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...
In this Techvids release, we show you how to configure SSL VPN remote access in Linux. Before you begin, ensure that SSL VPN remote access is first configured in Sophos Firewall.Watch the full video here: https://techvids.sophos.com/share/watch/...
This post summarizes some of the upcoming product lifecycle milestones for Sophos Firewall and XG Series hardware appliances that we have communicated in recent months.
XG Series Hardware Appliances End of Life: March 31, 2025
Over the...
In this Techvids release, we show you how to configure SSL VPN remote access in MacOS. You'll need Tunnelblick, a third-party tool, to make an SSL VPN connection. Tunnelblick isn’t a Sophos product, so any issues regarding this tool s...
Hi Sophos Community,
We've updated Firewall Reporting in Central with a new Security Posture Assessment report. This is not so much a new report, as it is an interesting new way to use firewall reporting. The SPA report offers a customizable pa...
In this video, we show you how to configure Sophos Connect Client version 2.2 for Windows and Mac. Before configuring Sophos Connect Client, you should already have an IPsec and/or SSL VPN connection configured in Sophos Firewall.
Watch the full vide...
We launched Sophos Firewall v20 late last year, with several exciting new features.
Many organizations have already upgraded, but for those that haven’t, now is the time! They will see the v20.0 update waiting for them in Sophos Central, or in...
In this video, we show you how to configure IPsec and SSL VPN remote access in SFOS v20. Once completed, you'll be ready to connect with Sophos Connect Client.
Watch the full video here: https://techvids.sophos.com/share/watch/F6J2svQYYBxvpC...
Hello Sophos Community,
The January Central release for Firewall Management is now available. This contains several new features, and fixes.
Features
SD-WAN Enhancements - Allow '*' wildcard character as any IP address for remote end of...
Hi Sophos Community,
I'm pleased to announce the release of a Python SDK for the SFOS firewall APIs.This SDK wraps the XML API in an easy-to-use component, that removes the biggest challenges in using the firewall's API to automate configuratio...
Hello Community,
Alongside the launch of Sophos Firewall v20.0, we’re pleased to announce the release of a product update delta training course to get you up to speed on the latest features and changes.
You’ll find the course in the 'SOPH...
Sophos Firewall v20 is now available
New innovations and top-requested features
We are extremely pleased to announce that Sophos Firewall v20 is now available with an innovative new active threat response capability, several networking enhancements, ...
This video gives an overview of the updates to Captive Portal single-sign on and Azure AD group import in Sophos Firewall v20.Watch the full video here: https://techvids.sophos.com/share/watch/ZRfL8d1UXgJw6idbsSjn1k.Read more about Sophos Firewa...
Please see this article for the latest updates
We are very excited to announce that firewall licensing has moved from MySophos to Sophos Central.
Sophos Central now provides all of the same licensing features you will have used in My...
Generative AI Policy Enforcement with Sophos Firewall
The Sophos X-Ops team, in partnership with the Sophos Firewall product team, is pleased to announce a new application signature pack for Generative AI that has been released for all supported Soph...
In this Techvid, Jay from the Sophos Support team shows you how to identify packets dropped by Sophos Firewall. He covers the functionality of the Log Viewer, including the different filters and common messages you may encounter. Then, Jay demonstrat...
The adoption rate of our new Sophos Firewall v19.5 firmware continues to be our fastest ever, with the vast majority of Sophos Firewalls now running the latest release.
We are pleased to announce the availability of our third maintenance update for v...
While most organizations have already upgraded to Sophos Firewall OS v19.5 to take advantage of all the great Xstream SD-WAN, FastPath Acceleration of TLS, High availability (HA) enhancements and quality-of-life improvements, if you ar...
About the Sophos Network Agent
The Sophos Network Agent allows a local network user to authenticate himself/herself to the Sophos XG/XGS Firewall from an Android or iOS device. Once the connection is established and the user is recognized, the mobile...
