Firewall News

Top Menu

  • Home
  • Our Blog
  • Contact Us

Main Menu

  • Software Updates
  • Alerts & Bugs
  • Out of the Box
  • Home
  • Our Blog
  • Contact Us

Firewall News

Firewall News

  • Software Updates
    • WatchGuard logo

      TDR 6.0.0 is now integrated into WatchGuard Cloud

      04/01/2021
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      XG Firewall 17.5 MR14 Released

      30/07/2020
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      Sophos Firewall Manager SFM 17.1 MR4 Released

      27/07/2020
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      Sophos Enterprise console - Endpoint Security and Control v10.8.9 for Windows has ...

      16/07/2020
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      Sophos iView v3 MR-2 Released

      07/07/2020
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      SD-RED Firmware 3.0.002 Pattern Update

      06/07/2020
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      XG Firewall 17.5 MR13 Released

      06/07/2020
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      End-of-Life (EoL) announcement for old firmware v17 and v17.1 for XG Firewall

      03/07/2020
      0
    • WatchGuard logo

      Fireware 12.5.4 Now Available

      01/07/2020
      0
  • Alerts & Bugs
    • Sophos Logo

      Advisory: Sophos Central Maintenance scheduled for Saturday, April 2nd, 2022

      29/03/2022
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      Sophos: Important Product Lifecycle Updates

      03/03/2022
      0
    • WatchGuard logo

      WatchGuard Support Alert

      23/02/2022
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      Sophos: Important Product Lifecycle Reminder

      03/02/2022
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      Sophos: Product Lifecycle Information: Extended Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server ...

      31/01/2022
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      End-of-Life (EoL) announcement for Sophos SSL VPN Client

      29/11/2021
      0
    • WatchGuard logo

      WatchGuard: macOS Monterey 12.0.1 Does Not Support the AuthPoint Logon App

      09/11/2021
      0
    • Sophos Logo

      Sophos UTM Manager (SUM) End of Distribution

      04/11/2021
      0
    • WatchGuard logo

      WatchGuard: End of Sale Notice: AP420

      01/11/2021
      0
  • Out of the Box
    • WatchGuard’s Firebox T80 Earns 5-Star Rating in SC Labs Review

      17/11/2020
      0
    • WatchGuard Wins Big in CRN 2020 Tech Innovator Awards

      16/11/2020
      0
    • Coronavirus scams: what to look for and how to stop them

      02/04/2020
      0
    • Dell SonicWALL TZ 300

      Out the Box - Dell SonicWALL TZ 300

      05/07/2016
      0
    • Dell SonicWALL TZ SOHO

      Out the Box - Dell SonicWALL TZ SOHO

      05/07/2016
      0
    • WatchGuard Firebox T50

      WatchGuard Firebox T50

      31/03/2016
      0
    • WatchGuard Firebox M200

      WatchGuard Firebox M200

      31/03/2016
      0
NewsSophos
Home›News›Reducing TCO: How a three-person security team saved hundreds of hours every month

Reducing TCO: How a three-person security team saved hundreds of hours every month

By admin
31/07/2020
806
0
Share:

By Sally Adam

I recently spoke with Joshua Dostie, Senior Information Systems Security Specialist responsible for cybersecurity for a large healthcare provider in the US.

Like most organizations that hold credit card, social security, and healthcare information, it’s a prime target for cybercriminals.

Josh and his team of two are tasked with protecting the entire organization from attacks.

To do this, they use a Sophos cybersecurity system: Sophos next-gen endpoint and server protection, a Sophos firewall, and Sophos web protection – with everything managed through the cloud-based Sophos Central administrative console.

I asked Josh how this system had impacted his day-to-day work – and his answers blew me away.

Life before Sophos: never-ending management tasks and daily security incidents

Prior to running the Sophos system, day-to-day security management took a full eight hours.

With five separate consoles to manage and the need to map data across multiple data sources, the work was never-ending.

At the same time, they had to deal with, on average, three security incidents every day. This could vary between inappropriate browsing, unapproved download attempts, malicious web traffic or attempts to plug in rogue USB devices.

Each one took around three hours to address, depending on the demographics and impact to patient care, as the team needed to disable the network adapter and then physically get to the affected device to remediate in some instances.

Life with Sophos: hundreds of hours saved every month

The biggest benefit Josh has seen from moving to the Sophos cybersecurity system has been the huge reduction in daily admin workload.

Day-to-day management now takes just 30 minutes per day, with everything controlled through a single console – Sophos Central.

The number of security incidents they need to deal with has also dropped: from three per day to one every three days.

At the same time, it now takes a maximum of 15 minutes to investigate a security incident, down from the previous three hours. Josh’s team can isolate and remediate an affected device directly within the Sophos Central console, so they no longer need to get to the physical device.

Together it adds up to hours and hours of time saved every single week.

