{"id":8491,"date":"2024-12-17T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/?p=8491"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:19:42","slug":"sophos-product-and-services-news-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/2024\/12\/products\/sophos-product-and-services-news-december-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Product and Services News \u2013 December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2024 has been a landmark year, marked by transformative releases such as Sophos Managed Risk, Sophos Firewall v21, new desktop appliances, our first generative AI capabilities, and much more. Take a moment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tIOk5dIf9ic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review this year\u2019s highlights<\/a> with us.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, 2025 promises to be even more exciting. With a strong and expanding portfolio, we are well-positioned to continue driving superior cybersecurity outcomes for our joint customers and helping you grow your business.<\/p>\n<p>And now, let\u2019s dive into the updates and enhancements of the recent weeks.<\/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 product experts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#recognition\">Recognition:<\/a> Accolades from MITRE, Gartner, IDC,\u00a0SE Labs and AV-Test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"whats-new\">WHAT&#8217;S NEW<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7154 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sophos-xdr-story-img-186px@2x.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Hot off the press! Sophos XDR excelled in MITRE evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophos has \u2014 once again \u2014 achieved exceptional results in the latest MITRE ATT&amp;CK Evaluations, receiving the highest possible ratings for 100% of sub-steps in the Windows and Linux ransomware attack scenarios. Our outstanding performance in one of the world\u2019s most respected cybersecurity tests is a tremendous proof point for our XDR solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/12\/products\/sophos-excels-in-the-2024-mitre-attck-evaluations-enterprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7152 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sophos-mdr-story-img-186px@2x.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos MDR: New &#8220;Threat hunt by MITRE ATT&amp;CK tactics&#8221; widget<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expanding our MDR service insights visibility, the new &#8220;Threat Hunt by MITRE ATT&amp;CK\u00ae Tactics&#8221; widget breaks down MITRE ATT&amp;CK\u00ae tactics identified in Threat Hunts. It complements the &#8220;Threat Hunt and Intel Effort&#8221; widget.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8742 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/sophos-threat-hunt-by-MITRE-ATTCK-tactics-widget.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7147 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sophos-firewall-story-img-186px@2x.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos Firewall: Faster SSO access in Sophos Central<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve released a major update to the firewall single-sign-on (SSO) service in Sophos Central. This enhancement, which is available to all managed firewalls running SFOS v21 or newer, accelerates connectivity and navigation, enables connections to multiple firewalls at once, plus much more! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-xg-firewall\/b\/blog\/posts\/sophos-central-november-update---faster-firewall-sso-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8202 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Sophos-Central-icon.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos Central: Passkey Authentication now available<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophos Central now provides the option to use passkeys as a secure method of authentication. Passkeys are a form of password-less authentication designed to provide a more robust and user-friendly experience by eliminating the need for traditional passwords.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-central\/b\/blog\/posts\/coming-soon-passkey-authentication-for-sophos-central\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8202 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Sophos-Central-icon.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos Central: Learning resources and cybersecurity assessments now available in the console<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers can now quickly access self-service Sophos cybersecurity assessments, Sophos Academy training resources, and the Sophos Learning Channel directly within the Sophos Central console. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-central\/b\/blog\/posts\/new-help-and-guidance-quick-access-icon-for-central-admin-enterprise-and-partner-navigations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8202 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Sophos-Central-icon.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos Central: Account Health Check page PDF export<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a click of a button, customers can now export a snapshot of their Account Health Check dashboard to a PDF report, making it easier for them to share their security posture with wider audiences, including business leaders and insurance brokers.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-central\/b\/blog\/posts\/account-health-check-ahc-just-got-even-better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7153 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sophos-ndr-story-img-186px_1@2x.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos NDR: 1,000 customer milestone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>November brought both the second anniversary and 1,000 customer milestone for Sophos NDR. Such phenomenal growth in two short years reflects the power of Sophos NDR as well as growing awareness of the importance of network detection and response in the security stack. To showcase the effectiveness of Sophos NDR, we\u2019ve released a short video that highlights its ability to detect and stop a Cobalt Strike attack in real time. Feel free to share!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/erGzHbDjOXg?si=luy-5aTkNMjFnlzS\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8749 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/sophos-endpoint-img-186px@2x.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos Endpoint: New computers and services list view<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have completely revised the device list pages. In most cases the new list view is faster, better handles large numbers of devices, has more information available and significantly improved filtering options. