{"id":22319,"date":"2016-02-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/blog\/sophos-sandstorm-sandboxing-against-zero-day-malware-and-apts\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T09:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T08:04:44","slug":"sophos-sandstorm-with-sandboxing-against-zero-day-maleware-and-apts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/en\/blog\/sophos-sandstorm-with-sandboxing-against-zero-day-maleware-and-apts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Sandstorm &#8211; Sandboxing against zero-day malware and APTs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sophos is one of the leading companies when it comes to fighting malware. Traditional malware protection is still essential as a first line of defense. However, your organization needs more tools to reliably defend against targeted malware and zero-day threats. But you don&#8217;t want to create another isolated solution for that, which will cause even more confusion in the network.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In this article, we will introduce you to Sophos Sandstorm, a new product from Sophos that has been available since December 1, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-ist-sophos-sandstorm\">What is Sophos Sandstorm?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Sophos Sandstorm is a solution for defending against advanced persistent threats (APT) and zero-day malware. With powerful cloud-based next-generation sandbox technology, Sophos Sandstorm complements security products by quickly and reliably detecting, blocking, and responding to evasive malware that other solutions miss.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This all sounds very technical, but in a nutshell, Sophos Sandstorm is an additional component to the existing security protection, but it can provide even more up-to-date protection against threats.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sophos Sandstorm (German)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/162653650?h=27e7d118c8&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wie-sophos-sandstorm-die-konkurrenz-hinter-sich-lasst\">How Sophos Sandstorm leaves the competition behind<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Sandstorm is simple:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Easy testing process &#8211; the registration can be done within the product interface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy deployment &#8211; just activate the policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy management &#8211; all functions can be reached in the user interface with a maximum of three clicks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Sandstorm is effective:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sandstorm blocks evasive malware &#8211; it detects threats that are specifically designed to evade sandboxes and are missed by other solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective control &#8211; simple, efficient policy control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparent protection &#8211; detailed, incident-based reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Sandstorm is delivered via the cloud:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lightning-fast deployment &#8211; instant protection without hardware deployment or appliance upgrade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimal performance impact &#8211; all processing occurs in the cloud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collective intelligence &#8211; threat intelligence data from all customers is correlated and benefits all users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"was-ihr-uber-sophos-sandstorm-wissen-musst\">What you need to know about Sophos Sandstorm<\/h2>\n\n<p>Deployment of Sophos Sandstorm is initially possible with Sophos Web Appliance 4.2. Sandstorm requires a separate license, priced at approximately 50% of the Sophos Web Appliance Subscription. Integration of Sandstorm with Sophos Email Appliance 4.0, UTM 9.4, Cloud Web Gateway and XG Firewall is planned for 2016.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sophos-sandstorm-lizenz-kaufen\">Buy Sophos Sandstorm license<\/h2>\n\n<p>If you are looking for a solution for targeted threats and are interested in <strong>Sophos Sandstorm<\/strong>, you can purchase Sophos Sandstorm in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/en\/shop\/sophos-firewall\/\">Sophos Firewall<\/a> store. Just click on your hardware model and select the new Sandstorm license.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mehr-informationen\">More information<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sophos XG update v16.05.0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/en\/blog\/sophos-xg-update-v16-5-sandstorm-now-also-for-xg-firewalls-with-sfos\/\">Sandstorm now also for XG Firewalls with SFOS<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sophos UTM 9.5: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/en\/blog\/sophos-utm-9-5-new-features-for-sandstorm-and-web-application-firewall\/\">New features for Sandstorm and WAF<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sophos Central Email: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avanet.com\/en\/blog\/sophos-central-email-advanced-version-with-sandstorm\/\">Advanced version with Sandstorm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophos is one of the leading companies when it comes to fighting malware. 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