Sophos Endpoint for Legacy Platforms
Sophos Endpoint for Legacy Platforms provides essential cybersecurity protection for your older operating systems and applications, ensuring business continuity for 33 months.
- Extended Coverage: Access to Sophos threat intelligence and security updates for systems that may no longer be supported by the original vendor.
- Proactive Threat Defense: Protection against malware, ransomware, and zero-day exploits targeting vulnerabilities in legacy environments.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain security posture and meet regulatory requirements by securing all endpoints, regardless of age.
- Business Continuity: Minimize risk of downtime and data loss caused by security incidents on critical legacy systems.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Sophos Endpoint for Legacy Platforms is a specialized cybersecurity solution designed to extend robust protection to older operating systems and applications that may be nearing or past their end-of-life. This subscription provides critical security updates and threat intelligence, safeguarding your business from evolving cyber threats.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations who manage diverse IT environments. It ensures that essential business operations running on legacy hardware or software are not left vulnerable, integrating seamlessly with existing security frameworks.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Defends against known and unknown malware, ransomware, and exploits.
- Centralized Management: Provides a single console for monitoring and managing security across all endpoints.
- Exploit Prevention: Blocks techniques used by attackers to compromise systems, even without specific malware signatures.
- Web and Application Control: Restricts access to malicious websites and potentially unwanted applications.
- Data Protection: Helps prevent data loss and unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Secure your essential legacy systems with Sophos Endpoint for Legacy Platforms, offering vital protection and peace of mind for your business operations.
What This Solves
Access to Ongoing Threat Intelligence
Access to Sophos's latest threat intelligence and security updates for your legacy endpoints. This ensures continuous protection against emerging malware, ransomware, and zero-day exploits that target vulnerabilities in older systems.
On-premises servers, desktop workstations, specialized industrial control systems, point-of-sale terminals
Coverage for System Vulnerabilities
Coverage for security vulnerabilities inherent in legacy operating systems and applications that are no longer patched by their original vendors. This proactive defense mitigates the risk of exploitation and system compromise.
Critical business applications, manufacturing execution systems, legacy databases, older network infrastructure components
Protection Against Malware and Ransomware
Protection against a wide range of cyber threats including viruses, worms, Trojans, and ransomware specifically targeting older software. This helps prevent data loss, operational disruption, and costly recovery efforts.
Financial transaction systems, patient record systems, inventory management platforms, archival data storage
Key Features
Extended Support for Legacy Platforms
Maintains security for older operating systems and applications, preventing costly downtime and data loss.
Real-time Threat Detection
Identifies and blocks known and unknown threats, including ransomware and zero-day exploits, before they impact your business.
Centralized Management Console
Simplifies security administration by providing a single dashboard to monitor and manage all protected endpoints.
Exploit Prevention Technology
Blocks advanced attack techniques used to compromise systems, even without specific malware signatures.
Web and Application Filtering
Controls user access to potentially malicious websites and applications, reducing the attack surface.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Many industrial environments rely on specialized legacy machinery and control systems that cannot be easily updated, making them prime targets for cyberattacks. This solution provides essential protection for these critical operational assets.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions often maintain older systems for core transaction processing or regulatory compliance. Protecting these systems with Sophos Endpoint ensures data integrity and prevents disruptions to sensitive financial operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations may use legacy medical devices or record-keeping systems that are vital for patient care. Securing these systems is crucial for maintaining patient safety and complying with HIPAA regulations.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies may operate with long hardware lifecycles and specialized legacy software for essential services. This product helps them maintain security and operational continuity across their diverse IT infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is considered a 'legacy platform' for this product?
A legacy platform typically refers to an operating system or application that is no longer officially supported or receiving security updates from its original vendor. This can include older versions of Windows, Linux, or specific business software.
How long does this subscription last?
This specific subscription provides coverage for a duration of 33 months from the date of purchase.
Does this product replace the need for OS updates?
While this product provides critical security protection, it does not replace the need for operating system updates or upgrades where available. It is designed to enhance security for systems that cannot be easily updated or replaced.
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.