms from a single management

console?

• How many deployments are required to provide equal endpoint protection

coverage – Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Firewall, HIPS, Application Control,

Device Control, Data Control and Network Access Control?

• How easy is the product to install and deploy across the enterprise? Can you

use Active Directory (AD) to speed this process?

• Can you synchronize with AD and automatically deploy protection to a new

computer as it joins the network?

• How easy is it to assess and control network access for managed and

unmanaged computers?

• Does the management console provide a real-time dashboard view of status

and alerts?

• How easy is the product to manage? In particular, how many steps and how

long does it take to perform common management tasks like amending and

applying policies to groups?

• How effective are the proactive detection/HIPS technologies and how much

conﬁguration do you have to undertake to enable and maintain effective

protection?

• Can the endpoint agent monitor for the transfer of sensitive data to removable

storage devices or internet enabled applications like email, web browsers and

instant messaging?

• How easy is it to control the usage of removable storage devices and what

different enforcement options are available?

• How easy is it to prevent a user from downloading and installing legitimate

applications that you don’t want them to use on your business network,

software such as IM, P2P, VoIP and games? How much work is required to

keep the application lists updated with new versions?

• How much of a memory footprint is consumed by the client, and how

frequent and large are the protection updates?

• Can you access locally-based and well-trained technical support experts 24x7

without paying extra?

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