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Sophos MTR becomes MDR and gets new features

Sophos Managed Threat Response Service from Sophos will get a new name at the end of November – formerly Sophos MTR will become Sophos MDR. Find out what this name change means for existing customers and what new features will…

Sophos Compromise Assessment – Have I been breached?

Sophos Compromise Assessment Service Titelbild

Today I would like to introduce you to a new service from Sophos called “Sophos Compromise Assessment”. In doing so, we’ll look at exactly what the service entails, who it’s for, and where the differences are with Rapid Response and…

Sophos Firewall updates no longer free of charge

Sophos Firewall Firmware Update SFOS v19 MR1

The time when you could get Sophos Firewall firmware updates for free will soon be over. Only customers with a valid support license will receive SFOS updates. Sophos itself states that 80% of customers are not affected, because they already…

Price increases now also at Sophos Central

Price increase Sophos Intercept X

After the price increases of the Sophos firewall appliances including accessories, the SD-RED and APX access points, the Central platform is now also affected. Due to changing market conditions, Sophos is revising prices upward for the following products effective August…

End of Life extension of the Sophos AP Series

End-of-life date for Sophos AP series extended

Those who still have access points from the older Sophos AP series in use can rejoice. Actually, Sophos is scheduled to pull the plug on the devices no later than March 31, 2023. We have already informed about this in…

Sophos increases prices for the third time in 8 months

Sophos price increase

Triggered by the chip crisis and higher delivery costs, there was a price increase in December 2021. There was then another price increase in April 2022. From July 2022, prices will now rise once again 😞. Sophos cites challenges in…

End of Sale of SG Hardware and UTM Licenses

End of Sale Sophos SG hardware and UTM licenses

This news should come as no surprise to many of our customers and readers. The countdown for the UTM has been running for us for quite some time and has now reached 0 on April 2. We purposely chose April…

Sophos raises prices again

Sophos price increase

The last price hearing was not long ago and came into effect on January 16. In December 2021, we reported on the price increase: Sophos increases prices for SG series, access points and REDs. As of April 4, there is…

Managed Threat Detection – 24/7 monitoring and detection

Sophos Managed Threat Detection

In this blog post, I would like to introduce Managed Threat Detection (MTD) for endpoints and Server, which can be purchased since the end of July 2021. With MTD, Sophos primarily targets customers who are not (yet) ready to replace…

Is it worth buying the new XGS hardware?

Is the purchase of the new XGS hardware worth it?

I don’t know about you, but when it comes to products that I use every day and are indispensable to me, I’m always up to date with the latest developments. This concerns mostly technical devices, but I’m also a geek.…

Sophos increases prices for SG series, access points and REDs

Sophos price increase

In a month, Sophos increases prices. The rationale is as follows: Global supply chain challenges have led to significant price increases for components and shipping costs Excerpt from Sophos email to Sophos partners in December 2021 The following products are…

Sophos SFOS v19 EAP1 – Overview of all new features

Sophos Firewall Update - SFOS v19 EAP1

It is still possible to download the update for SFOS v19 EAP1 in December. In this post, I’ll give you an overview of what new features are included in EAP1. Attention! Upcoming renewals will probably tempt you to install SFOS…