Sophos Intercept X employs a comprehensive, defense in depth approach to endpoint protection, rather than relying on one primary security technique. This layered approach combines modern and traditional techniques to stop the widest range of threats.
Stop Unknown Threats
Deep learning AI in Intercept X excels at detecting and blocking malware even when it hasn’t been seen before. It does this by scrutinizing file attributes from hundreds of millions of samples to identify threats without the need for a signature.
Block Ransomware
Intercept X includes advanced anti-ransomware capabilities that detect and block the malicious encryption processes used in ransomware attacks. Files that have been encrypted will be rolled back to a safe state, minimizing any impact to business productivity.
Prevent Exploits
Anti-exploit technology stops the exploit techniques that attackers rely on to compromise devices, steal credentials and distribute malware. By stopping the techniques used throughout the attack chain Intercept X keeps your organization secure against file-less attacks and zero-day exploits.
Layered Defenses
In addition to powerful modern functionality, Intercept X also utilizes proven traditional techniques. Example features include application lockdown, web control, data loss prevention and signature-based malware detection. This combination of modern and traditional techniques reduces the attack surface, and provides the best defense in depth.
Synchronized Security
Sophos solutions work better together. For example, Intercept X and XG Firewall will share data to automatically isolate compromised devices while cleanup is performed, then return network access when the threat is neutralized. All without the need for admin intervention.
