Sophos is constantly working to improve the security of its hardware and software. To provide the maximum and most efficient protection, we need to constantly update both hardware and software. Software updates are performed regularly and new features are added…
Sophos recently released the public beta for its new Sophos Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) product. Anyone can register now for the ZTNA Early Access Program. Let’s take a look at what the Zero Trust security model is and what…
In this article, we’ll go over all the changes and innovations to the XGS series that make it the best firewall appliance Sophos has ever developed. It came true after all… At the Sophos Discover Conference 2017 in Lisbon, the…
The new XGS series also introduces new license bundles, which will also apply to XG firewalls (or SG firewalls with SFOS) from June. Individual licenses The individual licenses have remained more or less the same. These can still be purchased…
With the Sophos Firewall release 18.0.5 or also called v18 MR5, Sophos brings again new features besides bug fixes. IPsec performance improvements With the MR3 release , SSL VPN performance was tweaked so that more SSL VPN connections were suddenly…
There are currently two Sophos Firewall operating systems. One is called UTM, which was originally developed by the Astaro company. The new system is called Sophos Firewall OS, or “SFOS” for short. We are now discontinuing support for the UTM…
Sophos rarely releases updates before the holidays, but v18 MR4 was released on December 15 after all. You get new firewall functions and 73 bugs were fixed. Change password After updating to SFOS v18 MR3 , one was prompted to…
How do you think an IT administrator or CEO (who doesn’t have an IT administrator) reacts when he realizes that a malware is just spreading in the company network and the whole operation is slowly coming to a halt? When…
In June, Apple presented macOS 11 (Big Sur) to the public for the first time. Since then, it has been possible for developers to prepare for the new version. Unfortunately, this time was not quite enough for Sophos. Today on…
Admins who have already updated their XG Firewall to 17.5 MR13 and MR14 have been waiting for this update for quite some time. But also for all others v18 MR3 brings along 34 bugfixes and some new features. Upgrade to…
At least twice a year, there comes a time when we pause for a moment and question our daily work steps. What can we do better, where can we optimize and what effort should we do without in the future…
Do you like to order from an online retailer where it is not apparent whether the desired product is in stock? Most likely rather reluctantly, right? Unfortunately, until recently, we also had no stock on the website, so very often…
There are still major changes coming to our website this year, which we hope to be able to report on soon. Today’s announcement is about two small adjustments to our blog that primarily affect our existing newsletter subscribers. Newsletter categories…
