Release Notes & News

Hearing a lot about the all-new Sophos Firewall? Join Chris McCormack, Senior Product Marketing Manager of Sophos as he answers burning questions about the exciting updates and competitive advantage of the Sophos XGS Series Firewalls. This is a ...

The high-end 1U and 2U XGS Series models have started to arrive in some of our warehouses and will soon be available to order. As soon as the SKU status has changed, you will be able to quote and place orders for these models. Existing XGS Series cus...

Hi Community! We have released RED firmware pattern update version 3.005. This release is available for SFOS 18.0 MR5 and 18.5 GA. This release includes fixes for the following issues: NRF-429: Slow speed through SD-RED 60 NRF-445: RED is not a...

Hi XG Community! We've released Sophos Firewall Manager SFM 17.1 MR6. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from the Licensing Portal. We will gradually release the firmware via auto-update to customers.  This release...

We have added many additional security features to Sophos Firewall OS (SFOS) over the past few releases to ensure that your customers’ networks have optimal protection from the latest threats. This essential protection can only be maintained wi...

We have fixed 4 important issues in the earlier v18 MR5 build; and have released another build for v18 MR5 (Build 586). We will continue calling this release as v18 MR5; And we have added build number in the release name on the web UI and SSH fo...

Note: Version 18.5 is currently available for the new XGS Series hardware. Version 18.5 for XG Series hardware, virtual, software, and cloud deployments is expected to be available shortly. This release includes support for a new range of hardware a...

Today, we’re launching the first of our new XGS Series next-gen firewall appliances with Sophos Firewall OS version 18.5. For network admins, this completely re-engineered hardware platform finally takes a common dilemma off the table: how to s...

In the effort to continuously improve the accuracy of our Application classifications, the following characteristic and risk changes are planned for late April 2021. The rollout was postponed from the originally announced date. Users who have c...

Hello Everyone, I'm pleased to announce the release of Sophos Connect 2.1! This is primarily a security and maintenance update, but contains one significant enhancement for IPsec VPN provisioning. With this release, provisioning files will also allow...

Hi Community! We have released RED firmware pattern update version 3.004. This release is available for SFOS 17.5 MR15 and later and 18.0 MR4 and later. This is a maintenance release which updates the dnsmasq component to resolve the vulnerability li...

Hi Community! We have released RED firmware pattern update version 3.003. This release is available for SFOS 17.5 MR15 and later and 18.0 MR4 and later. Issues resolved in this update are: NRF-428: CVE-2020-14386 and CVE-2020-10732 in Linux kernel N...

Hi All, Please note that RED 10 devices were End-of-Life as of November 1st, 2018. SFOS v18 MR-2 removed support for Sophos RED 10 devices SFOS v18 MR-5 will remove Sophos RED 10 devices from the UI Additional Sophos product Lifecycle Policy and ...

Please note that as of January 15th, 2021, older versions of XG Firewall v18 firmware, including GA and MR1 will no longer receive IPS signature updates as an underlying component of the IPS engine used in these versions will no longer supported. Fir...

Enhancing performance, security, reliability and management

Hi Community, The latest maintenance release (MR15) for SFOS v17.5 is now available through the MySophos licensing portal. Maintenance Release Several security and hardening enhancements SSMK (Secure Storage Master Key) for the encryption of sensit...

The latest update to Sophos Central Firewall Reporting (CFR) Advanced enables reporting across multiple devices, enabling you to easily get a holistic view into network activity and threats across your entire estate. Reporting is also more accessible...

We're pleased to announce the addition of bulk firmware updating to Sophos Central firewall management! This feature is available today, for all grouped firewalls, and allows you to trigger immediate firmware updates in one action, for any number of ...

Hi XG Community! We've released Sophos Firewall Manager SFM 17.1 MR5. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from the Licensing Portal. We will gradually release the firmware via auto-update to customers. This MR is solely ...

Hi XG Community! We've released a new build of XG Firewall v18 MR-3. Enhancements in v18 MR-3 Security enhancements: Several security and hardening enhancements - including SSMK (secure storage master key) for the encryption of sensitive data. Ref...

Hi Everyone, thank you to the many thousands of users who used Sophos Connect 2.0 during EAP! I'm pleased to announce that  testing is complete, and we are now ready to launch Sophos Connect 2.0: The client can be downloaded below, and it il...

We’re pleased to announce the addition of new reporting capabilities for Sophos Central Firewall Reporting (CFR). Customers of CFR Advanced will now see the option to save, schedule and export their favorite reports in Sophos Central, further extending your powerful custom reporting capabilities in the cloud.

Hi XG Community! We've released a new build of XG Firewall 17.5 MR14-1 (17.5.14.714). Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from the Licensing Portal. We will gradually release the firmware via auto-update to...

Hi All, Here are the release notes for the recent minor updates to Sophos Central Firewall Reporting. Updates and Improvements Central Firewall Reporting Advanced: Save Reports as Templates.  Central Firewall Reporting Advanced lets you save cu...

Hi XG Community! We've released XG Firewall 17.5 MR14. Initially, the firmware will be available by manual download from the Licensing Portal. We will gradually release the firmware via auto-update to customers. Please visit the following li...