Sophos Intercept X, the next-generation of anti-ransomware technology now available in India

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, announced the availability of Sophos Intercept X in India. A next-generation endpoint security product, Intercept X stops zero-day malware, unknown exploit variants, and stealth attacks.

Sophos Intercept X is available to order today and a free trial is available through the Sophos Intercept X web page. Intercept X price ranges from Rs 2500 to Rs 4000, based on volume and term length.

Developed as a core component of Sophos’ synchronized security strategy, Sophos Intercept X is enabled with the Security Heartbeat to share threat intelligence with Sophos’ next generation XG Firewall and SafeGuard Encryption solutions for a coordinated and automated response to the attack.

The product can be installed and managed remotely through the Sophos Central cloud-based management console that allows administrators to control and configure settings, distribute licenses, add new endpoints and track all activity.

Sophos Intercept X combines four critical security components that IT administrators should expect from next-generation endpoint protection

1. Signatureless threat and exploit detection: Anti-malware and anti-hacker defense that blocks zero-day, unknown and memory resident attacks and threat variants without the need for file scanning.

2. CryptoGuard: Anti-ransomware innovation that identifies and intercepts malicious encryption activity, blocks ransomware before it can lock and cripple systems and can roll back maliciously encrypted files to their pre-attack state.

3. Root Cause Analytics: A 360-degree visual analysis of attack events that shows where the attack came in, what it affected, where it may have stopped and recommended actions to prevent a similar attack in the future

4. Sophos Clean: Powerful utility that hunts for and removes any trace of spyware and deeply embedded, lingering malware

Sunil Sharma, Vice President Sales, Sophos India & SAARC said, “India ranks 5th amongst the top vulnerable countries worldwide with a threat exposure rate of 16.9 percent (Geomalware report). Sophos Intercept X will play an important role in combating next generation threats with its powerful and effective anti-ransomware, anti-exploit and root-cause analysis features. Our customers need not worry about being held ransom anymore or attacked via multiple software exploits.”

Dan Schiappa, Senior Vice President of the Enduser Security Group at Sophos said, “IT professionals know that there is no single equation that stops all attacks, so we developed Intercept X to combine several techniques for faster identification and response that are coordinated to better support IT professionals without the need for specialized security staff.”

In addition, the single pane of glass dashboard designed for Sophos partners shows all Sophos Central services available to provide higher levels of customer protection while offering partners additional recurring revenue opportunities.

Visit www.sophos.com for more details.