{"id":8161,"date":"2024-08-29T19:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=8161"},"modified":"2024-08-29T19:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:00:53","slug":"sophos-firewall-v21-early-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/08\/products\/sophos-firewall-v21-early-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Firewall v21 Early Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce that the Early Access Program (EAP) is now underway for the latest and greatest Sophos Firewall release. This update brings exciting enhancements and top-requested features, including\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Added Protection:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Active Threat Response has been extended with support for third-party threat feeds to enable easier integration with specialized and custom threat intelligence sources<\/li>\n<li>Synchronized Security\u2019s automated response to active threats is also extended to third-party threat feeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-added-protection.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1725\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-added-protection.png 1725w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-added-protection.png?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-added-protection.png?resize=768,425 768w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-added-protection.png?resize=1024,567 1024w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-added-protection.png?resize=1536,850 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1725px) 100vw, 1725px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Enhanced Scalability:<\/strong><\/h2>\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<\/li>\n<li>Authentication and web enhancements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Seamless Upgrades:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Any-to-any Backup and Restore for added flexibility when upgrading<\/li>\n<li>Port Mapping support to make it easy to upgrade to an appliance with a different port configuration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Streamlined Management:<\/strong><\/h2>\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<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8172 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-control-center.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2031\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-control-center.png 2031w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-control-center.png?resize=300,155 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-control-center.png?resize=768,397 768w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-control-center.png?resize=1024,529 1024w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-control-center.png?resize=1536,794 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2031px) 100vw, 2031px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>And more!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Download the full <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.sophos.com\/X24WTUEQ\/at\/7t8k46h9ttmxt6pn8g58k7wb\/sophos-firewall-key-new-features-v21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What\u2019s New Guide<\/a> for a complete overview of all the great new features and enhancements in v21.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Getting Started Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can download the upgrade package or installer for v21 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/events.sophos.com\/events\/9496899a-0e84-4fa3-9d8a-07f23841dc1c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Firewall v21 EAP Registration Page<\/a>.\u00a0 Simply submit your contact info and the download links will be emailed to you straight away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--m RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph\">Sophos Firewall v21 EAP is a fully supported upgrade from all supported versions of v20, v19.5 and v19.0;\u00a0including the latest v20 MR2.<\/div>\n<div class=\"TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--m RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph\"><strong><u>NOTE:<\/u><\/strong> Sophos Firewall v21 <u>does NOT include support for XG and SG Series appliances.<\/u>\u00a0XG Series EOL is March 31, 2025.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>All support during the EAP will be through our forums on the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-xg-firewall\/subgrouplist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Firewall EAP Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please provide feedback using the option at the top of every screen in your Sophos Firewall as shown below or via the Community Forums.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8164 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-feedback.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1429\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-feedback.png 1429w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-feedback.png?resize=300,183 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-feedback.png?resize=768,468 768w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/sophos-firewall-v21-feedback.png?resize=1024,623 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1429px) 100vw, 1429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your support in helping make this release the best it can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exciting enhancements and top-requested features, including added protection, enhanced scalability, seamless upgrades, streamlined management, and 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