Sophos Firewall v21 is Now Available
New Innovations and Top Requested Features
After a very successful Early Access Program with hundreds of participants, we are extremely pleased to announce the availability of Sophos Firewall OS v21.
Sophos Firewa...
Today, we’re announcing the launch of two highly anticipated Sophos Firewall releases.
2nd Gen XGS desktop models: Available now
Our new XGS Series desktop models unlock best-in-class performance, power efficiency, and price per protected ...
We have just launched version 3.0.010 of the SD-RED firmware pattern update. You can download and install the firmware right away. This is a maintenance release that features essential security updates. The update includes improvements to m...
This is a security update for Sophos Connect for MacOS, and a maintenance update for Sophos Connect for Windows
Issues Resolved in v1.4 MR1
NCL-1720 - Fixed security issue allowing arbitrary access to client logs from browser
Issues Resolved i...
Sophos Firewall v21 now supports the Let’s Encrypt certificate authority, simplifying the process of obtaining, renewing, and managing certificates.This is Part 4 of 4 of the SFOS v21 Product Demo Videos. Watch the full video here: https:/...
We are pleased to offer all Sophos Firewall customers a one-year ZTNA secure access license for three users. Sophos ZTNA provides secure access to networked applications, RDP systems, and web management consoles. It provides a much better altern...
With the launch of Sophos Firewall version 21, we've introduced numerous quality-of-life enhancements to simplify complex network management.This is Part 1 of 4 of the SFOS v21 Product Demo Videos. Watch the full video here: https://techvids.sop...
With the launch of Sophos Firewall version 21, we now support third-party threat feeds with Active Threat Response.This is Part 2 of 4 of the SFOS v21 Product Demo Videos. Watch the full video here: https://techvids.sophos.com/share/watch/2yEPSm...
New Features
Enabled claiming Firewalls ordered with a future date - When ordering a new firewall, the subscription start date may be set to a future date, allowing firewalls to be purchased ahead of when they will be installed. As of this upda...
In this video, we show you how to set up and register a Sophos Firewall, including using the setup wizard, choosing your initial configuration, creating a Sophos Central account, claiming the firewall/activating licenses, and joining the device to So...
Thank you for your interest in the Sophos Firewall Webinar! Please find resources, answers to the questions asked, and the link to the webinar recording below.
Webinar recording:
Sophos Firewall: Optimizing Your Security Setup
Recommended resources:
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Sophos Techvids has released two Sophos Firewall v20: XG to XGS migration videos, one of which shows you how to migrate from an XG to an XGS Firewall with High Availability.
In this first video, we show you how to migrate from an XG to an XGS Firewal...
Sophos Firewall v20 MR2 includes important enhancements such as an exciting new backup and restore assistant, Active Directory SSO improvements, and Web protection optimizations.
New Backup and restore assistant
The new Sophos Firewall backup and res...
Sophos Firewall v20 MR2 brings exciting enhancements to the Backup-Restore process. We give an overview of these enhancements, the Backup-Restore Assistant, and the compatibility resources created to simplify your migration process.Watch the full vid...
In this video, Emmanuel from Sophos Support shows you how to deploy a Sophos Firewall with Zero Touch configuration. Zero Touch configuration is available for Firewalls running SFOS v20 MR1+.Watch the full video here: https://soph.so/wj253r.
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This is a security and maintenance update for Sophos Connect for Windows that addresses issues seen by some users after 2.3 GA release
IMPORTANT:
This is a compatibility release that disables requirements for stricter certificate signing algor...
Central Firewall Management - June Update (2024.24)
I'm pleased to announce that the June update for Firewall Management in Sophos Central is now available.
New Features
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) server configuration - Admins may now push common...
The May update for Central Firewall Management is now available.
Feature(s)
Enhanced Zero-Touch Firewall Deployment - XGS Firewalls running v20 MR1 and newer may be proactively registered to Sophos Central without using a USB token to ena...
This is a security and maintenance update for Sophos Connect for Windows.
IMPORTANT: Customers using Sophos Connect with SG UTM should not apply this update, and should remain on version 2.2. We are working to provide a further update that will work ...
The team is pleased to announce the availability of Sophos Firewall v20 MR1 which is our biggest maintenance release yet, rivaling a major firewall version in terms of new features.
What’s New at-a-Glance:
Firewall Security and Access:
Device ...
The following article offers general guidance for customers using XG Series hardware appliances and describes the product behavior once the hardware reaches its EOL on March 31, 2025.
Impacted Products
XG 86, XG 86w, XG 106, XG 106w, X...
I'm pleased to announce that the February update for Firewall Management in Sophos Central is now available.
New Features
Repeatable Subscriptions Trials - Subscriptions may be evaluated again after 90 days. If you started a trial but weren't able t...