Does windows defender conflict with sophos

If your settings are fine and you are still experiencing issues, I would recommend to file a case with support for further investigation. If you do this, please send me a private message with the ticket number so that I can follow-up. Regarding feature requests, you can access them here. Changed the Policy in Sophos Central to "Block [with exceptions]" and everything works like a charm. Thank you! Site Search User. Intercept X Endpoint.

Thread Info. RSS More Cancel. This discussion has been locked. Hello Guys I got a question im sure someone of you can help me out! Thank you Guys! Up 0 Down Cancel. I had Sophos endpoint at my last workplace, and it was total dog-poop. Bad performance, buggy, and a hideous pain to remove. Thankfully, I'm now at a giant consulting org - employees numbering in the 's of thousands - and we're using Windows Defender quite successfully.

That said, when it comes to endpoints, while I concur with adrian above regarding how kids will attempt to bypass security and so on - you can't help that.

Once a PC is in someone else's hands, it's theirs. If they mess it up, that's their fault. Your job is making sure it is in good shape when it is handed over to them, and telling them to keep it that way. I guess for the school environment you will also have proxy severs with filtering restricting students and staff slightly differently and that will be the same with whatever AV or OS you use.

I did wonder if you should have a separate network for the Admin as opposed to teaching staff and student interactions. Years ago, we had to upgrade the computing at the school I worked at. Took the opportunity to install Linux OS on some of the old PCs and laptops being junked to give us more rooms with computing.

They worked really well and they were very fast and secure. Students just got on and used them with no problem. May be something you could consider.

The more you want out of the software, the more resource overheads it will use. Worse if we do not know the setup eg users are local admins etc. Point of note - Windows Defender on its own is okay. However, they do have an Enterprise version which is a full-on endpoint security solution.

That's what we use here, across several hundred thousand users. Brand Representative for Sophos. Here are a few of the things you give up by using Windows Defender Antivirus instead of a product like Sophos Intercept X:. In addition, there are several capabilities in Sophos Intercept X that are either enabled by default or can be configured with just a few clicks.

Sophos Central also provides a broader platform for additional security products, including disk encryption management Windows and Mac , mobile security, email protection, and more. Finally, it's worth pointing out that a recent AV-Comparatives test showed that the performance impact of running Sophos Intercept X was only slighter higher than running Windows Defender Antivirus.

Are you using Sophos for your Web Filter? You are required by CIPA to have one in place. If you were to get rid of it, you would need to find a suitable replacement. When the numbers are high, they are targeted higher. The features that are highlighted in bold green are reduntant if you are running Sophos Endpoint Security and Control.

If I am wrong, someone from Sophos is free to correct me. With Sophos On-Access scanning you should be covered pretty well. The most helpful thing in my opinion that Windows Defender can provide is that it can monitor your security related settings within your Windows configurations.

It really is up to you whether you want to add the increased footprint security and resources of running both. Site Search User. On-Premise Endpoint.