Sophos Firewall Version 21: Enhanced management

Sophos Firewall v21 introduces numerous improvements to simplify daily administration and enhance the overall user journey.

User interface upgrades

Substantially improved responsiveness
Elegant look and feel, aligning with the latest Sophos style guidelines for consistency across Sophos Central and your other Sophos products
Enhanced horizontal layout to maximize the usefulness of widescreen displays
Introducing new card views to amplify visibility into crucial network occurrences and data, maintaining flip and delve-down functionalities as seen previously
A brand-new Active Threat Response card consolidates threat data from MDR, Sophos X-Ops, and external threat feeds into a simple, easy-to-read segment

The updated Control Center now includes a modern card for Active Threat Response.

Network object references

Access newfound visibility into the usage of network objects for interfaces, zones, gateways, and SD-WAN profiles. Simply select the new “usage” indicator on any of these screens for a rapid preview of the related network objects. Subsequently, explore further to examine or modify the object details and settings in situ.
A novel XML API is also provided to fetch object reference (usage) counts, offering insight into redundant objects. Refer to the video below for in-depth information and a demonstration.

Network Objects — Identify which network objects are linked with interfaces, zones, gateways, and SD-WAN profiles with on-the-spot drill-down.

View this brief demo video to witness the latest enhancements in action:

Commence leveraging this remarkable new functionality in Sophos Firewall v21 by enrolling in the early access initiative. Simply sign up for the program, follow the link in your email to download the firmware update package, and install it on your Sophos Firewall.

Obtain the What’s New Guide for a comprehensive overview of all the fresh features in Sophos Firewall v21.

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