Sophos Endpoint Protection for Legacy Platforms
Sophos Endpoint Protection for Legacy Platforms provides essential cybersecurity for older operating systems, ensuring continuous protection for over 20,000 users across a 40-month term.
- Extended Support: Access to critical security updates and patches for systems that may no longer be supported by the original vendor.
- Threat Prevention: Coverage against evolving malware, ransomware, and zero-day exploits targeting vulnerabilities in legacy environments.
- Operational Continuity: Protection against downtime and data breaches caused by security incidents on older infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain security posture and meet regulatory requirements by securing all endpoints, regardless of age.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription provides Sophos Endpoint Protection specifically designed for legacy platforms, offering robust cybersecurity for older operating systems. It ensures continuous threat detection, prevention, and remediation for environments that cannot easily upgrade.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this solution integrates into existing infrastructure to safeguard critical business data and operations on systems that might otherwise be vulnerable.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Detects and blocks known and unknown threats, including ransomware and fileless malware.
- Centralized Management: Provides a single console for policy setting, threat monitoring, and reporting across all protected endpoints.
- Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): Offers deep visibility into endpoint activity to investigate and remediate threats effectively.
- Web and Email Filtering: Protects users from malicious websites and phishing attempts delivered via email.
- Data Protection: Helps prevent sensitive data from leaving the network through unauthorized channels.
Secure your essential legacy systems with Sophos Endpoint Protection, delivering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise complexity for your business.
What This Solves
Access to Critical Security Updates
Access to essential security patches and updates for operating systems and applications that are no longer supported by their original vendors. This ensures that vulnerabilities discovered post-vendor support are addressed, maintaining a secure environment.
Organizations with long-term application dependencies, businesses undergoing phased technology refreshes, environments with specialized legacy software.
Coverage for Evolving Cyber Threats
Protection against a wide range of modern cyber threats, including ransomware, malware, and zero-day exploits that specifically target vulnerabilities common in older systems. This proactive defense minimizes the risk of infection and data compromise.
Businesses operating in high-risk threat landscapes, companies with sensitive data requiring stringent protection, organizations with remote or mobile workforces.
Protection Against System Downtime
Mitigate the risk of costly system downtime and operational disruptions caused by security breaches on legacy infrastructure. Continuous protection ensures that essential business functions remain available and uninterrupted.
Companies with critical 24/7 operations, businesses reliant on legacy ERP or operational systems, organizations where unplanned downtime has severe financial impact.
Key Features
Sophos Intercept X Advanced with EDR
Provides deep visibility and threat hunting capabilities to proactively identify and neutralize advanced threats on legacy systems.
Ransomware Prevention and Rollback
Stops ransomware attacks before they encrypt data and allows for quick recovery of affected files, minimizing business disruption.
Exploit Prevention
Blocks techniques used by attackers to exploit software vulnerabilities, protecting against zero-day and known exploits on older platforms.
Web and Application Control
Secures users by blocking access to malicious websites and controlling the use of potentially risky applications.
Centralized Management Console
Simplifies security administration by providing a single pane of glass to manage policies, monitor threats, and generate reports across all endpoints.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Many industrial control systems and operational technology environments rely on legacy hardware and software that are difficult to update, making them prime targets for cyberattacks. This solution provides essential protection for these critical assets.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions often maintain legacy systems for core banking or insurance processing due to complexity and regulatory requirements. Protecting these systems is paramount to prevent data breaches and maintain customer trust.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations utilize specialized medical equipment and legacy software that may run on older operating systems. Ensuring the security of these systems is vital for patient safety and HIPAA compliance.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies frequently operate with long lifecycle systems and budget constraints, leading to the use of legacy platforms. Securing these systems is crucial for maintaining public services and sensitive data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What constitutes a 'legacy platform' for this Sophos product?
Legacy platforms typically refer to older operating systems (e.g., Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2) or hardware that may no longer receive direct support or security updates from the original vendor. This product is designed to extend protection to these environments.
Does this product offer full vendor support for the legacy OS itself?
This product provides Sophos's endpoint security software and support for that software. It does not include operating system support or patches from the original OS vendor, which may no longer be available.
How does this solution help with compliance on legacy systems?
By providing up-to-date security protections and threat intelligence for legacy systems, this solution helps organizations meet compliance requirements that mandate the security of all IT assets, regardless of their age or vendor support status.
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.