We performed an independent test of the Sophos Cloud Network Firewall (CNFW) SFOS 19.0.0 GA-Build317 on Amazon Web Services.The Instance used for this test was c5.9xlarge (36 vCPU, 72 GB memory,and 10+ Gbps network Bandwidth). Threat Protection was very good; Sophos blocked 35 out of 35 evasion techniques and 919 out of 977 exploits. The device passed all stability and reliability tests. The HTTP Rated Throughput was 801 Mbps; TLS/HTTPS Rated Throughput was 659 Mbps, giving Sophos a good combined Rated Throughput of 730 Mbps.

Product ratings give decision-makers clear, forward-looking insight into the effectiveness of products tested. This report employs a letter rating system, which provides a forecast about a product’s capacity to meet its obligations to consumers over time. Products are assigned letter ratings ranging from AAA-D, calculated on a scale from 0 to 800. The highest rating of ‘AAA’ indicates that the product’s capacity to meet its commitments to consumers is extremely strong while a product rated ‘D’ is actively being breached by known threats and is unable to protect consumers. Ratings inform consumers, enhancing transparency and enabling them to focus on considerations that are most critical to their organizations.