Sophos Endpoint Protection for Legacy Platforms
Sophos Endpoint Protection for Legacy Platforms provides advanced threat detection and remediation for older operating systems, ensuring your critical business operations remain secure for over 20,000 users across a 27-month term.
- Extended Coverage: Access to Sophos's latest threat intelligence and protection modules for systems that may not support modern endpoint solutions.
- Proactive Threat Defense: Coverage for advanced malware, ransomware, and zero-day exploits targeting vulnerabilities in legacy environments.
- Continuous Security: Protection against evolving cyber threats with regular updates and expert support for your established infrastructure.
- Operational Continuity: Entitlement to expert technical assistance to maintain endpoint security and minimize downtime risks.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription provides Sophos's advanced endpoint security specifically engineered to protect operating systems and applications that are no longer supported by mainstream security products. It offers critical defenses against a wide range of cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and exploits, ensuring that even your most established systems benefit from enterprise-grade protection.
Designed for organizations with significant investments in legacy infrastructure, this solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals overseeing environments with 20,000 or more users. It integrates into existing IT frameworks, offering a vital layer of security without requiring immediate hardware or software overhauls.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Detects and blocks known and unknown threats using multiple layers of protection.
- Ransomware Rollback: Reverts malicious changes made by ransomware attacks, minimizing data loss.
- Exploit Prevention: Stops attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities in applications and operating systems.
- Centralized Management: Provides a single console for managing security policies and monitoring threats across all endpoints.
- Dedicated Support: Access to Sophos's expert support team for assistance with configuration and incident response.
Secure your essential legacy systems with Sophos Endpoint Protection, offering robust security and expert support tailored for established business environments.
What This Solves
Access to Advanced Threat Intelligence
Access to Sophos's global threat intelligence network to identify and block emerging malware and attack vectors. This ensures your legacy systems are protected against the latest cyber risks, even without direct OS updates.
Organizations with critical legacy applications, Businesses maintaining compliance on older systems, Environments with limited IT resources for OS upgrades
Coverage for Zero-Day Exploits
Coverage for sophisticated zero-day exploits that target vulnerabilities in older software and operating systems. This protection helps prevent breaches that could compromise sensitive business data and operations.
Companies in regulated industries, Businesses handling sensitive customer data, Environments with high uptime requirements
Protection Against Ransomware
Protection against ransomware attacks that often target unpatched or legacy systems. This includes capabilities to detect, block, and in some cases, roll back malicious encryption attempts, preserving business continuity.
Financial services firms, Healthcare providers, Manufacturing operations
Key Features
Behavioral Analysis
Detects and blocks unknown threats by monitoring application behavior for suspicious activity.
Exploit Prevention
Stops attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities in applications and operating systems, preventing system compromise.
Ransomware Rollback
Reverts malicious changes made by ransomware, minimizing data loss and operational disruption.
Centralized Management Console
Simplifies security policy deployment and threat monitoring across all protected endpoints from a single interface.
Dedicated Support for Legacy
Provides access to specialized Sophos support for the unique challenges of securing older operating systems.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology often rely on legacy hardware and software, making them prime targets for cyberattacks. This solution provides essential protection for these critical, often unpatched, environments.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions must adhere to strict regulatory compliance and data security standards. Protecting legacy systems that may still run core business functions is crucial to prevent breaches and maintain compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations frequently use specialized medical equipment and software that runs on older operating systems. Securing these systems is vital for patient safety, data privacy (HIPAA), and uninterrupted medical services.
Government & Public Sector
Many government agencies operate with long-lifecycle IT assets and may have legacy systems supporting essential public services. Protecting these systems from cyber threats is paramount for national security and operational continuity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes this endpoint protection suitable for legacy platforms?
This solution is specifically engineered to provide advanced threat detection and prevention for operating systems and applications that may no longer receive direct support from Microsoft or other vendors. It utilizes behavioral analysis and exploit prevention techniques that are effective even on older architectures.
How does this protect against ransomware on older systems?
Sophos Endpoint Protection for Legacy Platforms includes advanced ransomware detection and prevention capabilities. It can identify and block ransomware activity in real-time and offers a rollback feature to restore files that may have been encrypted before detection.
What is the user count for this specific subscription?
This subscription is designed for organizations with 20,000 or more users, providing comprehensive endpoint security for large-scale deployments of legacy systems.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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.