Hello community,
I am currently very unhappy with Sophos and the usage for private networks.
My current issues are:
- Several technical issues: SFP-VDSL2 not working, joining the Sophos Central not possible
- Licensing: The entire license structure is quite unclear to me, especially at reasonable costs
- Ending on-premise endpoints in summer 2023
So going back to the planing, here is what I want:
- Securing my private network including two Laptops of the company, I am working for (Home Office)
- Securing my private devices including MacBook, Windows Laptop, tablets (Apple, Huawei) and Smartphones (Apple, Samsung) - 2 persons using this
- Securing my private NAS
- Securing some IoT/SmartHome devices, like Neato Vacuum cleaner, Logitech Harmony Hubs, Sonos speaker, SmartTV, …
- Secure connection to one VPS Server and my parents place
By securing I mean especially:
- Avoid threats for the devices like Maleware, Ransomware and so on.
- Avoid this marketing/advertising tracking, which is so much on the internet, at least on a certain level
What I already do have as hardware:
- Sophos XG106, including to not properly working VDSL2-SFP-modems
- Ruckus r510 Access Point
- TPLink managed Switch with PoE
- FritzBox 7530
Reasonable costs besides buying the hardware are annual fees up to 40€. I know, it‘s not much, but much more usually private persons spend for security subscriptions.
At the moment, I am quite unsure what‘s happening with Sophos aggressive Cloud strategy and which licenses in which size I do need and which costs a have calculate. From a technical point of view, running a FritzBox with PiHole as local DNS worked better for me, although I know, that none of these components deliver more than basic network security.
Thanks for your advise.
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