More protection for SMBs and Enterprises with the Xstream architecture. The new Sophos Firewall comes with performance improvements, dynamic traffic routing and SD-WAN capabilities, and integrations with Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
Sophos introduces the new capabilities of the Sophos Firewall. The latest version is optimized for the complex and demanding requirements of distributed enterprise edge computing while also providing practical extensions for SMBs. These include, in particular, performance improvements when checking encrypted data traffic, dynamic traffic routing for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), additional reliability with software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) load balancing and seamless integration with Microsoft Azure Active Directory .
Sophos Firewall with Xstream architecture
The Sophos Firewall is built on the Xstream architecture and Flow processors. One of the most important advantages is that these are programmable. While other firewalls slow down over time, Sophos can improve performance even as new features and functionality are added. The design protects customers' investment in Sophos Firewall and enables a seamless transition to a cloud-enabled world. SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) require an efficient platform that is not only resilient but also makes day-to-day management easier and faster.
🔎 Sophos Firewall with Xstream architecture and Flow processors (Image: Sophos).
Protection for modern IT infrastructures with even more performance
Wie der Sophos Threat Report 2023 shows, effective and reliable inspection of network traffic is critical to protecting against threats. Distributed offices, remote workers, cloud workloads, custom legacy apps, and a growing reliance on global software-as-a-service providers are making IT infrastructure increasingly complex and presenting network security managers with headaches of configuration and deployment risk management.
Sophos Firewall now provides the performance, protection and resiliency that businesses with a distributed infrastructure need, while simplifying the management of complex networks:
- Advanced performance and protection: A new high-performance dynamic routing engine and Xstream Transport Layer Security (TLS) FastPath acceleration improve the inspection of encrypted traffic. This also provides more headroom for traffic that requires deep packet inspection. The asymmetric, cryptographic capabilities of the Xstream Flow processors - included in every XGS Series appliance - enable TLS inspection even in the most demanding networks.
- Additional failsafety: New SD-WAN load balancing ensures performance and reliability in the event of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) outage. It also offers improvements in high-availability clusters and ensures maximum business continuity and uptime for mission-critical networks.
- Improved ease of management: Managing network security is easier than ever with new Microsoft Azure Active Directory integration for seamless single sign-on for administrators and new host and service object lookup.
Integration with Zero Trust Network Access
Sophos Firewall is integrated with Sophos ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) under a unified management layer. This makes it an important pillar of Sophos' SASE strategy, which offers a simple, scalable and, above all, secure solution compared to conventional virtual private networks (VPN) with remote access. The network solution is also part of the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which integrates the entire Sophos portfolio of products and services as well as Sophos X-Ops threat intelligence for faster, contextual and synchronized detection, prevention and response.
The Sophos Firewall is managed via the loud-native Sophos Central platform along with all other solutions. Administrators and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) or Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) users can use the central and intuitive interface to monitor installations, receive alarms, respond to them and have an overview of all licenses and upcoming renewal dates.
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About Sophos More than 100 million users in 150 countries trust Sophos. We offer the best protection against complex IT threats and data loss. Our comprehensive security solutions are easy to deploy, use and manage. They offer the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry. Sophos offers award-winning encryption solutions, security solutions for endpoints, networks, mobile devices, email and the web. In addition, there is support from SophosLabs, our worldwide network of our own analysis centers. The Sophos headquarters are in Boston, USA and Oxford, UK.