Case Study: Amana Bank achieves centralized, automated protection against ransomware and phishing with Sophos (EDR & XG Firewall)

A Combination of Advanced EDR and Firewall Delivers Advanced Protection to a Tanzanian Bank

Amana Bank, a rapidly growing Islamic commercial bank in Tanzania, faced an expanding attack surface, rising phishing and ransomware threats, and a small IT team struggling to manage disparate security tools. To consolidate and strengthen its defenses the bank chose Sophos, deploying Sophos XG430 firewall, Sophos Central Intercept X Advanced (with EDR) for servers, and Sophos Central Email Advanced to provide network, endpoint, and email protection from a single vendor.

Sophos implemented a synchronized security ecosystem—linking Firewall, Intercept X with EDR, and Email via Sophos Central—giving Amana Bank centralized visibility, automated threat isolation (Security Heartbeat), and deep-learning detection that blocks zero-day malware, phishing, and ransomware and can roll back file changes. The result was immediate security ROI: easier management and faster support, comprehensive visibility and control across users, apps and traffic, improved incident forensics via EDR, and significantly reduced phishing and ransomware risk under Sophos.

Amana Bank

Abdul Bandawe

Head of ICT