{"id":40104,"date":"2020-09-28T08:43:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T00:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=40104"},"modified":"2020-09-28T08:43:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T00:43:19","slug":"idc-marketscape-names-sophos-a-leader-in-mobile-threat-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2020\/09\/28\/idc-marketscape-names-sophos-a-leader-in-mobile-threat-management\/","title":{"rendered":"IDC MarketScape names Sophos a leader in mobile threat management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sophos announced that it was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Mobile Threat Management Software 2020 Vendor Assessment, which evaluates the product offerings and business strategies of 10 mobile threat management (MTM) vendors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a Leader in the IDC MarketScape, Sophos Intercept X for Mobile has robust capabilities in protecting Android, iOS and Chrome OS users from known and never before seen mobile threats. The solution is supported with threat analysis from\u00a0SophosLabs, which analyzes more than 400,000 daily malware samples to stay ahead of emerging threats,\u00a0such as\u00a0Fleeceware\u00a0\u2013 a new type of mobile threat discovered by Sophos as applications that overcharge users for basic functionality available elsewhere on low cost or free applications. Sophos Intercept X for Mobile also features strong integrations \u2013 including with the\u00a0Sophos Mobile\u00a0unified endpoint management (UEM); easy management in the cloud-based\u00a0Sophos Central\u00a0platform, which includes Sophos\u2019 entire portfolio of next-generation cybersecurity solutions; and ongoing innovative research and development efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, \u201cSophos&#8217; combination of MTM and UEM products is rare among MTM vendors and unique among vendors in this study. This combination gives Sophos a strong advantage in situations where enterprises want a single vendor for both mobile device management and security enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sophos Intercept X for Mobile is an industry leader with protection against sophisticated and evolving cybersecurity threats. Device, network and application security protect against jailbreaking, mobile phishing, Man-in-the-Middle attacks, malicious applications, and more. With Sophos\u2019 synchronized security\u00a0approach, users further benefit with real-time information sharing and threat response across other Sophos solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMobile devices are ripe targets for a range of attacks, and the risks have never been higher than in today\u2019s remote working environments where employees are using personal and company-owned devices to access sensitive data,\u201d said Dan Schiappa, chief product officer at Sophos. \u201cSophos is relentless in its commitment to securing users \u2013 no matter where they are or what device they\u2019re using. We\u2019re constantly innovating to stay ahead of emerging threats, and our leadership position is validation that we\u2019re succeeding in doing exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the report, \u201cSophos&#8217; combination of MTM and UEM products is rare among MTM vendors and unique among vendors in this study. 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