{"id":8971,"date":"2025-02-28T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=8971"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:23:25","slug":"sophos-product-and-services-news-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2025\/02\/products\/sophos-product-and-services-news-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Product and Services News \u2013 February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to share the latest product enhancements designed to strengthen your security offerings.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re also thrilled about the recent acquisition of Secureworks and the exciting possibilities it brings for growing your business. For deeper insights, revisit our recent update on how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/events.sophos.com\/on-demand\/cd023381-abfb-4a1f-9b4a-492f74dff889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increase your customer opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While we look ahead, we remain focused on what matters most \u2014 staying ahead of evolving cyber threats. Our X-Ops, Engineering, and Product teams are continuously advancing our defense capabilities to keep your customers protected.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the latest releases below and discover how these innovations can support your growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jump to a section:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#whats-new\">What\u2019s New:<\/a> Latest product, service and platform enhancements<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#thought-leadership\">Thought Leadership:<\/a>\u00a0Latest insights from Sophos threat experts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#recognition\">Recognition:<\/a> Accolades from G2,\u00a0SE Labs and AV-Test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"whats-new\">WHAT\u2019S NEW<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sophos XDR: Introducing the new Sophos AI Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to introduce a powerful new AI Assistant in Sophos XDR\u2014built by the experts behind the world\u2019s leading Managed Detection and Response service. More than just another AI tool, it helps security professionals at all levels\u2014 from IT generalists to Tier 3 SOC analysts\u2014navigate case investigations with speed and precision, maximizing efficiency to detect and neutralize threats fast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ib_1SmkDUBo?si=QQNP8YGLrr5xyTdd\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Switch: Turbocharge networks with the new 10 gigabit switch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the rapid rise of cloud computing, video streaming, AI, and other data-intensive technologies, traditional gigabit ethernet (GE) networks are struggling to keep up. To meet these growing demands, we&#8217;re excited to introduce the latest addition to the Sophos Switch portfolio: the CS1010-8FP. Designed for high-speed, low-latency performance, it offers a cost-effective solution to support modern networks and applications. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2025\/02\/products\/turbocharge-your-customers-networks-with-our-new-10-gigabit-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pjw5JqKQrPU?si=oGyPeoxN8Ydeq9XX\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New integration opportunities for Sophos MDR and Sophos XDR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expand your deals with new integrations: Jamf Protect, Trend Micro Vision One, Trend Micro Email Security, and Ubiquiti Unifi integrations are now available for Sophos MDR and Sophos XDR customers.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/marketplace?field_marketplace_solution_categ_target_id%5B7266%5D=7266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore MDR\/XDR integrations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos ZTNA: Deployment enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Let\u2019s Encrypt certificate support<\/strong> &#8211; Sophos ZTNA now supports Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates for ZTNA gateways, offering free and easy TLS encryption with auto-renewal 30 days before their 90-day expiry. This reduces maintenance while complementing the existing wildcard certificate option for both cloud and on-premises deployments. <a href=\"https:\/\/techvids.sophos.com\/share\/watch\/s7ijMp5qrjAP8usfHrtqQm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the demo video<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Five new Sophos Central regions\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Sophos ZTNA central management is now supported in Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, and Canada. Partners and customers managing Sophos Firewall and\/or Endpoints in these regions can now easily add Sophos ZTNA to their account. These enhancements are applied automatically and don\u2019t require any updates to ZTNA gateways or clients.<a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2025\/01\/products\/sophos-ztna-updates-lets-encrypt-certificates-and-additional-sophos-central-regions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Learn more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Email: Language detection feature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new language detection feature in Sophos Email Advanced allows users to block messages in languages not relevant to their business. Combined with existing Country of Origin and Anti-Spam protection, it strengthens defenses against spam and unwanted messages, boosting user productivity. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-email\/b\/blog\/posts\/language-detection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sophos-email-language-detection-feature.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sophos-email-language-detection-feature.png 754w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sophos-email-language-detection-feature.png?resize=300,187 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing product enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We continually update all our solutions, adding new functionality, fixes, and support. Recent enhancements include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sophos Endpoint 2024.3<\/strong>, delivering a host of new capabilities including enhanced ability to block compromised devices and threat lineage visualizations in the Threat Analysis Center that show attack paths and techniques.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Central Switch management<\/strong>, enabling PoE management from Central for Sophos Switch models that provide PoE. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-switch\/b\/blog\/posts\/central-switch-january-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sophos Firewall OS v20 MR3<\/strong>. A maintenance release that resolves 35+ important performance, reliability, stability and security fixes. Updates include FIPS 140-3 certification as well as the added ability to remove the missing heartbeat status of endpoints.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-xg-firewall\/b\/blog\/posts\/sophos-firewall-os-v20-mr3-is-now-available\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"thought-leadership\">THREAT THOUGHT LEADERSHIP<\/h2>\n<p>In the ongoing battle against attackers, Sophos X-Ops continues to lead from the front. Latest publications from the team include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/12\/12\/active-adversary-report-2024-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bite from Inside: The Sophos Active Adversary Report<\/a> \u2013 the latest Active Adversary Report reveals new insights into the war between attackers and defenders.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2025\/01\/21\/sophos-mdr-tracks-two-ransomware-campaigns-using-email-bombing-microsoft-teams-vishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos MDR tracks two ransomware campaigns using \u201cemail bombing,\u201d Microsoft Teams \u201cvishing\u201d<\/a> \u2013 this article explores a new threat cluster riffing on the playbook of Storm-1811, and amped-up activity from the original connected to Black Basta ransomware.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/12\/19\/phishing-platform-rockstar-2fa-trips-and-flowerstorm-picks-up-the-pieces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phishing platform Rockstar 2FA trips, and \u201cFlowerStorm\u201d picks up the pieces<\/a> \u2013 exploring the sudden disruption of a major phishing-as-a-service provider which has led to the rise of another\u2026that looks very familiar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"recognition\">RECOGNITION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>G2 Winter 2025 Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to share that Sophos (again!) ranked #1 overall for Firewall, MDR, and EDR. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/12\/products\/sophos-ranked-1-overall-for-firewall-mdr-and-edr-in-the-g2-winter-2025-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SE Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophos had another solid showing in the SE Labs Endpoint Protection tests for<a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/reports\/endpoint-security-eps-enterprise-2024-q4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Enterprise<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/reports\/endpoint-security-eps-smb-2024-q4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SMB<\/a>. More important than the single test results is our continued consistency, as you can see by this summary of the four quarterly tests conducted in 2024:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/se-labs-overview.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/se-labs-overview.png 964w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/se-labs-overview.png?resize=300,135 300w, https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/se-labs-overview.png?resize=768,345 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AV-TEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophos Endpoint (Intercept X) once again earned a protection score of 6 out of 6 for both<a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/business-windows-client\/windows-10\/december-2024\/sophos-intercept-x-advanced-2024.2-242621\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Windows<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/business-macos\/-macos-sonoma\/december-2024\/sophos-endpoint-2024.3-246403\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">macOS<\/a> in the December AV-Test Business Endpoint tests. This makes Sophos one of just three vendors to be AV-Test Approved in the latest round of testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the latest news from our product team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3000006214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[222,10,43,189,147,135],"coauthors":[210],"class_list":["post-8971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products","tag-managed-detection-and-response-mdr","tag-product-news","tag-sophos-email","tag-sophos-switch","tag-sophos-xdr","tag-sophos-ztna"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/featured-image-sophos-product-and-services-partner-blog-icon-1600x960px.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8971"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8980,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8971\/revisions\/8980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8971"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}