Application control is a Sophos security feature that lets you detect and block applications which are not a security threat but may be an application that you wish to control in your environment. It is available in Sophos Central for Windows and macOS environments.
Controlled applications are any programs or games, that can be blocked or allowed for different groups of computers, depending on productivity or security concerns.
The list of applications that Application Control can manage is updated regularly by Sophos. It now includes popular Office applications, as these are also misused in Cyber Security events and more are planned to be added. Please review your Application Control policy settings and if you have selected the option “New applications added to this category by Sophos” ensure that this is still appropriate.
Application Control Updates Pre-release Notice
The following have been identified as applications that would benefit from some level of control and will be added to the existing list.
Note: These applications will be automaticall...
Application Control Updates Release Notice
This is a notification for the latest Application Control 6.10 data update, which has been rolled out on the 30th of July 2024 and was delayed due to some technical issues. If you want t...
Application Control Updates Pre-release Notice
NOTE - Due to some technical issues, the Sophos Application Control 6.10 data update release has been postponed until July 30, 2024.
The following have been identified as appli...
Application Control Updates Release Notice
This is a notification for the latest Application Control 6.09 data update, which has been rolled out on the 04th of June 2024 which was delayed due to some technical issues. If you...
Application Control Updates Pre-release Notice
NOTE - Due to some technical issues, the Sophos Application Control 6.09 data update release has been postponed until June 4, 2024.
IMPORTANT - We are adding one more application to ...
Application Control Updates Release Notice
This is a notification for the latest Application Control 6.08 data update, which has been rolled out on the 09th April 2024. If you want to control an application that is not in the lis...
Application Control Updates Pre-release Notice
Important- This is to notify all Sophos customers that PowerRun Application will be detected as Potentially Unwanted Application(PUA) from 8th of April 2024.
The following have been i...
Application Control Updates Release Notice
This is a notification for the latest Application Control 6.07 data update, which has been rolled out on the 20th February 2024.
Note: These applications will be automatically blocked ...
Application Control Updates Release Notice
This is a notification for the latest Application Control 6.06 data update, which has been rolled out on the 16th January 2024.
Application name
Type
Owner
DrawIO Desktop
DesignTool
JGraph L...
Application Control Updates Pre-release Notice
The following have been identified as applications that would benefit from some level of control and will be added to the existing list.
Note: These applications will be automaticall...
Application Control Updates Release Notice
This is a notification for the latest Application Control 6.05 data update, which has been rolled out on the 28th November 2023.
Application name
Type
Owner
PDFCentral
DocumentViewer
PDF Cen...