{"id":25529,"date":"2024-12-04T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/04\/news-19259\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T09:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:20:54","slug":"news-19259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/04\/news-19259\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade your Sophos Firewall to v21 today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:22:56 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content lg:prose-lg mx-auto prose max-w-4xl\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\">\n<p>Sophos Firewall v21 has been our fastest adopted release to date, but many of you still haven\u2019t upgraded.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrading your firewall is free and should be a top priority as it not only improves your performance, management experience, and feature set, but it also includes important security enhancements to keep your organization protected from cyberattacks.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos Firewall v21 is a free upgrade for all licensed Sophos Firewall customers \u2013 including XGS Series, cloud, virtual, and software firewalls. (<em>Note: XG Series devices which are soon to be end-of-life and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/08\/05\/upgrading-your-sophos-firewall-from-xg-to-xgs\/\">need to be upgraded<\/a> to XGS Series devices immediately are not supported by v21.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>You will find the update available for your firewall by either logging into Sophos Central or via the on-box management console. It\u2019s a quick few-click process to upgrade and you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.sophos.com\/central\/customer\/help\/en-us\/ManageYourProducts\/FirewallManagement\/Firewalls\/UpgradeFirmware\/index.html\">Sophos Central to schedule the update<\/a> for a convenient time. Sophos Firewall v21 is a fully supported upgrade from any previously supported firmware version.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below for an overview of what\u2019s new, download the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.sophos.com\/X24WTUEQ\/at\/w8vnx57qw4vhs997fbknp2j\/sophos-firewall-key-new-features.pdf\">What\u2019s New Guide<\/a>, or read on for the full details.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sophos Firewall v21: What&#039;s New\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VR_abxYdLEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Active Threat Response with third-party threat feeds:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Active Threat Response has been extended with support for third-party threat feeds to enable easier integration with SoC providers, MSPs, and various vertical or regional focused threat intelligence sources<\/li>\n<li>Synchronized Security\u2019s automated response to active threats is also extended to third-party threat feeds to isolate compromised devices and prevent lateral movement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-958651 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/feeds.png\" alt=\"Third-party threat feeds\" width=\"936\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/feeds.png 936w, https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/feeds.png?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/feeds.png?resize=768,425 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enhanced scalability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High-availability (HA) deployments gain added resilience and more seamless transitions for reduced down time<\/li>\n<li>IPsec VPN gains improved manageability, configuration, and performance with up to a 3X improvement with the new <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/10\/08\/sophos-firewall-new-xgs-series-desktop-firewalls-and-sfos-v21\/\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Gen XGS Desktop models<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Authentication and web enhancements also improve performance and scalability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seamless upgrades:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any-to-any backup and restore for added flexibility when upgrading to the latest XGS Series appliances \u2013 including our <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/10\/08\/sophos-firewall-new-xgs-series-desktop-firewalls-and-sfos-v21\/\">new Gen 2 desktop models<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Port mapping support to make it easy to upgrade to an appliance with a different port configuration<\/li>\n<li>True zero-touch deployment and configuration from Sophos Central<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Streamlined management:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Multiple user-experience enhancements, including the overall look and feel, Control Center cards, as well as VPN and static route configuration optimization<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s Encrypt certificate support across many areas of the firewall<\/li>\n<li>Expanded network object visibility to see where objects are being used<\/li>\n<li>Dramatically improved SSO (single sign-on) time for Sophos Central on-box management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn more with deep dive articles and demo videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the full <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.sophos.com\/X24WTUEQ\/at\/7t8k46h9ttmxt6pn8g58k7wb\/sophos-firewall-key-new-features-v21.pdf\">What\u2019s New Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.sophos.com\/releasenotes\/output\/en-us\/nsg\/sf_210_rn.html\">release notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.sophos.com\/nsg\/sophos-firewall\/21.0\/Help\/en-us\/webhelp\/onlinehelp\/index.html\">online documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check out our deep-dive articles with demo videos:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/10\/02\/sophos-firewall-v21-streamlined-management\/\">Streamlined management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/09\/10\/sophos-firewall-v21-third-party-threat-feeds\/\">Third-party threat feeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/09\/16\/sophos-firewall-v21-lets-encrypt-certificates\/\">Let\u2019s encrypt certificates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/09\/23\/sophos-firewall-v21-vpn-and-routing-enhancements\/\">VPN, routing, and other enhancements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/10\/14\/sophos-firewall-zero-touch-deployment\/\">Zero-touch deployment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-958652\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ansible.png?w=300\" alt=\"Ansible\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ansible.png 810w, https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ansible.png?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ansible.png?resize=768,491 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>One more thing \u2013 Ansible Collection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to mention one more thing: earlier this week Sophos announced our new <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-xg-firewall\/management-apis\/b\/announcements\/posts\/now-available-ansible-collection-for-sophos-firewall\">Ansible Collection for Sophos Firewall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with Ansible, it\u2019s an open-source IT automation engine that enables provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and many other IT processes.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s free to use, and the project benefits from the experience and intelligence of its thousands of contributors \u2013 now including Sophos Firewall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New to Sophos Firewall?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re new to Sophos Firewall, find out how it can help resolve your top network security challenges by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/sophos.com\/firewall\">Sophos.com\/Firewall<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/12\/04\/upgrade-your-sophos-firewall-to-v21-today\/\" target=\"bwo\" >http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/sophos\/dgdY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FWv21.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:22:56 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get the most from your Sophos Firewall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10378,10377],"tags":[12235,10384,24562,31877],"class_list":["post-25529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","category-sophos","tag-firewall","tag-network","tag-products-services","tag-v21"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}