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| Product | Cisco Secure IPS by Cisco View product | Sophos Firewall by Sophos View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | What does Sophos Firewall do? It covers SD-WAN and TLS 1.3 decryption. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Defense | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch Offices |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instances | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud |
| Data residency | On-premises / Cloud region dependent | Global; US; EU; APAC |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Hardware chassisVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure | Network perimeterBranch officesMulti-cloud |
| Compliance | Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, PCI DSS compliance support | Common CriteriaICSA LabsPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure Firewall Management CenterCisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco XDRSplunkQRadar | Sophos CentralIntercept XActive Directory |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorDefense | Cross-industryEnterpriseRetailBranch Offices |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Sophos |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 6,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 1985 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Sophos Firewall
What does Sophos Firewall do? It covers SD-WAN and TLS 1.3 decryption. See typical use cases, appliance or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
Cisco Secure IPS
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS)Sophos Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
Cisco Secure IPS
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, DefenseSophos Firewall
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Retail, Branch OfficesPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure IPS
Contact VendorSophos Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure IPS
Free trial: noSophos Firewall
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure IPS
Sophos Firewall
Deployment details
Cisco Secure IPS
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instancesSophos Firewall
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; CloudData residency
Cisco Secure IPS
On-premises / Cloud region dependentSophos Firewall
Global; US; EU; APACKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure IPS
- Snort 3 inspection engine
- Real-time exploit blocking
- Talos dynamic rule updates
- Automated virtual patching
- Protocol anomaly detection
- SSL/TLS decryption inspection
- Contextual risk scoring
- Network intrusion prevention
Sophos Firewall
- Xstream architecture
- Deep packet inspection
- TLS 1.3 decryption
- Zero-day threat protection
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure IPS
API access: yesSophos Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure IPS
SSO: yesSophos Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure IPS
RBAC: yesSophos Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure IPS
Multi-tenant: yesSophos Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure IPS
Mobile app: noSophos Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure IPS
Sophos Firewall
Compliance
Cisco Secure IPS
Sophos Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure IPS
Sophos Firewall
Industries
Cisco Secure IPS
Sophos Firewall
Regions
Cisco Secure IPS
Sophos Firewall
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure IPS
CiscoSophos Firewall
SophosHeadquarters
Cisco Secure IPS
San Jose, California, USASophos Firewall
Oxford, United KingdomCompany size
Cisco Secure IPS
80,000+Sophos Firewall
6,000+Founded
Cisco Secure IPS
1984Sophos Firewall
1985