Sophos Solution Update – August 2021

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Aug 26 2021 By

We’re pleased to provide you with your August 2021 Sophos Solution Update. We shared the news below via email with Sophos users – i.e. your customers – on August 25, 2021. Please familiarize yourself with the updates listed below, so you’re prepared if customers respond back to you with questions.

It’s also a great opportunity for you to reiterate the updates and stay in touch with your customers. Pick from the list below and provide them with tips, tricks and the latest news on the products they are using. Feel free to share the relevant updates via email, newsletter or social media.

 

YOUR ENDPOINT PROTECTION: SOPHOS ENDPOINT - INTERCEPT X

YOUR ENDPOINT PROTECTION:
SOPHOS ENDPOINT – INTERCEPT X

Intercept X Advanced With XDR August Updates
This overview highlights new and exciting updates coming soon to Intercept X Advanced with XDR. This includes enhancements to Live Discover and Data Lake settings.
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Getting Started in Live Discover – From Beginner to Advanced Query Creation
Interested in contributing and creating queries specific to your organization? This guide will show you how to build starter to advanced queries and much more.
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XDR Explained: Q&A With Allie Mellen from Forrester Research
Forrester Research Analyst, Allie Mellen, explains how extended detection and response (XDR) can help your organization.
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The Active Adversary Playbook 2021
Our new playbook details the behaviors and impact of attackers, as well as the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) seen in the wild by Sophos’ frontline threat hunters and incident responders.
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Sophos

YOUR MANAGED SERVICE:
SOPHOS MTR – MANAGED THREAT RESONSE

A Day in the Life of a Managed Threat Response (MTR) Sales Engineer
Stephanie Luangraj, inside sales engineer for MTR, offers some fascinating insights into her role and how her transition from her former role as a threat researcher has given her a unique perspective.
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Managed Threat Detection is Now Available
Sophos Managed Threat Detection, a new service from the MTR team, enables you to have 24/7 threat monitoring running in parallel with your non-Sophos endpoint protection.
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YOUR NEXT-GEN FIREWALL – SOPHOS XG FIREWALL

YOUR FIREWALL:
SOPHOS FIREWALL

Sophos Firewall OS v18.5 MR1 and Central Orchestration Now Available
After a successful early access program, Sophos Firewall OS v18.5 MR1 and Sophos Central SD-WAN VPN Orchestration in Sophos Central are now generally available.
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How to Configure SSL VPN Client in Ubuntu
Devesh Mishra from the Sophos Community walks you through the steps to configure an SSL VPN client on a Ubuntu device.
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High Availability Sophos Firewalls Now on AWS Marketplace
With the launch of Sophos high-availability firewalls on AWS Marketplace, we look at the differences between high availability and fault tolerance.
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XDR Explained: Q&A With Allie Mellen from Forrester Research
Forrester Research Analyst, Allie Mellen, explains how extended detection and response (XDR) can help your organization.
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Sophos

YOUR CYBERSECURITY PLATFORM:
SOPHOS CENTRAL

Protecting Sophos Central Admins With Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
Starting in September, we will require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Sophos Central administrators. ​
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Sophos Mobile: How to Move from ‘Device Admin’ to ‘Android Enterprise’
This article outlines the high-level steps involved in moving devices from ‘Device Admin’ management to Android Enterprise.
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Cloud Optix: Latest IAM Security Controls and More
Get an overview of recent updates made to Sophos Cloud Optix – including the ability to now identify and correct over-privileged AWS IAM users, groups, and roles.
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Sophos

YOUR ENDPOINT PROTECTION:
SOPHOS ENDPOINT – SEC ENDPOINT

Recommended Settings for Exploit Prevention Policy
Ensure your exploit prevention settings are configured to provide the best protection.
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Enhanced Tamper Protection Information for SEC and SUM systems
This knowledge base article provides information about Enhanced Tamper Protection on SEC and SUM systems.
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XDR Explained: Q&A With Allie Mellen from Forrester Research
Forrester Research Analyst, Allie Mellen, explains how extended detection and response (XDR) can help your organization.
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Sophos

YOUR NETWORK PROTECTION:
SG UTM

How to Create an IPsec Connection to Microsoft Azure
This step-by-step guide explains how to set up an IPsec connection from the Sophos UTM to Microsoft Azure.
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Astaro Useful Shell Commands
Get an overview of useful shell commands for Astaro, curated by members of the Sophos Community.
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XDR Explained: Q&A With Allie Mellen from Forrester Research
Forrester Research Analyst, Allie Mellen, explains how extended detection and response (XDR) can help your organization.
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A ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST SOPHOS CYBERSECURITY UPDATES
A ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST SOPHOS CYBERSECURITY UPDATES

Security SOS Week 2021: Registration Now Open
Back by popular demand, five top security experts once again step up to the microphone to share their expertise.
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The State of Ransomware in Retail 2021
The retail sector became a top target for ransomware and data-theft extortion attacks during the pandemic, as revealed in our new report.
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Sophos Acquires Refactr
Sophos has acquired DevOps automation platform developer Refactr. This will enable Sophos to optimize managed threat response (MTR) and extended detection and response (XDR) with security orchestration automation and response (SOAR) capabilities.
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Ransomware Mishaps: Adversaries Have Their Off Days Too
Even the most carefully planned ransomware attacks don’t always go according to plan. Here are the top five ransomware adversary mishaps Sophos Rapid Response incident responders recently spotted during investigations.
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Sophos TechVids
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Product Documentation
Find all the technical documents for your Sophos products to get your protection up and running right away.
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Sophos Community
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About the Author

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.