Sophos Email Plus Cybersecurity
Sophos Email Plus provides advanced email security and threat protection for organizations with 2000 to 4999 users, safeguarding your business communications against sophisticated cyber threats.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Coverage against phishing, malware, ransomware, and zero-day exploits targeting your email.
- Data Loss Prevention: Protection against accidental or malicious exposure of sensitive company information via email.
- Spam and Malware Filtering: Entitlement to superior filtering technology that significantly reduces unwanted and harmful email content.
- User and Admin Controls: Access to granular policy management and reporting for IT administrators to maintain security posture.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Sophos Email Plus is a cloud-based cybersecurity solution designed to protect your organization's email infrastructure from a wide range of threats. It offers advanced defenses against phishing, malware, ransomware, and spam, while also incorporating data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities to safeguard sensitive information.
This service is ideal for mid-market to enterprise-sized businesses, specifically those with 2000 to 4999 users, who rely heavily on email for daily operations. It integrates into existing IT environments, providing a critical layer of security for internal and external communications without requiring extensive on-premises hardware.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Defends against sophisticated email-borne threats including zero-day malware and advanced phishing attacks.
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Prevents sensitive data from leaving the organization through email by enforcing policy rules.
- Spam and Malware Filtering: Significantly reduces the volume of unwanted and malicious emails reaching user inboxes.
- Sandboxing Technology: Analyzes suspicious attachments and links in a safe, isolated environment to detect unknown threats.
- Policy Management: Offers administrators granular control over security policies, user access, and threat response actions.
Sophos Email Plus delivers enterprise-grade email security tailored for mid-market organizations, ensuring secure and compliant communication without the complexity of traditional solutions.
What This Solves
Enable Teams to Combat Advanced Phishing Attacks
Enable teams to identify and block sophisticated phishing attempts, including spear-phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. Protect against credential theft and financial fraud by securing email channels.
Organizations with high email volume, businesses handling financial transactions, companies with remote or hybrid workforces
Streamline Malware and Ransomware Defense
Streamline the defense against malware and ransomware delivered via email attachments and links. Automate the detection and quarantine of malicious content before it impacts end-users or critical systems.
Businesses with a significant digital footprint, companies with regulatory compliance needs, organizations using cloud-based productivity suites
Automate Data Loss Prevention Enforcement
Automate the enforcement of data loss prevention policies to prevent the accidental or intentional exfiltration of sensitive information via email. Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations by monitoring and controlling outbound communications.
Regulated industries requiring data protection, companies handling customer PII or financial data, businesses with strict internal data governance
Key Features
Advanced Threat Protection Engine
Detects and blocks zero-day malware, sophisticated phishing, and other advanced email threats before they reach users.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Prevents sensitive data from being sent externally via email, helping to maintain compliance and protect intellectual property.
Sandboxing
Safely analyzes suspicious attachments and links in an isolated environment to identify unknown threats.
Real-time Threat Intelligence
Utilizes up-to-the-minute threat data to proactively defend against emerging attack vectors.
Centralized Policy Management
Allows IT administrators to easily configure and manage security policies across the entire organization from a single console.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent data protection and compliance with regulations like GLBA and PCI DSS, making advanced DLP and threat protection essential for safeguarding sensitive financial and customer data transmitted via email.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations, which mandate the protection of patient health information (PHI). Sophos Email Plus's DLP and advanced threat protection help prevent breaches and ensure compliance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client information, necessitating robust email security to prevent data leakage and protect against cyber threats that could compromise client trust and legal obligations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
These organizations often rely on email for critical operational communications and may possess valuable intellectual property. Protecting against ransomware and phishing is vital to prevent operational downtime and protect sensitive design or process data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of threats does Sophos Email Plus protect against?
Sophos Email Plus protects against a wide range of email-borne threats including phishing, spear-phishing, business email compromise (BEC), malware, ransomware, and spam. It also includes data loss prevention capabilities.
How does Sophos Email Plus integrate with my existing email system?
Sophos Email Plus acts as a secure email gateway and integrates with popular email platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. It typically works by routing your email traffic through Sophos's cloud infrastructure for scanning.
Is this a cloud-based solution?
Yes, Sophos Email Plus is a cloud-based (SaaS) solution, meaning it is hosted and managed by Sophos, requiring no on-premises hardware for its core functionality.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.