GEC NEWS WIRESophos has once again been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner for “Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management.” Sophos is one of 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 these three security Magic Quadrant reports: Sept. 2015 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection Solutions, Feb. 2016 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, and once again, the Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management.
“ Our continued recognition as a Leader in this Magic Quadrant validates our position at the forefront of this important and growing market,” commented Bryan Barney, Senior VP and GM, Network Security Group at Sophos. “As a recognized leader in both endpoint and network security, and with over 100,000 customers in each segment, Sophos continues to deliver on our vision for a synchronized security platform that directly shares threat intelligence and the health status of all security products.”
According to Gartner, “ 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.”
