We are excited to announce the launch of the Early Access Program (EAP) for Sophos Firewall v21! This latest release is packed with highly anticipated features and enhancements designed to boost security, scalability, and management efficiency.
Key Features and Enhancements:
Strengthened Protection
- Active Threat Response: Now includes support for third-party threat feeds, enabling seamless integration with custom and specialized threat intelligence sources.
- Synchronized Security: The automated threat response capability has been extended to work with third-party threat feeds, offering an even broader scope of protection.
Improved Scalability
- High-Availability (HA) Deployments: Enjoy enhanced resilience and smoother transitions, resulting in reduced downtime.
- IPsec VPN Enhancements: Experience better management, configuration, and overall performance improvements.
- Authentication and Web Enhancements: Further refinement for streamlined functionality and security.
Simplified Upgrades
- Any-to-Any Backup and Restore: Offers greater flexibility when upgrading, ensuring a smoother transition between versions.
- Port Mapping Support: Simplifies upgrades to appliances with different port configurations, making the process more efficient.
Streamlined Management
- User-Experience Enhancements: Includes updates to the interface, Control Center cards, as well as optimization for VPN and static route configurations.
- Let’s Encrypt Certificate Support: Now available across multiple areas of the firewall for easier certificate management.
- Expanded Network Object Visibility: Allows for a clearer view of where network objects are being used throughout the system.
Get Started Today
To explore the new features of Sophos Firewall v21, simply download the upgrade package or installer from the Sophos Firewall v21 EAP Registration Page. After submitting your contact information, you’ll receive the download links directly via email.
Sophos Firewall v21 is a fully supported upgrade from versions v20, v19.5, and v19.0, including the latest v20 MR2. However, please note that v21 does not support XG and SG Series appliances, with XG Series reaching end of life on March 31, 2025.
Join the Conversation
During the Early Access Program, all support will be provided via our forums on the Sophos Firewall EAP Community. We welcome your feedback, which can be submitted either through the option at the top of every screen in your Sophos Firewall interface or directly via the Community Forums.
