Johannesburg, 23 Sep 2015
Sophos has announced that it has once again been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant of Gartner's 27 August 2015, "Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management". The quadrant is based on an assessment on 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, and the only IT security company to be positioned as a Leader by Gartner in three critical security Magic Quadrant reports: September 2014 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, December 2014 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, and once again, the Magic Quadrant Unified Threat Management (UTM).
"Sophos is pleased to receive continued recognition as a Leader in this Magic Quadrant. It validates the company's development strategy and highlights the relevance of Sophos products for organisations demanding the very best network security," says Brett Myroff, MD of Sophos distributor, NetXactics.
"Recognised in both endpoint security and network security, Sophos is well positioned to deliver its vision, and link these two traditionally separate disciplines to achieve more advanced levels of protection."
According to Gartner, "the Leaders quadrant contains vendors at the forefront of making and selling UTM products that are built for midsize-business requirements. The requirements necessary for leadership include a wide range of models to cover midsize-business use cases, support for multiple features, and a management and reporting capability that's designed for ease of use. Vendors in this quadrant lead the market in offering new safeguarding features, and in enabling customers to deploy them inexpensively without significantly affecting the end-user experience or increasing staffing burdens. These vendors also have a good track record of avoiding vulnerabilities in their security products. Common characteristics include reliability, consistent throughput, and products that are intuitive to manage and administer."
The Sophos network security business continues to grow. In the quarter ended 30 June 2015, Sophos reported a currency adjusted growth rate of 35% for its network security product portfolio. In Sophos' fiscal year ending 31 March 2015, the UTM and next-generation firewall (NGFW) business represented approximately 47% of total adjusted billings for Sophos.
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