{"id":608,"date":"2020-02-14T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=608"},"modified":"2020-02-17T08:55:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T08:55:18","slug":"sophos-product-lifecycle-update-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2020\/02\/products\/sophos-product-lifecycle-update-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Product Lifecycle Update \u2013 February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what&#8217;s new, what&#8217;s coming, and what&#8217;s going in our latest product life cycle report. Additionally, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/kb\/en-us\/119016\">Global Retirement Calendar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/about-us\/training\/partner-certification.aspx\">Upcoming Training Courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\">\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s New<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Product<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW122066428 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122066428 BCX7\">XG Firewall<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW122066428 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122066428 BCX7\">\u00a0v18 EAP 3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW122066428 BCX7\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SD-WAN application routing and synchronized SD-WAN<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">High Availability (HA) enhancements and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">QuickHA<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0mode<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Flow monitoring improvements with real time network activity monitoring via the live connections screen by user, host, or application<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/products\/xg-firewall\/sfos-eap\/sfos-v18-early-access-program\/b\/blog\/posts\/sophos-xg-firewall-v18-eap-3-firmware-has-been-released\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/partnerportal.sophos.com\/en-us\/blog\/2019\/12\/xg-firewall-v18-resource-center.aspx\">Product Resource Center<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Virtual Firewall as a Service<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">This new service offering enables MSPs, internet, and telecommunications service providers to offer virtual firewall services to their customers. XG Firewall virtual appliances are now available to partners as a monthly service. Partners can also add monthly subscriptions for EnterpriseGuard and FullGuard for further protection across virtual environments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Intercept X for Server<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Intercept X for Server\u00a0is now part of the AMSI (Anti-Malware Scanning Interface)\u00a0EAP\u00a0and is available on Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. AMSI is a Microsoft interface that allows for scanning of script files, as well as .NET 4.8 assemblies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Email Impersonation Protection\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Email Impersonation Protection launched mid-January, providing protection from business email compromise attacks and other forms of targeted phishing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2020\/01\/products\/email-impersonation-protection-now-available\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\">\n<h2><strong>Coming Soon<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Product<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>XG Firewall v18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">The latest firmware release for XG Firewall, v18 delivers an unparalleled feature set highlighted by our new Xstream packet processing architecture, which provides extreme levels of visibility, protection, and performance. There\u2019s also advanced threat intelligence powered by our industry-leading deep learning and SophosLabs, plus enhancements to Synchronized Security \u2013 and much more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/partnerportal.sophos.com\/en-us\/blog\/2019\/12\/xg-firewall-v18-resource-center.aspx\">Product Resource Center<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong><u>Central Firewall Reporting (CFR)\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">With the launch of XG Firewall v18, Sophos will introduce Central Firewall Reporting (CFR), our new cloud-based reporting service for XG Firewall. CFR provides deeper insight into network activity through analytics. Create custom reports that offer actionable intelligence on user behavior, application usage, security events, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong><u>Cloud Optix<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">If you\u2019re managing public cloud environments, there\u2019s plenty to get excited about over the next quarter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Security-focused Spend Monitoring and Alerting for AWS, Azure and GCP<\/li>\n<li>IAM topology visualization (easily view which users and roles have access to services and identify overprivileged users)<\/li>\n<li>Support for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\">\n<h2><strong>Going Soon<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Product<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Upcoming End-of-Sale (EOS) for <strong>AP Series Indoor Access Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Our lifecycle schedule for the AP Series gives you time to plan the transition to APX for your customers to give them better, faster Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2020\/02\/products\/lifecycle-announcement-end-of-sale-ap-series-indoor-access-points \">Find Out More <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/kb\/en-us\/119016\">Global Retirement Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/about-us\/training\/partner-certification.aspx\">Upcoming Training Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Essential Info<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>XG Firewall<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Intercept X<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Cloud Optix<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3128\">Recommended firmware version: <strong>SFOS v17.5.9 MR9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/support\/products\/intercept-x-endpoint\/how-to-library.aspx\">Intercept X Endpoint How-to library<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/medialibrary\/PDFs\/case-studies\/sophos-hubspot-ccs.pdf\">Hubspot customer case study<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/support\/products\/xg-firewall\/how-to-library.aspx\">XG Firewall How-to Library<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/support\/products\/central-server\/how-to-library.aspx\">Intercept X Server How-to Library<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/medialibrary\/PDFs\/other\/sophos-cloud-optix-proof-of-concept-guide.pdf\">Proof of Concept guide<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/products\/xg-firewall\/b\/xg-blog\">XG 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