{"id":16281,"date":"2019-09-11T03:20:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T11:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/09\/11\/news-10023\/"},"modified":"2019-09-11T03:20:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T11:20:54","slug":"news-10023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/09\/11\/news-10023\/","title":{"rendered":"Intercept X cleans up in endpoint protection test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sophos.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/x-offset-right.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit to Author: Seth Geftic| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:36:41 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sophos Intercept X has beaten 11 other endpoint protection products in the latest tests by MRG Effitas.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/security-news-trends\/reports\/mrg\/360-degree-assessment-and-certification.aspx\">Q2 2019 MRG Effitas 360 Degree Assessment and Certification<\/a> compared 12 endpoint protection products using \u201cmetrics that matter\u201d to replicate real-world scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos Intercept X was tested in its default, out-of-the-box configuration and was able to protect the test system from infection in every scenario:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blocked &#8211; <strong>100% of zero day<\/strong>, in the wild attacks<\/li>\n<li>Blocked &#8211; <strong>100% of malware<\/strong> tested (trojans, ransomware and other malicious applications)<\/li>\n<li>Blocked &#8211; <strong>100% of exploits<\/strong> and file-less attacks<\/li>\n<li>Blocked &#8211; <strong>100% of adware<\/strong> and PUAs<\/li>\n<li><strong>No false positives<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No other vendor achieved results this strong without configuration changes.<\/p>\n<p>MRG releases a new version of this test every quarter. This is the first time Sophos has participated publicly. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/security-news-trends\/reports\/mrg\/360-degree-assessment-and-certification.aspx\"><strong>download the full report<\/strong><\/a> here.<\/p>\n<h2>Intercept X Third Party Test Results<\/h2>\n<p>Intercept X Advanced is the world\u2019s best endpoint protection. In addition to plaudits by SE Labs, it&#8217;s consistently performed at or near the top of multiple third-party tests.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/lp\/se-labs.aspx\">SE Labs<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/lp\/se-labs.aspx\">AAA Rated for Enterprise<\/a> &#8211; <strong>100% total accuracy<\/strong> rating<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/lp\/se-labs.aspx\">Best Small Business Protection Award<\/a> &#8211; <strong>AAA rated<\/strong> for SMB, <strong>100% total accuracy<\/strong> rating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/security-news-trends\/reports\/nss-labs-advanced-endpoint-protection.aspx\">NSS Labs<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ranked #1<\/strong> for Security Effectiveness<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ranked #1<\/strong> for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-comparatives.org\/tests\/business-security-test-march-april-2019-factsheet\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">AV-Comparatives<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ranked #1<\/strong> for Malware Protection (99.9% detection, 0 false alarms)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/security-news-trends\/reports\/mrg\/exploit-protection.aspx\">MRG Effitas<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>100% block rate<\/strong>, 0 false positives \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/security-news-trends\/reports\/mrg\/360-degree-assessment-and-certification.aspx\">360 Degree Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ranked #1<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/security-news-trends\/reports\/mrg\/exploit-protection.aspx\">Exploit Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ranked #1<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/security-news-trends\/reports\/mrg\/malware-protection-assessment.aspx\">Malware Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/review\/366727\/sophos-intercept-x-endpoint-protection\" rel=\"nofollow\">PC Magazine<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Editor\u2019s Choice, <strong>Best Ransomware Protection<\/strong> for Business 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/business-windows-client\/windows-10\/april-2019\/sophos-endpoint-security-and-control-10.8-191522\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">AV-Test<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/business-windows-client\/windows-10\/april-2019\/sophos-endpoint-security-and-control-10.8-191522\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">AV-Test (Windows)<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Top Product<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/business-macos\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">AV-Test (Mac) &#8211;<\/a> <strong>Perfect Score<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/mobile-devices\/android\/may-2019\/sophos-mobile-security-9.0-191818\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">AV-Test (Android)<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Perfect Score<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One reason Intercept X excels like this is because it offers multiple layers of security in a single solution and a single agent to deliver unparalleled protection against advanced attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Under the hood, Intercept X integrates deep learning malware detection, anti-exploit technology, active-adversary protection, specific anti-ransomware technology and a host of foundational endpoint security techniques.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/sophos\/dgdY\/~3\/Y_eWFm1SimU\/\" target=\"bwo\" >http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/sophos\/dgdY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sophos.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/09\/x-offset-right.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit to Author: Seth Geftic| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:36:41 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stop us if this is getting boring&#8230;&lt;img src=&#8221;http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/sophos\/dgdY\/~4\/Y_eWFm1SimU&#8221; 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