Sophos expands security portfolio

Channel-focused security outfit Sophos has expanded its portfolio of endpoint security offerings with adaptive active adversary protection, Linux malware protection enhancements, account health check capabilities, integrated zero trust network access (ZTNA) agent for Windows and macOS devices and more improve frontline defences.

Sophos senior vice president of products Raja Patel said that ransomware was one of the most prevalent and damaging cyberthreats to organisations, with Sophos incident responders still consistently remediating ransomware activity worldwide.

“Now isn’t the time for organisations to let their guard down because of any perceived reduction in attacks; in fact, they should be strengthening defenses as attacks are now more intricate and difficult to detect, requiring advanced security techniques that can sense and then quickly adapt to better protect themselves,” said ,  at. “Sophos endpoint security is widely recognized as the industry gold standard, and we’re consistently innovating our market-leading, intelligent endpoint technologies to keep organizations ahead of unrelenting attackers,” he said.

Sophos endpoint security offerings are available for immediate purchase exclusively through Sophos’ global channel of partners and managed service providers (MSPs).

New software management options enable organisations to precisely control which versions of Sophos endpoint software are deployed on specific devices with new fixed term support packages for Windows computers and servers, with macOS and Linux coverage coming later this year.