Sophos Product Lifecycle Update – October 2020

Find out the latest product updates and technical alerts in our product life cycle report.

Sophos Product Lifecycle Update – October 2020

Find out what’s new, what’s coming, and what’s going in our latest product life cycle report. Additionally, check out our Sophos Product Lifecycle page and Upcoming Training Courses.

What’s New

Cloud Optix: Sophos is now helping organizations to optimize Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure cloud costs with Cloud Optix. Learn more
Cloud Optix: Free cloud security tool now available. Sophos now provides customers with the ability to monitor cloud security posture across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with Cloud Optix for free. Learn more
XG Firewall: XG Firewall is now validated for Nutanix AHV and Flow. Join the robust and growing Nutanix ecosystem that is enabling global enterprises to converge and virtualize their IT infrastructure. Learn more
Managed Threat Response (MTR): MTR Authorized Contacts are now linked to Sophos Central Admins and a new phone number field has been added for extensions.

Coming Soon

Rapid Response: The Sophos Rapid Response service will be publicly announced soon. Rapid Response provides lightning-fast incident response to active threats. It is currently available in pilot mode.
XG Firewall MR3 – XG Firewall MR3 will begin rolling out soon and contains a number of security, performance, and feature enhancements. We strongly encourage everyone to upgrade to MR3 as soon as it becomes available on your system – and always keep your system up to date with the latest firmware.

Going Soon

Sophos Mobile – In November we’ll be stopping support Device Admin management on Android 10 and above. Find out more.

Product	End of Life (EOL)	Migration Path
Device Admin Management	November 2020	Sophos Mobile – Find out more
Endpoint Protection, Server Protection and Enterprise Console products (standalone or managed on premises)	July 20^th 2023	Intercept X Advanced or Intercept X Advanced for Server.
Sophos Mobile as a Service	September 30^th 2021	Sophos Mobile managed in Sophos Central.
Sophos Mobile (managed on premises)	July 20^th 2023	Sophos mobile managed in Sophos Central.
SafeGuard Enterprise	July 20^th 2023	Sophos Central Device Encryption.
Cyberoam Network Security Appliances	March 31^st 2022	XG Firewall
Cyberoam Central Console (CCC)	March 31^st 2022	Firewall Management in Sophos Central.
Cyberoam Central Management Console (CCMS)	December 31^st 2020
Cyberoam iView NR	December 31^st 2020	Central Firewall Reporting.
Cloud Firewall Manager	December 31^st 2020	Firewall Management in Sophos Central.
iView	December 31^st 2020	Central Firewall Reporting.
Legacy SATC Client	December 31^st 2020	XG Firewall and Intercept X For Server.
PureMessage for Exchange	June 30^th 2023	None
Sophos Email Appliance	June 30^th 2023	Sophos Email

Essential Info

XG Firewall	Intercept X	Cloud Optix
XG Firewall Migration Desk	Intercept X Endpoint How-to library	Hubspot customer case study
XG Firewall How-to Library	Intercept X Server How-to Library	Proof of Concept guide
XG Firewall Community Forum	Intercept X Community Forum	The latest setup and demo videos

Abbreviation index:

EOS = End of Sale
EOL = End of Life

About the authors

Sophos

Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.

Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

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