Sophos XG Firewall v18 verfügbar – Ab sofort steht die neue Sophos Version für die XG Serie zur Verfügung. Die Beta-Versionen konnten bereits vor mehreren Wochen getestet werden. Die neue Xstream-Architektur verspricht deutliche Verbesserung in Sachen Performance und Sicherheit. Das „X“ im Wort Xstream steht für NextGeneration wie auch schon das X bei XG (kurz NextGen). Das „stream“ wiederum steht für die neue DPI Engine, welche eine streaming-basierte Scanning-Lösung ist.
Anbei ein kleiner Auszug über die Highlights der neuen Version der Sophos Community Seite:
XG Firewall v18 Highlights:
- Xstream SSL Inspection. Get unprecedented visibility into your encrypted traffic flows, support for TLS 1.3 without downgrading, powerful policy tools, and extreme performance.
- AI-powered Threat Intelligence. Extend your 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
- Application Acceleration. Optimize network performance by putting your important application traffic on the fast path through the firewall and routing it reliably out your preferred WAN connection
In einem knapp 5 Minuten-Clip stellt Sophos die neue Version v18 vor:
Ein Guide für alle Neuerungen der Sophos XG v18 stellt Sophos ebenfalls bereit.
Sophos Central
XG Firewall v18 also includes support for all new central management, reporting, and deployment options launching on Sophos Central next week:
- Group Firewall Management. Easily keep your full estate of firewalls consistent using groups that automatically keep policies, objects, and settings synchronized.
- Central Reporting. Network activity and insights across all your firewalls are now at your fingertips in Sophos Central with several pre-packaged reports and flexible reporting tools to create your own.
- Zero-Touch Deployment. Conveniently setup a new firewall in Sophos Central, export the config, load it on a flash drive and have your new Firewall automatically connect back to Sophos Central without having to touch it.
Other New Features and Enhancements
In addition, there are also a ton of other new features that will enhance your protection, visibility, management experience, and network versatility:
- Synchronized SD-WAN brings the power of Synchronized Security to reliably and accurately route application and user-based traffic over your preferred WAN links
- Firewall, NAT, and SSL Inspection rules and policies are now more powerful, flexible and easier to work with than ever before
- Plug-and-Play high-availability (HA) makes it easier than ever to enable business continuity and added peace-of-mind – simply connect two XG Series appliances together and you’ll be up and running in no time
- Real-time Flow Monitoring provides at a glance insights into active bandwidth consuming hosts, applications, and users
- Expanded Notifications and Alerts ensure you never miss an important network security event whether it’s related to a threat, service, or important performance metric
- And much more… Check out the Complete What’s New Guide for more full details.
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Quelle: https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/blog/posts/sophos-xg-firewall-v18-is-now-available