In fact, Josh says they would need to double their headcount to maintain the same level of confidence if they didn’t run Sophos.

Josh’s team aren’t the only ones who have benefited from the Sophos security system.

The wider hospital team also benefits, as Josh’s team can deal with issues remotely and no longer need to interrupt their workflows.

Favorite features

For Josh, Sophos Central is their “security operations center”, working 24/7 so his team doesn’t have to. It gives him the peace of mind that things will remain OK when he leaves the office. As he says,

“I’m confident leaving knowing everything’s being monitored.”

He also highlighted the Synchronized Application Control capability, which enables the team to identify all traffic on the network.

With the Sophos system, the firewall and endpoint protection continually share information. If the firewall can’t automatically identify an app, it can instantly get the information it needs directly from the endpoint.

Thanks to this sharing of information, the system has tagged 5,000 application types and 77 uncategorized apps.

See it in action

Watch this demo video to see just how easy day-to-day security management is with a Sophos system.

To try the system for yourself, the easiest way is to start a free trial of one of our products.

And for anything else, or to discuss your own challenges, the Sophos team is here to help.

Previous Article

Automotive Company Selects Fortinet to Provide Robust ...

Next Article

WatchGuard: Action needed (AuthPoint) – Upgrade RD ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • NewsTrendMicro

    Trend Micro Integrates with AWS Gateway Load Balancer for Improved Security Function

    13/11/2020
    By admin
  • NewsSophos

    How to solve bandwidth blindness on your network

    28/11/2019
    By admin
  • NewsSophos

    Sophos Named Best Security Company by SC Awards Europe 2020

    22/06/2020
    By admin
  • FortinetNews

    Fortinet Scores Highest for Two Key Use Cases in the 2020 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Network Firewalls Report

    18/11/2020
    By admin
  • NewsSonicWALL

    Protect Against SYLKin Attack with SonicWall Cloud App Security

    05/08/2020
    By admin
  • Meraki Las Vegas
    News

    WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS…IS POWERED BY MERAKI

    15/08/2017
    By admin

  • Alerts & BugsTrendMicro

    Trend Micro TECHNICAL SUPPORT Advisory: REvil Ransomware Attack Against Kaseya VSA

  • News

    Firewall best practices to protect against ransomware

  • News

    INDUSTRY TRENDS: Field CISO Q&A: Jonathan Nguyen

Timeline

  • 29/03/2022

    Advisory: Sophos Central Maintenance scheduled for Saturday, April 2nd, 2022

  • 03/03/2022

    Sophos: Important Product Lifecycle Updates

  • 01/03/2022

    Shoring up your cybersecurity posture in light of ongoing crisis

  • 23/02/2022

    WatchGuard Support Alert

  • 03/02/2022

    Sophos: Important Product Lifecycle Reminder

Sponsored Links

Latest Comments

  • Paul Sillars
    on
    21/06/2016
    I received this in an email this morning, it was the first I heard about it ...

    Dell Software Group sold to help fund looming EMC deal

  • Paul Sillars
    on
    20/06/2016
    This is going to be an interesting one to watch. Especially after today's announcement that ...

    Ingram Micro gets distribution access to Dell’s security range in Australia

Find us on Facebook

Firewall.News Logo

This site serves more as a reference point for some of the major security vendor's updates and product/press releases

It will never be a definitive list, but it helps our customers keep up to date and also allows us to express our comment and observations as well.

About us

  • PO Box 451, North Lakes, Queensland, 4509, Australia
  • [email protected]
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Sophos Logo

    Advisory: Sophos Central Maintenance scheduled for Saturday, April 2nd, 2022

    By admin
    29/03/2022
  • Sophos Logo

    Sophos: Important Product Lifecycle Updates

    By admin
    03/03/2022
  • Shoring up your cybersecurity posture in light of ongoing crisis

    By admin
    01/03/2022
  • WatchGuard logo

    WatchGuard Support Alert

    By admin
    23/02/2022
  • Dell SonicWALL Supermassive

    Ingram Micro gets distribution access to Dell’s security range in Australia

    By admin
    14/06/2016
  • Francisco Partners and Elliott Management to Acquire the Dell Software Group

    Dell Software Group sold to help fund looming EMC deal

    By admin
    21/06/2016
  • WatchGuard Firebox M500 – The Cure for HTTPS Performance Headaches

    By admin
    05/03/2015
  • Sophos Logo

    Advisory: Sophos Central Maintenance scheduled for Saturday, April 2nd, 2022

    By admin
    29/03/2022
  • Paul Sillars
    on
    21/06/2016

    Dell Software Group sold to help fund looming EMC deal

    I received this in ...
  • Paul Sillars
    on
    20/06/2016

    Ingram Micro gets distribution access to Dell’s security range in Australia

    This is going to ...

Follow Me

  • Contact
  • About Us
  • Home