{"id":25299,"date":"2024-10-08T03:21:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T11:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/news-19029\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T03:21:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T11:21:16","slug":"news-19029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/news-19029\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Firewall: New XGS Series Desktop Firewalls and SFOS v21"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Barbara Hudson| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:00:37 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Today, we\u2019re announcing the launch of two highly anticipated Sophos Firewall releases.<\/p>\n

Available now:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our new XGS Series desktop models unlock best-in-class performance, power efficiency, and price per protected megabit per second (PPPMbps), or in other words, unbeatable value for SMB and branch office environments.<\/p>\n

Available in EAP – expected GA October 17:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sophos Firewall OS v21 introduces support for third-party threat feeds to bolster Active Threat Response, adds several scalability and high availability enhancements for the distributed edge, and delivers some top-requested features, including Let\u2019s Encrypt certificate support.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Second-gen XGS Series desktop appliances<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, we\u2019re launching nine new desktop firewalls with a highly efficient architecture to deliver industry-leading performance and power efficiency.<\/p>\n

Best-in-class performance and efficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n

All new models offer an up to 2x improvement in overall performance.<\/p>\n

By leveraging the enhanced acceleration capabilities of the virtual FastPath in SFOS v21, along with the streamlined architecture in eight of the nine new models, Sophos achieves an improvement of up to 3X in IPsec VPN throughput compared to the previous generation.<\/p>\n

This enhanced performance ensures your networks are protected from the latest encrypted and zero-day threats.<\/p>\n

For improved total cost of ownership (TCO), these new firewalls provide this added performance and protection while consuming half the power of our previous models – which were already very efficient. Additionally, an improved thermal design and the introduction of four fanless models allow whisper-quiet operation in highly noise-sensitive environments.<\/p>\n

Threat protection improved by up to 4X<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the performance enhancements for our new hardware models, all Sophos XGS Series firewalls have been through thorough testing using the latest industry-standard test methodology to ensure a fair comparison with our competitors. This results in a 2.7X to 4X improvement in threat protection throughput versus our previously published data and firmly places us as a frontrunner in the competitive landscape.<\/p>\n

High-speed connectivity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Empowering customers to reap the full potential of multi-gig speeds across their wired and wireless networks, all models come with a range of high-speed interfaces and connectivity options, including:<\/p>\n

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  • 2.5 GE interfaces on every model<\/li>\n
  • Wi-Fi 6 on all w-models with support for concurrent 2.4\/5 GHz<\/li>\n
  • Dual 10G SFP+ fiber interfaces on the XGS 138*<\/li>\n
  • An optional 5G module* for models with a modular bay provides a cost-effective redundancy or failover solution for SD-WAN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Further information is available on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Watch this short video for an overview of the new hardware:<\/p>\n