Hi I find odd that none of the major firewalls on the marketing have an built-in option to block or control major social networks like TikTok. TikTok and Instagram are by far one of the worst things for the bandwidth and productivity. Rants asside…

dear guys we have sophos XG firewall device , now when we block the VPN is working fine on iphone but in android system VPN not blocked so i mean VPN applications will block on iphone but in android still working and the applications on android and…

dear all, I asked this question 9 months ago but unfortunately, still I have no solution for it although I have installed the Security Appliance SSL CA on the end user's machineI've Sophos XG Home that block all Entertainment Web Browser. Problem is…

Hi Sophos Community, I was wondering for a while why some of our customers couldn't reach the Lastpass website. Now I have discovered that its being blocked by application filtering with filter "Block high risk (Risk Level 4 and 5) apps". I am aware…

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Hi All, Spent weeks with "support" to get Google Meet recordings to reliably work but haven't got anywhere, the final straw for me was after nearly 20 hours across multiple phone calls they asked me to reboot the firewall, despite a reboot being carried…

Good Monring, I've an XGS v19.0.1 and want to set an Application Filter (AC) on top of existing Firewall rules. But i'm not sure if i'm understanding how this mechanism is working. My fw-rule is from "serveral internal zones" with "several defined…

I have created a rule and applied it to a policy but still not blocking. I have attached screenshots of the rule i created and the policy i applied it in.

Sophos XGS 4300 application control can't block specific games like mobile legends. Below are the screenshot of the configuration: Thank you,

After applying Decrypt and scan https, anydesk not working, can u pls provide the Category of ip address of Anydesk, also explain the configuration method

I have encountered a remote case with this firewall, the setup and issue is as follows: Firewall model: XGS87 Firmware: SFOS 19.0.1 MR-1-Build365 This is a new firewall that we have deployed. Before installing this firewall the customer faced no…

Hi guys, How to block Squid Proxy using Application Control? Few applications like Hoxx VPN use Squid Proxy over port 80/443 to evade detection. Regards

Hey, since we installed Sophos XG we are getting a loads of app filter events regarding GaduGadu Messenger application. Strange is that this traffic is comming from almost all users and its like 100-1000 events per few minutes. Ofcourse nobody is actually…

Hi guys, How to write custom IPS signatures for blocking applications? I have found a few VPNs which are not on the application control list and I would like to block them. Regards

Helo I realy dont know how sophos still dont have an TikTok App Control. This app its terrible for productivity and bandwidth. Can you please add TikTok to Application Control? How can i block this app?

So, while setting up IPS on the system, I want to *block* the usual badness including scanners, etc. However, I have regular vulnerability scanning done by US DHS/CISA as part of their Cyber Hygeine program, and they scan regularly. As such, using scanner…

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Hi, Im starting to get "SCAN Zgrab Scanning Attempt Detected" alerts, I understand who would use these, however how do I stop the alerts as they are ~+ Im sure

Good day I have a challenge with blocking youtube. Initially the rule was working fine and all of the sudden users are able to access youtube. i can block other site but youtube keeps working. i have just upgraded the sophos firmware to SFOS 19…

Dear Team, As we checked and tried to deny some adult-containing sites on Sophos firewall, with the help of a website, we were able to deny that website, but in the application category, we were not observing any adult-related application, so kindly check…

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Hi, In lan network some user need wetranfer access but due to data privacy we dont give to share data upload access only download access so kindly give solution to resolve. model-XG210 version-18.5.4 Thanks Satya

Hi, How do I report application traffic that is incorrectly identified - The below is being reported as personal network storage, when it's for iCloud private relay, and should therefore (I would ahve thought) be classified under proxy services…

Hello Sophos Community, I got a Question about designing specific Rules for Applications that are very untransparent how they handle SSL Fingerprinting. Example: From: LAN Zone - From: Specific Host - With Application A (Application RULE 1) - To…

BACKGROUD From FW version: Version 18.5 MR3 Build 408 - Application filter "Facebook Video Playback" is working properly. This means that in my organization Facebook is allowed to access but playing any videos within Facebook is not. ISSUE After upgrading…