Sophos vs Trellix

About Trellix

Trellix sells the Trellix Security Platform, an AI-powered platform powered by Trellix Wise. Trellix Wise for Private Cloud runs entirely on customer hardware or in the customer VPC, with no need to connect to the public cloud. Trellix describes integrated security controls across endpoint, network, data, email and third parties that correlate signals and data access across an environment to detect and respond to threats. Trellix intelligence connects signals and contextualizes data across security controls to anticipate, prepare for and prevent attacks. Trellix unifies protection across on-premises, air-gapped, cloud and operational technology environments for organizations at all stages of maturity.^[1][6][7]

Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) provides multi-layered endpoint protection across on-prem, cloud and disconnected environments in a single agent, managed from a single source. Trellix Agent provides EPP, EDR, Device Control and Forensics, and deploys, uninstalls, upgrades and patches as one agent. Trellix Endpoint Security threat protection uses advanced machine learning, exploit prevention and heuristics. Endpoint hardening uses device control, application control, allow and deny lists, and host firewall capabilities to reduce the attack surface. ePolicy Orchestrator offers a single console to manage deployment, installation, security policies, event monitoring and response, and compliance. ePO is FedRAMP certified. Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator lets customers roll back updates if needed.^[8]

Trellix offers a single pane view that consolidates management across physical, virtual and hybrid-cloud environments. Trellix can import AWS and Microsoft Azure tag information into Trellix ePO to assign and manage workloads automatically. Workload countermeasures include machine learning, application containment, virtual machine-optimized anti-malware, whitelisting, file integrity monitoring and micro-segmentation. Trellix Enterprise Security Manager provides real-time monitoring and visibility into activity on systems, networks, databases and applications.^[6][9]

Trellix DLP offers a single console to manage deployment, administer policies, monitor events in real time and produce out-of-the-box reports. Trellix Device Control is available on-premises and via SaaS. Trellix Device Control is available stand-alone or included in Trellix DLP Endpoint Complete. The Trellix DLP AI Data Risk Dashboard supports compliance objectives and enforcement of AI usage policies across the enterprise. Trellix DLP extends protection to content in Google Chrome Enterprise, Microsoft Edge for Business, Firefox and Island. Trellix partners with Skyhigh Security to extend its DLP into cloud data repositories.^[10]

Trellix Data Encryption products secure devices and removable media to ensure that only authorized users can access the information they contain. Encryption policies are deployed through a single management console, with monitoring of encryption status and compliance reports. Trellix Native Drive Encryption centralizes management of both BitLocker and FileVault in a central console that is available on-premises or via SaaS. Trellix FRP protects organizations when data is transferred to removable media and file shares. FRP works with Windows and macOS and offers a variety of authentication methods, including multifactor authentication. Healthcare systems and manufacturing with shared workstations and laptops are a common use case for multi-user environments, where different users authenticate on the same device.^[11]

Trellix Threat Intelligence Exchange combines internal and external threat data and shares it across the security ecosystem. Trellix Threat Intelligence Exchange (TIE) alerts the network administrator of an unknown file in the environment. Decisions about never-before-seen files draw on endpoint context (file, process and environmental attributes) combined with collective threat intelligence. Intelligence as a Service (INTaaS) provides organizations with on-demand access to actionable threat intelligence, analysis and insights tailored to their specific intelligence needs. Trellix Private Global Threat Intelligence (pGTI) is a private-cloud reputation service delivering real-time File/IP/URL/certificates threat data. Trellix Private Global Threat Intelligence consolidates third-party feeds, supports custom reputations and integrates with REST APIs. ATLAS is an analytic platform that uses machine learning technologies to query detections and correlate threat campaign data, giving customers access to detection information from the Trellix global sensor network.^[12]

Guardians provide tailored threat intelligence and advisory services, working closely with the Trellix Advanced Research Center (ARC). Trellix offers 24/7 incident response, forensics and recovery to contain cyberattacks. Trellix helps build cybersecurity programs, offering risk assessments, SOC build-outs, PCI DSS compliance and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001 and CIS Controls. Trellix assesses, designs and builds SOCs. A Compromise Assessment detects hidden breaches missed by defenses, using threat hunting, forensics and threat intelligence. A Threat Intelligence Resident embeds with clients to monitor threats, deliver tailored insights, support incidents and train teams.

SMS Group chose the Trellix Security Platform. Trellix solutions are used for architecting security continuity across IT/OT infrastructure.^{[1][2][3][7][10][12]}