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  • Sophos Firewall: Configure High Availability Mode

    Sophos Firewall: Configure High Availability Mode

    Aman Sandher
    Aman Sandher
    Follow Jay in this two-part series as he goes over the fundamentals and configurations of High Availability. In part 1: Jay goes over the fundamentals and pre-requisites that you need to know before diving right into the configuration of High Availab...
    • 18 Nov 2021
  • Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR1-1 (Build 365) is Now Available

    Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR1-1 (Build 365) is Now Available

    PMParth
    PMParth
    As part of the continual refinement of our hardware products, Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR1-1 (Build 365) optimizes performance for the XGS 4300, XGS 4500, XGS 5500 and XGS 6500 models via an Xstream Flow Processor driver update. Optimization in v18.5 MR...
    • 1 Nov 2021
  • SD-RED Firmware 3.0.007 pattern update released

    SD-RED Firmware 3.0.007 pattern update released

    AlanT
    AlanT
    Hi Community! We have released RED firmware pattern update version 3.0.007. The firmware is immediately available for download and update. This is a maintenance release with several important security updates. A number of RED firmware components...
    • 7 Oct 2021
  • Sophos (XG) Firewall v18 MR6 (Build 655) is Now Available

    Sophos (XG) Firewall v18 MR6 (Build 655) is Now Available

    PMParth
    PMParth
    Sophos (XG) Firewall v18 Maintenance Release 6 is packed with bug fixes, troubleshooting enhancements and security fixes. What's new in v18 MR6: Resolved FragAttack Vulnerabilities recently discovered in the Wi-Fi specification for all int...
    • 8 Sep 2021
  • End-of-Life (EoL) announcement for Sophos (XG) Firewall OS firmware v17.5

    End-of-Life (EoL) announcement for Sophos (XG) Firewall OS firmware v17.5

    PMParth
    PMParth
    With all the enhancements over the last two years in Sophos Firewall v18.x, we are announcing the End-of-Life (EoL) of SFOS firmware v17.5 for all devices except the XG 85(w) and XG 105(w). The EoL for SFOS v17.5 will be effective Nov 30, 2021. End-o...
    • 1 Sep 2021
  • Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR1 is now available

    Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR1 is now available

    PMParth
    PMParth
    The product team is pleased to announce that v18.5 MR1 is now available. v18.5 MR1 is available for all SFOS form factors – XGS Series, XG Series, Virtual and Software appliances as well as all supported cloud platforms. SFOS v18.5 MR1 inc...
    • 9 Aug 2021
  • Sophos (XG) Firewall German Forums now available!

    Sophos (XG) Firewall German Forums now available!

    Yashraj S
    Yashraj S
    Hallo zusammen, Auf vielfachen Wunsch haben wir unserer Sophos (XG) Firewall-Community einen neuen Bereich hinzugefügt, in dem sich unsere deutschsprachigen Kunden und Partner austauschen können. https://community.sophos.com/sophos-xg-...
    • 23 Jul 2021
  • Access Point Firmware 11.0.016 pattern update released

    Access Point Firmware 11.0.016 pattern update released

    Tejas Kashyap
    Tejas Kashyap
    Hi Community!  The AP firmware 11.0.016 has been released for Sophos Firewall OS (SFOS). This pattern update has a fix for the recently discovered Wi-Fi vulnerabilities AKA FragAttacks.  In addition to the...
    • 23 Jul 2021
  • Sophos Firewall HA / AA Deployment with  in AWS

    Sophos Firewall HA / AA Deployment with in AWS

    FloSupport
    FloSupport
    Sophos Firewall is now available as HA and AA deployment options from the AWS marketplace to support redundancy and zero downtime for your cloud deployments. Deployment models High Availability (HA) The goal of this deployment model is to increase av...
    • 22 Jul 2021
  • Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR1 Early Access is Here!

    Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR1 Early Access is Here!

    PMParth
    PMParth
    The product team is pleased to announce the early access program for SFOS v18.5 MR1 for all Sophos Firewall devices. v18.5 MR1 is available for all SFOS form factors – XGS Series, XG Series, Virtual and Software appliances as well as all suppor...
    • 14 Jul 2021
  • SD-RED Firmware 3.0.006 pattern update released

    SD-RED Firmware 3.0.006 pattern update released

    AlanT
    AlanT
    Hi Community! We have released RED firmware pattern update version 3.0.006. The firmware is immediately available for download and update. News:Maintenance Release Bugfixes: NRF-498 [Firmware] Provide Debug logging to Memory Sticks on SD-RED de...
    • 12 Jul 2021
  • XG Firewall v17.5 MR16 Released

    XG Firewall v17.5 MR16 Released

    PMParth
    PMParth
    Hi Community, The latest maintenance release (MR16) for SFOS v17.5 is now available! Important Issues Resolved in v17.5 MR16 NC-59149 [API Framework] CSC hangs as all 16 workers remains busy NC-59709 [Authentication] SSL-VPN RA authentication fail...
    • 7 Jul 2021
  • Sophos - Live Q&A - Sophos Firewall

    Sophos - Live Q&A - Sophos Firewall

    FloSupport
    FloSupport
    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 ...
    • 21 Jun 2021
  • XGS Series: Availability Update for High-End Models

    XGS Series: Availability Update for High-End Models

    Sophos
    Sophos
    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...
    • 11 Jun 2021
  • SD-RED Firmware 3.0.005 pattern update released

    SD-RED Firmware 3.0.005 pattern update released

    PMStuart
    PMStuart
    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...
    • 21 May 2021
  • Sophos Firewall Manager SFM 17.1 MR6 Released

    Sophos Firewall Manager SFM 17.1 MR6 Released

    AlanT
    AlanT
    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...
    • 20 May 2021
  • Sophos Lifecycle Policy Changes: End-of-Life announcement for older SFOS Versions

    Sophos Lifecycle Policy Changes: End-of-Life announcement for older SFOS Versions

    Sophos
    Sophos
    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...
    • 8 May 2021
  • Sophos (XG) Firewall v18 MR5 (Build 586) is Now Available

    Sophos (XG) Firewall v18 MR5 (Build 586) is Now Available

    PMParth
    PMParth
    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...
    • 28 Apr 2021
  • Sophos Firewall v18.5 GA is now available

    Sophos Firewall v18.5 GA is now available

    PMParth
    PMParth
    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...
    • 21 Apr 2021
  • Introducing Sophos Firewall and the new XGS Series hardware

    Introducing Sophos Firewall and the new XGS Series hardware

    BarbaraH
    BarbaraH
    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...
    • 21 Apr 2021
  • Notification of Upcoming Application Classification Update

    Notification of Upcoming Application Classification Update

    Sophos
    Sophos
    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...
    • 7 Apr 2021
  • Sophos Connect 2.1 is now GA

    Sophos Connect 2.1 is now GA

    AlanT
    AlanT
    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...
    • 12 Mar 2021
  • SD-RED Firmware 3.0.004 Pattern Update

    SD-RED Firmware 3.0.004 Pattern Update

    PMStuart
    PMStuart
    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...
    • 3 Feb 2021
  • SD-RED Firmware 3.0.003 Pattern Update

    SD-RED Firmware 3.0.003 Pattern Update

    PMStuart
    PMStuart
    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...
    • 14 Jan 2021
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