Sophos Certified Engineer Practice Exam

The method that allows users to schedule their scans in Sophos Endpoint Protection is scheduled scans. This scanning method provides flexibility for users to set specific times for when they want the system to perform a scan. This scheduling capability is particularly useful for optimizing system performance during peak hours by ensuring that scans occur during off-peak times, or when users are less likely to be working on their computers.

Scheduled scans can be configured to run daily, weekly, or at any customized interval that suits the user's or organization's needs. This proactive approach helps maintain the security of the endpoint by ensuring regular checks for potential threats without relying solely on user initiation.

In contrast, on-demand scans require the user to manually initiate the scanning process whenever they feel it is necessary. Real-time scans continuously monitor files and processes on the endpoint to detect threats as they occur, ensuring immediate response but not requiring any scheduling by the user. Automatic scans, while similar to scheduled scans, typically refer to scans that are initiated by the software at predefined intervals without user involvement. This distinction makes scheduled scans the specific method suited for user-defined timing.