Intercept X endpoint
Endpoint and server protection with EDR / XDR. Deployed across Afghan client estates.
Sophos partner in Afghanistan — endpoint, firewall, MDR.
Authorized Sophos partner in Afghanistan. Intercept X endpoint protection, XGS / XG next-gen firewalls, Managed Detection and Response (MDR) — deployed and managed by senior security engineers in our Kabul office.
Authorized
Sophos partner status in Afghanistan
MDR
Managed Detection and Response with local first-line
ISO 27001
Certified security operations
Delivered from Kabul
endpoint, firewall, MDR — delivered by senior teams based in Kabul, governed under ISO 12207 and ISO 27001. Twenty years of enterprise delivery in Afghanistan, including the 500,000-employee national-government Odoo HR rollout and Jobs.af. Engagements run from our Kabul office with regional support in Dubai and India.
- 500,000-employee Odoo HR engagement for a national government
- Jobs.af — Afghanistan's largest job-hunting platform — built by NETLINKS
- Clients include Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan Payments System, AKDN, World Bank, UNDP
Sophos security deployed and operated locally in Afghanistan.
Afghan organizations face the same cybersecurity threats as anywhere else, plus some specific to the region (state-sponsored threat actors, ransomware groups targeting cash-rich Afghan banking, opportunistic attackers exploiting Afghan organizations with weaker security postures). Sophos is one of the strongest endpoint + firewall + MDR vendors for organizations needing audit-ready, defendable security postures without enterprise-tier vendor pricing.
NETLINKS is an authorized Sophos partner in Afghanistan. We deploy and manage Sophos across Afghan banks, NGOs, government adjacent organizations, and enterprises. ISO 27001-aligned operations means our managed Sophos contracts align with most donor and government audit requirements out of the box.
Customer profile: Afghan banks needing AML / KYC-compliant endpoint security, NGOs with donor audit requirements for security posture, government-adjacent organizations with FAR / NIST 800-171-aligned requirements, and Afghan enterprises wanting enterprise-grade security at competitive cost.
— Sophos scope
What we deploy and manage.
Sophos Firewall (XGS / XG)
Next-gen firewall, SD-WAN, web filtering, application control. On-site Kabul deployment.
Managed Detection + Response
Sophos MDR with NETLINKS Kabul team as first-line. 24/7 threat detection and response.
Email + mobile security
Sophos Email, Sophos Mobile, Microsoft 365 integration.
Encryption + DLP
Sophos Encryption (full-disk + removable media), data-loss prevention.
Banking-grade configurations
AML / KYC-aligned security, audit logging for Afghan banking and government clients.
— Questions
Sophos Afghanistan — questions we hear.
What Sophos products can you deploy?
Full Sophos enterprise catalog: Intercept X (endpoint + server EDR/XDR), Sophos Firewall (XGS / XG / SD-WAN), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Sophos Email, Sophos Mobile, Encryption, DLP, and Microsoft 365 security integration.
What's Sophos MDR with NETLINKS first-line?
Sophos MDR is a managed threat-detection service. NETLINKS Kabul team operates as the local first-line — handling routine threat events with same-time-zone response, escalating sophisticated threats to Sophos central MDR team. Faster response for Afghan clients than international-only MDR.
How does Sophos pricing work?
Subscription per-endpoint or per-user, plus firewall license. Volume discounts for enterprise scale. NETLINKS quotes turnkey: licenses + deployment + first-year managed-services.
Sophos vs Symantec — which should we choose?
Both are strong endpoint + security platforms. Sophos generally better integrated experience (single console for endpoint + firewall + MDR), more modern UX. Symantec stronger legacy enterprise install base, deeper DLP and encryption features. Recommendation depends on existing investments and operational preferences.
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