The Community Safety Product Group has a number of necessary Sophos Firewall associated information gadgets to share with you.
Sophos Firewall v20
As you realize, we launched Sophos Firewall v20 late final yr, with a number of thrilling new enhancements. A lot of you might have already upgraded your firewalls, however for people who haven’t, now could be the time!
You will note the replace ready for you in Sophos Central, or within the internet admin console as quickly as you log in. Ensure you replace your firewalls quickly, not simply to benefit from the numerous new options, but additionally to make sure you have the most recent safety, efficiency, and reliability fixes which can be in each launch.
Try what’s new on this quick video overview:
Sophos ZTNA is now on Sophos Firewall
That’s proper! In case you didn’t know, Sophos Firewall v20 integrates a ZTNA gateway straight into the firewall, making ZTNA deployments simpler than ever.
It’s a easy determination to change from distant entry VPN to ZTNA. ZTNA supplies higher safety, simpler administration, and a a lot smoother and extra dependable end-user expertise. And with a ZTNA gateway built-in into Sophos Firewall, clients don’t have to deploy something further on website to allow safe distant entry to techniques and functions hosted behind the firewall.
To be taught extra about ZTNA and the way it will help you safe your functions and distant entry, take a look at Sophos.com/ZTNA. It’s straightforward to attempt without cost.
Sophos Central administration updates
The January replace for Sophos Central firewall administration is now dwell, which incorporates a number of new options and fixes:
SD-WAN enhancements enable “*” wildcard characters in any IP tackle for the distant finish of route-based VPN tunnels. Ultimate to be used with distant websites that ceaselessly or quickly change dynamic IP addresses.
Configurable suppression of repetitive alerts adjustments alert priorities and units limits on how ceaselessly repetitive alerts must be raised. Use this to suppress usually noisy alerts, retaining them from cluttering your inbox and alert counts in Sophos Central.
Automated rollback of firmware detection. SFOS v20 and up now helps computerized firmware rollback when it detects that an replace was not utterly profitable. Sophos Central will now detect and alert on firmware rollback occasions, ought to they happen.
Plus: different beauty adjustments to match ATP function naming adjustments in SFOS v20. Evaluate the full launch notes.
Sophos DNS safety early entry
The Sophos DNS safety early entry program (EAP) kicked off in December and has been considered one of our hottest early entry packages ever, with over 3 billion queries served throughout a number of hundred buyer websites world-wide.
In the event you haven’t already joined, now is a superb time to get began utilizing it as we’ve not too long ago added new reporting, dashboarding, and secure search options. Evaluate the complete particulars and get began at this time!
New Sophos Firewall safety posture evaluation report
The staff is happy to announce {that a} new safety posture evaluation (SPA) report is being added to Sophos Central firewall reporting later this week. This customizable report supplies a management-level overview of firewall safety exercise that makes a superb software for exhibiting the worth and safety Sophos Firewall delivers. An all-new stock report can also be included that gives a snapshot of your firewall stock, well being standing, and license particulars.
Look ahead to a separate announcement after we launch this new report within the coming days.
