{"id":229,"date":"2020-02-18T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=229"},"modified":"2020-10-27T16:11:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T16:11:04","slug":"xg-firewall-v18-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2020\/02\/products\/xg-firewall-v18-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the all-new Xstream Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>XG Firewall v18 is now available, sporting the all-new Xstream Architecture and delivering extreme new levels of visibility, protection, and performance to your customers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>XG Firewall v18 Highlights:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Xstream SSL Inspection<\/strong> offers unprecedented visibility into encrypted traffic flows, support for TLS 1.3 without downgrading, powerful policy tools, and extreme performance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI-powered Threat Intelligence<\/strong> extends protection against zero-day threats and emerging ransomware variants with multiple best-in-class machine learning models and unmatched insights into suspicious files entering your network.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application Acceleration<\/strong> optimizes network performance by putting important application traffic on the fast path through the firewall and routing it reliably out your preferred WAN connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch this short video for a quick overview of everything that\u2019s new in XG Firewall v18:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/388070618?portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/388070618\">What\u2019s New: Sophos XG Firewall version 18<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/sophos\">Sophos<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sophos Central<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>XG Firewall v18 also includes support for all new central management, reporting, and deployment options launching on Sophos Central next week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Group Firewall Management.<\/strong> Easily keep full estates of firewalls consistent using groups that automatically synchronize policies, objects, and settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Central Reporting.<\/strong> Network activity and insights across all firewalls are now at your customers\u2019 fingertips in Sophos Central, with several pre-packaged reports and flexible reporting tools to create your own.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero-Touch Deployment.<\/strong> It\u2019s now possible to conveniently set up a new firewall in Sophos Central, export the config, load it on a flash drive, and have a new firewall automatically connect back to Sophos Central without having to touch it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Other New Features and Enhancements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In addition, there are also a ton of other new features that enhance protection, visibility, management, and network versatility:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Synchronized SD-WAN brings the power of Synchronized Security to reliably and accurately route application and user-based traffic over preferred WAN links<\/li>\n<li>Firewall, NAT, and SSL Inspection rules and policies are now more powerful, flexible, and easier to work with than ever before<\/li>\n<li>Plug-and-play high availability (HA) makes it easier than ever to enable business continuity and added peace-of-mind \u2013 simply connect two XG Series appliances together and be up and running in no time<\/li>\n<li>Real-time Flow Monitoring provides at-a-glance insights into active bandwidth consuming hosts, applications, and users<\/li>\n<li>Expanded notifications and alerts ensure you never miss an important network security event, whether it\u2019s related to a threat, service, or important performance metric<\/li>\n<li>And much more \u2013 check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/medialibrary\/PDFs\/factsheets\/sophos-xg-firewall-key-new-features.pdf?cmp=26058\">Complete What\u2019s New Guide<\/a> for more full details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Get it now!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As usual, there is no charge for this firmware update for all licensed XG Firewall customers.\u00a0 The firmware will be rolled out automatically to all systems over the coming weeks, but you can access the firmware anytime to do a manual update through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophos.com\/MySophos?cmp=26058\">MySophos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Head on over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/products\/xg-firewall\/b\/xg-blog?cmp=26058\">XG Firewall Community Blog<\/a> to get the full release notes.<\/p>\n<p>Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2020\/02\/products\/xg-firewall-v18-which-hardware-models-are-supported\/\">check<\/a> that your current hardware appliance supports v18. If you want to upgrade from SG UTM, Cyberoam, or SonicWall, don\u2019t miss our handy <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2020\/02\/products\/sophos-migration-tools\/\">migration tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Updated Certification Training<\/strong>: Now available for all partners through the <a href=\"https:\/\/3.id.sophos.com\/sso\/saml2\/NetExamPartnersSID3\/login\">training section<\/a> of the Partner Portal. A new delta course, as well as updated full certification courses, are available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Online Customer Training<\/strong>: XG Firewall customers have access to the delta training program on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophos.com\/customertraining\">customer training portal<\/a>, so encourage your customers to take advantage of this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Sales Tools and Resources:<\/strong> Be sure to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/partnerportal.sophos.com\/en-us\/blog\/2019\/12\/xg-firewall-v18-resource-center.aspx\">XG Firewall v18 Partner Resource Page<\/a> for full access to sales tools, marketing assets, videos and more.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some direct links to other helpful resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/partnerportal.sophos.com\/en-us\/blog\/2019\/12\/xg-firewall-v18-resource-center.aspx\">Partner Resource Center<\/a> for v18 (with PowerPoint, videos and other sales tools)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/support\/products\/xg-firewall.aspx\">Online Customer Resource Center (with how-to videos)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/products\/xg-firewall\/sfos-eap\/sfos-v18-early-access-program\/f\/recommended-reads\">Community Forum recommended reads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.sophos.com\/nsg\/sophos-firewall\/18.0\/releasenotes\/en-us\/nsg\/sfos\/releasenotes\/rn_NewFeatures.html\">What\u2019s New and Release Notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.sophos.com\/nsg\/sophos-firewall\/18.0\/Help\/en-us\/webhelp\/onlinehelp\/index.html\">XG Firewall v18 complete documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/tag\/xg-firewall\/\">Partner Blog Posts on XG Firewall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Please note: <\/em><\/strong><em>Many of the links above require access to the Sophos Partner Portal, which is available only to Sophos Partners. If you are a registered partner and have trouble logging in, please contact<\/em> <a href=\"mailto:customercare@sophos.com\"><em>customercare@sophos.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In some cases, if you are not logged in, the direct links given may not work. 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