Which feature allows Sophos Firewall to control and manage applications running on the network?

Application Control is the feature of Sophos Firewall that specifically allows for the monitoring and management of applications running on the network. With Application Control, the firewall can identify, classify, and enforce policies on different applications regardless of the port used, enabling administrators to prioritize bandwidth or block certain applications based on corporate policies. This level of granularity helps in optimizing network performance, improving security, and ensuring compliance with organizational guidelines.

While Web Filtering focuses on controlling access to websites and filters content based on categories or URL filtering, it does not provide direct control over applications that may use non-web protocols. Network Policy Enforcement pertains more to the overall management of traffic and ensuring compliance with specific organizational policies, but it does not specifically target applications. IPsec VPN is related to secure site-to-site or remote access connections but does not involve the management of applications. All these features serve important roles in network security, but Application Control is uniquely tailored to manage applications directly.