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Where does a firewall actually stop an attack? A firewall can act on six of the seven attack chain stages, and the differences between vendors concentrate in two: delivery and lateral movement. A cybe … read more

The Sophos XGS 138 makes a deliberate trade. It drops the built-in Wi-Fi of its smaller siblings and spends that room on more ports, including SFP+, plus the highest inspected throughput in the deskto … read more

How a business moves large files at 10 Gbps A single 4K video project, a large CAD assembly, or a nightly server backup can run into hundreds of gigabytes. When that traffic crawls, people sit waiting … read more

Sophos XGS 138 buying guide: what it is, what it costs, and how to buy The Sophos XGS 138 is the top of the Sophos desktop range, and the only desktop model with two SFP+ fibre ports that run at 10 Gi … read more

Which Sophos XGS models are end of life, and what replaces them? All Sophos XGS Gen 1 desktop appliances are end of sale: the XGS 87, 107, 116, 126, and 136, including every w (wireless) variant. They … read more

When a small office grows past the entry firewalls, the questions change. It is less about whether the box can keep up and more about headroom, more users behind it, more encrypted traffic to inspect, … read more

What is Sophos Firewall HWaaS, and how do you pay? Sophos Firewall Hardware as a Service (HWaaS) lets you run a Sophos XGS firewall on a monthly bill instead of a large upfront purchase. The monthly p … read more

Compare Sophos XGS 2300 The Sophos XGS 2300 is the 2100’s bigger sibling: same 1U chassis, same architecture, more headroom. If your mid-market site is already pushing the entry rackmount and yo … read more