Dubai, UAE – July 10,
2017 – Sophos (LSE:SOPH), a global leader
in network and endpoint security today announced that it has once again been
positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s June 20, 2017, "Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB
Multifunction Firewalls).” The quadrant is based on an assessment of a company’s
ability to execute and completeness of vision. Sophos is one of only three
vendors to be placed in the Leaders quadrant in this latest report. Sophos is
the only IT security company to be consistently positioned as a Leader by
Gartner in both the January 2017 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection
Platforms and the Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management.
“We believe the consecutive placement
of Sophos as Leader in this report validates the strength of our vision and our
ability to deliver products with the scale, reliability, and highest levels of
protection that customers demand,” commented Dan Schiappa, senior vice
president and general manager of the Enduser and Network Security groups at
Sophos. “Organizations of all sizes face known and unknown threats on a daily
basis, and they are bombarded with security data and alerts from endpoint to
server. To turn all that security data into usable security action, Sophos
continues to invest in its synchronized security strategy that directly
connects UTM and endpoint security for a faster, more automated response. The
above market growth of both our network and endpoint businesses demonstrates that
we are meeting a rapidly expanding market need.”
The Sophos network security business
continues to gain market share due to ease of use, security feature richness
and successful integration with its endpoint product. In Sophos’ fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017, reported billings grew 17.8 percent to $319.1million for
the network security business which is well above the reported market growth of
10 percent. For the same period, the UTM and next-generation firewall (NGFW)
business represented approximately half of Sophos billings worldwide.
One recent review of the Sophos UTM on the Gartner
Peer Insights review
site stated, “When we met the team from Sophos over 6 years ago we were looking
for a reliable and cost effective security solution for our clients. Not only
did they provide that but they also took the time to really understand our
business model. They listen to the feedback we provide and use it to drive
enhancements in their product and with their team. As a result, they are
continuing to help us drive down our support costs by providing innovative
solutions that help us secure our client's networks from the increasing number
of threats each year.”
For additional information on Sophos
UTM and next-generation firewall solutions, please visit www.sophos.com/utm.
To download a complimentary copy of
the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB
Multifunctional Firewalls) report, visit the Sophos website here.