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/intercept-x-endpoint\/b\/blog\/posts\/new-device-list-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8743 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/sophos-endpoint-new-computers-and-services-list-view.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"944\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8750 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/sophos-mobile-sizing-tool-story-img-186px@2x.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos Mobile: New API<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers can now view and manage mobile device information using the Central API. This is particularly useful for customers who want to integrate with existing workflows or third-party tools. Examples of API uses include triggering a malware scan or sending users a message.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.sophos.com\/mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8751 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/sophos-wireless-story-img-186px@2x.png?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sophos Wireless: Maintenance Release for AP6 Series access points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to announce the launch of Maintenance Release MR-5 (Version 1.5.2167) for AP6 Series access points! This update comes packed with new features, including wireless guest network (NAT mode) capabilities, visibility of power statistics, power (LLDP) enhancements, and the inclusion of additional tooltips, alerts, and logs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophoswireless\/b\/blog\/posts\/sophos-ap6-series-wireless-update-maintenance-release-mr-5-version-1-5-2167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"thought-leadership\">THREAT THOUGHT LEADERSHIP<\/h2>\n<p>Sophos X-Ops\u2019 ground-breaking Pacific Rim research has received wide recognition from across our industry. If you haven\u2019t already, we highly recommend exploring it, along recent X-Ops publications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/10\/31\/pacific-rim-neutralizing-china-based-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pacific Rim: Inside the Counter-Offensive\u2014The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats<\/a><br \/>\nThis ground-breaking piece unveils a five-year investigation tracking China-based groups targeting Sophos Firewalls.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/11\/20\/sophos-mdr-blocks-and-tracks-activity-from-probable-iranian-state-actor-muddywater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos MDR blocks and tracks activity from probable Iranian state actor \u201cMuddyWater\u201d<\/a><br \/>\nA deep-dive into a campaign that uses targeted phishing to trick victims into downloading a legitimate remote machine management tool, which is then used to steal credentials.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/11\/08\/veeam-exploit-seen-used-again-with-a-new-ransomware-frag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VEEAM exploit seen used again with a new ransomware: \u201cFrag\u201d<\/a><br \/>\nExamines a cluster of threats where actors exploited a vulnerability in Veeam backup servers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"recognition\">RECOGNITION<\/h2>\n<p>Testing houses, analyst firms, and customers continue to recognize the strength of Sophos\u2019 solutions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sophos excelled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/content\/why-sophos\/mitre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2024 MITRE ATT&amp;CK\u00ae Evaluations: Enterprise<\/strong><\/a>. Sophos XDR delivered impressive results, achieving 99% analytic coverage across three comprehensive attack scenarios.<\/li>\n<li>Sophos was named a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2024\/12\/products\/sophos-named-customers-choice-for-managed-detection-and-response-mdr-in-the-gartner-voice-of-the-customer-peer-insights-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gartner\u00ae Peer Insights\u2122 Customers&#8217; Choice vendor for MDR Services\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>for the second consecutive time!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sophos\/status\/1864656101985206619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos is recognized as a Major Player in the <strong>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide NDR 2024 Vendor Assessment<\/strong><\/a>. The IDC MarketScape noted that \u201ca powerful feature that businesses benefit from when working within a Sophos dedicated ecosystem is Active Threat Response.\u201d The report also noted that \u201cpricing is competitive for midsize companies.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sophos was awarded another AAA rating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/selabs.uk\/reports\/endpoint-protection-eps-enterprise-2024-q3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Q3 report from SE Labs<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Intercept X earned another 6 out of 6 for protection in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-test.org\/en\/antivirus\/business-windows-client\/windows-11\/october-2024\/sophos-intercept-x-advanced-2024.2-242519\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AV-Test&#8217;s Windows endpoint test<\/strong><\/a> for September\/October.<\/li>\n<li>Intercept X also excelled in the most recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.av-comparatives.org\/comparison\/?usertype=enterprise&amp;chart_chart=chart2&amp;chart_year=2024&amp;chart_month=9&amp;chart_sort=1&amp;chart_zoom=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AV-Comparatives Windows endpoint test<\/strong><\/a>. Sophos had the second-best protection score and a relatively low false positive rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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":[70],"tags":[174,35,107,110,36,191,31,104],"coauthors":[196],"class_list":["post-8491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products","tag-managed-detection-and-response-mdr","tag-sophos-central","tag-sophos-endpoint","tag-sophos-firewall","tag-sophos-mobile","tag-sophos-ndr","tag-sophos-wireless","tag-sophos-xdr"],"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\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8493,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8491\/revisions\/8493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8491"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}