Sophos Delivers New Unified Endpoint Management Solution Fully Integrated with Next-Gen Endpoint Security

Sophos
Delivers New Unified Endpoint Management Solution

Fully
Integrated with Next-Gen Endpoint Security

Sophos
Mobile 8 simplifies effective endpoint management and security for businesses
of all sizes

SINGAPORE – Mar. 1, 2018 Sophos (LSE:SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security,
today announced Sophos Mobile 8, the latest version of its Unified
Endpoint Management (UEM) and mobile security solution. This new version lets
system administrators manage and secure corporate-owned and personal Mac,
Windows, and mobile endpoints in the Sophos Central management platform alongside Sophos Endpoint Protection and Intercept X to deliver simpler and more effective endpoint security for
businesses of all sizes.

This
unified approach to endpoint management enables consistent security policies
and secure access to resources regardless of an employee’s choice of device. Sophos
Mobile 8 adds a range of management features such as MacOS management and
configuration, Windows 10 application management, and extended Android and iOS
management functionality.

Sumit Bansal, Managing Director of ASEAN and Korea at Sophos said,
“With mobile penetration growing at an unprecedented rate, they have also
grown to be a target of choice for malware attacks. Personal and IoT devices
provide increased mobility for users, which in turn, increased the number of
access points especially when logged into corporate networks. For corporate
security, such connectedness represents a significant threat as visibility into
the management of devices and discovery of embedded malware becomes an issue.
For IT admins, regardless of the size of the corporation, Sophos Mobile 8
provides visibility from a single access point, with the ability to manage and
monitor across various platforms such as MacOS, Windows and mobile endpoints.
By doing so, security management is streamlined, both for administrators and
users, saving time, effort and increasing productivity across the business.”

Responding
to the rise in mobile malware and ransomware, Sophos Mobile 8 includes the
latest in mobile security and anti-ransomware technology to protect devices
against the evolving threat landscape. In 2017, SophosLabs processed more than
10 million Android samples (up from 8.5 million in 2016) submitted by customers
for analysis. Within that sample, nearly 3.5 million were deemed potentially
suspicious or malicious apps, 77 per cent of which were malware.  More recently,
SophosLabs discovered attackers are increasingly using Google Play to hide
malicious apps like cryptocurrency mining or unwanted advertising that can
cause a variety of problems for Android users.

Sumit added, “To protect user productivity whilst providing a
secure environment, our Unified Management solution that provides
market-leading levels of detection and protection, delivers endpoint protection
based on the ability of deep learning technology. Ultimately, our vision is to embed predictive security
layers to all endpoints including mobile devices, providing comprehensive
security tools to maintain a safe and productive working environment.”

Sophos Mobile 8 is available now both in the cloud-based
Sophos Central platform and for installation on the customer’s own premises.

Read
more on Mobile malware and other threat issues in Sophos’ 2018
Malware Forecast.

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About Sophos

Sophos is a leader in next-generation endpoint and
network security, and as the pioneer of synchronized security develops its
innovative portfolio of endpoint, network, encryption, web, email and mobile
security solutions to work better together. More than 100 million users in 150
countries rely on Sophos solutions as the best protection against sophisticated
threats and data loss. Sophos products are exclusively available through a
global channel of more than 30,000 registered partners. Headquartered in
Oxford, UK, Sophos is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange under the
symbol “SOPH.” More information is available at www.sophos.com.