Sophos Central Intercept X 2.0 - Update introduces Deep Learning
Today is the day: the official launch of Intercept X 2.0 is here. Everyone who has already purchased Intercept X 1.0 automatically benefits from the new technologies, such as deep learning, because Intercept X 2.0 is delivered as a powerful update. Let’s start with the teaser video for Intercept X 2.0:
What’s new?
It’s now been a little over a year since we introduced Intercept X on our blog. The product was, and still is, a huge success and delivers exactly the level of protection you need against the latest attack techniques. While Endpoint Standard and Advanced have, frankly, not seen any real innovation for some time, the new malware protection mechanisms are being integrated into Intercept X. The main new feature of Intercept X 2.0, “Machine Learning”, was already announced in our earlier Machine Learning Post. It is now available for all Windows users.
Mac users have had to wait a long time for Intercept X. Today, Intercept X now also available for macOS for the first time, although initially only with the features of version 1.
If you would like to learn more about deep learning in Intercept X, take a look at the following video from Sophos:
From today, Synchronised App Control is also available - a feature we briefly mentioned when the Release of SFOS v17 announced was made. Until now, this function was only available to participants in the Early Access Programme (beta).
Enabling deep learning in Central
If you are using the recommended Sophos settings in Sophos Central, this new technology is enabled for you automatically. To make sure that deep learning is actually enabled in your environment, follow these steps:
- Log in to Central > Sophos Central Login
- Dashboard > Endpoint Protection > Policies
- Under Threat Protection, check whether deep learning is enabled
Never heard of Intercept X?
If you’ve never heard of Intercept X, you can either read our earlier news article or watch the following video from Sophos, which provides a brief two‑minute overview of the product:
Intercept X runs seamlessly alongside your existing antivirus and, in summary, offers the following key features:
- Stop ransomware
- Exploit prevention
- Root cause analysis
- Complete malware removal with no remnants left behind
- Synchronized Security
Try Sophos Intercept X 2.0 now!
As mentioned, Intercept X 2.0 is an update, not an additional product. So anyone already using Intercept X can start using the new features from today.
If you haven’t been convinced by Intercept X so far but, after this update, would like to take a proper look at the new capabilities, you can test it free of charge for 30 days. All you need is a Sophos Central account.
If you do not yet have a Sophos Central account, you can create one on the Sophos website and test all Central features, including “Sophos Intercept X”, free of charge for 30 days.
If you already have a Sophos Central account and your 30‑day trial has expired, you can order a licence for “Sophos Intercept X” from our shop:
More information about Sophos Intercept X 2.0:
