After a very successful early access program with hundreds of participants, we are extremely pleased to announce the availability of Sophos Firewall OS v21.
Sophos Firewall v21 bolsters protection and performance, scalability and resiliency, and streamlines management with several quality-of-life enhancements. It's a free upgrade for all Sophos Firewall customers and makes upgrading to our new 2 Gen XGS Series Desktop models easy.
Watch the brief video below for an overview of what's new, download the What's New Guide, or read on for the full details.
As with every firewall release, Sophos Firewall v21 is a free upgrade for licensed Sophos Firewall customers and should be applied to all supported firewall devices as soon as possible. This release not only contains great features and performance enhancements, but also important security fixes.
This firmware release will follow our standard update process.
Please note that Sophos Firewall firmware updates are now downloaded from Sophos Central. Get the full details here or follow the quick guide below to get the latest v21 firmware for your firewall:
The new v21 firmware will be gradually rolled out to all connected devices over the coming weeks. A notification will appear on your local device or Sophos Central management console when the update is available, allowing you to schedule the update at your convenience.
Sophos Firewall v21 is a fully supported upgrade from any supported Sophos Firewall firmware version.
NOTE: Sophos Firewall v21 is NOT supported on XG Series devices, which are fast approaching end-of-life. Upgrading your XG Series firewall to XGS is easy - don't delay, upgrade today!