Sophos for Microsoft SharePoint

Overview:

Sophos for Microsoft SharePoint provides award-winning real-time protection for your mission-critical business data and collaborative environment, stopping viruses, spyware, adware, suspicious files, and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). In addition, Sophos for Microsoft SharePoint uses sophisticated content filtering capabilities to prevent the distribution of sensitive or inappropriate content.

• Secures your mission-critical business data from viruses, spyware, adware, suspicious files and potentially unwanted applications
• Automatically stops unknown malware, with Behavioral Genotype® Protection, uniquely analyzing behaviour before code executes
• Identifies unknown malware, and suspicious files and behaviour through built-in pre‑execution intrusion prevention technologies
• Controls the distribution of inappropriate or sensitive content through sophisticated content filtering policy controls
• Simplifies administration with a “3-clicks-to-anywhere” remote management console
• Rich actionable reporting provides immediate insights into threat activity, content filtering performance, and quarantine status
• Detailed searchable logging provides deep forensic capabilities
• Includes an integrated quarantine manager for deleting, disinfecting or authorizing files
• Updates automatically with the latest protection from SophosLabs™ – a global network of threat analysis centres
• Scans on access, on demand and at scheduled times, affording maximum protection and flexibility
• Includes 24x7x365 support for the duration of the license and one-to-one assistance

Features & Benefits:

 

Award-winning multi-threat protection in one product

• Our threat detection engine protects your mission-critical business data from viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, adware, suspicious files, suspicious behaviour, and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).
• Our software uses a built-in host intrusion prevention system (HIPS) to stop zero-day threats. Real-time pre-execution detection identifies unknown malware, suspicious files and behavior.
• A sophisticated content filtering policy engine blocks the distribution of inappropriate or sensitive content, based on file names, types, or phrases and keywords contained within a file.
• An easy-to-use, integrated quarantine manager enables malware, potentially unwanted applications, suspicious files and controlled content to be authorized, deleted, or disinfected.

Simplified and automated management

• Sophos for Microsoft SharePoint provides an intuitive “3-clicks-to-anywhere” web-based management console. The real-time dashboard, point-and-click policy customization, efficient quarantine management, and relevant, actionable reporting, makes securing your collaborative environment easy.
• On-access, scheduled and on-demand scanning of content ensures all files are automatically and optimally protected from the latest threats while minimizing overhead and providing a transparent end-user experience.
• Rich customizable reporting provides immediate insights into threat activity, content filtering performance, and quarantine status. Detailed searchable logs also enable deep forensic capabilities.

Faster, better proactive protection using innovative technologies

• Genotype® virus detection technology proactively blocks families of viruses even before specific virus signatures are available.
• Sophos HIPS technology uses the anti-virus engine to identify programs that will behave suspiciously before they execute to detect potential malware.
• Behavioral Genotype® Protection scans for multiple specific behaviors and characteristics to proactively protect against zero-day malware. Crucially it detects new threats before code even begins to execute.
• Sophos behavioral rule sets are constantly validated against an extensive library of legitimate applications to ensure accurate detection.
• The scanning engine blocks potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are known or suspected of being malicious, containing adware or consuming resources (such as utilities, toolbars, and other suspicious applications).
• Sophos updates are small in size and are released as frequently as every five minutes – an advantage for companies wanting fast protection with low impact on network resources.

Content filtering and data loss prevention simplifies compliance

• Prevent data loss, guard against legal liability, and ensure productive use of your infrastructure with sophisticated policies to control a wide variety of file types (including executables, media files, and archives), as well as sensitive data such as binaries, source code, databases, contact lists and XML files.
• Eliminate file type masquerading with true file type anti-spoofing technology (e.g. renaming an MP3 as a DOC).
• Make corporate compliance easy with “point and click” content policy, based on administrator-defined keywords, phrases or regular expressions contained within popular file types for controlling the distribution of sensitive or confidential information.
• Protect users from exposure to offensive language by utilizing the included offensive word/phrase list.
• Quarantine, block, and/or replace file violations with placeholder text.

Trusted support from the experts

• Highly-skilled analysts in SophosLabs, our global network of threat analysis centers, provide proactive rapid protection against known and unknown threats.
• Through technology, global visibility of emerging threats, and integrated threat expertise, SophosLabs provides 24x7 research and the fast global response that your organization needs to protect itself from increasingly complex threats.
• Our round-the-clock in-house customer support operation is included as standard with every license.
• Our support engineers provide one-to-one support by email or telephone, or you can take advantage of our web-based support knowledgebase.

System requirements:

SharePoint platforms supported

• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (32-bit/64-bit) SP1/SP2
• Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 (32-bit/64-bit) SP1/SP2
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
• SharePoint Server 2010 (all editions)
• Microsoft Search Server 2008
• Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express Edition
• Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

Server platforms supported

• Windows Server 2003 (32-bit/64-bit) SP2
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit/64-bit) SP2
• Windows Small Business Server 2003 SP2
• Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 SP2
• Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit) SP1/SP2
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP0/SP1
• Windows Small Business Server 2008 SP1/SP2
• Windows Small Business Server 2011

Database platforms supported

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Server/Express
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1/SP2 Server/Express
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Server/Express

Hardware requirements

• 1 GB disk space
• 1 GB memory (2 GB recommended)
• 1.5 GHz CPU (2 GHz recommended)

Documentation:

Sophos for Microsoft SharePoint Datasheet (.PDF)