Sophos announces beta release of endpoint technology

Sophos has announced the availability of a beta programme for Sophos Intercept – its next generation of advanced endpoint protection in the company’s broad portfolio of security solutions.

With the steady rise of crippling ransomware, pervasive zero-day exploits and memory resident attacks, sophisticated end-user security technologies are essential for preventing, detecting and responding to today’s cyber threats.

Sophos Intercept can be installed and run alongside any endpoint security software, and is designed to boost the levels of protection against unknown exploit variants and stealth attacks, with minimal impact to endpoint performance.

New developments in Sophos Intercept include a ransomware prevention capability to block ransomware before it can lock and cripple systems, progressive exploit detection which blocks zero-day threat variants without the need for file scanning and Sophos Clean technology that hunts and removes spyware and deeply embedded, lingering malware.

“Sophos is changing the way organisations of all sizes view advanced endpoint protection. We’re removing management and configuration complexity to deliver next-generation protection that just works. Find the threat, stop it, and clean it up completely – even zero-day exploits and persistent malware,” said Dan Schiappa, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enduser Security Group, Sophos.

He added, “By combining the proven and independently verified advanced technology from Sophos with the pioneering exploit protection and remediation innovations from SurfRight, Sophos can deliver the most inclusive, intelligent and intuitive endpoint protection available– real-time interception of malware with zero file scanning.”