SOPHOS XG or SG have IDS (Intrusion Detection System) or IPS only?

Hey Kidian Chavarria1 

Welcome to the Sophos Community!

This would be called IPS on the UTM and XG. Below are some links to reference:

XG:

• SFOS Help - Intrusion Prevention
• Sophos XG: How to configure IPS settings in SFOS

UTM:

• UTM Admin Guide - Intrusion Prevention (p. 284)
• Sophos UTM: How to configure the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

I would also advise to speak with your Sophos Partner/Reseller if you would like more information regarding these two products.

Regards,

I know than Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System are different type of protection, but in sophos I only found IPS as you mentioned.

In Fortinet you can deploy in mirroring mode for function as IDS, in CheckPoint there are a module that can be deployed as a IPS or as a IDS (called IPS-1) in mirroring mode too.

But Sophos I continue without found IDS information, even in the sugered links.

You have information that verify that in sophos IDS is equal to IPS?

Hi Kidian,

Regarding information about comparing Sophos' IPS system with other third-party vendors, I would advise to inquire this with your Sophos Partner/Reseller.

Regards,

Kidian Chavarria1 said:

I need to see if sophos (XG or SG) gather some requirements but I can't find information about IDS, can someone tell me if sophos (XG or SG) have IDS

 

My understanding is Sophos XG uses Snort which is an IDS & IPS.

Thanks for the help.