Sophos Central Management and Reporting

The ultimate cybersecurity cloud platform delivers free, easy management and reporting across all your Sophos Firewalls and other Sophos products.

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Stay informed

Sophos Central keeps you completely updated about the state of your network security with convenient, at-a-glance dashboard insights.

  • See the status and utilization levels of all your Sophos firewalls
  • View active threats and security alerts
  • Get SD-WAN VPN and SD-RED device status updates
  • Receive alerts about policy violations, risky apps, and suspicious activity
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Take control

Sophos Central provides simple, full-featured group firewall management from any location.

  • Group management

    Assign your firewalls to groups to synchronize policies and settings

  • Backup management

    Store your firewall configuration backups in the cloud for safekeeping

  • Firmware updates and upgrades

    Easily apply firmware updates with just a couple of clicks

  • Task queue

    Audit and monitor changes to your network in real time

  • Zero-touch deployment

    Effortlessly deploy new firewalls in remote locations without the need for IT staff on site

  • SD-WAN VPN orchestration

    Set up a multipoint SD-WAN VPN overlay network with just a few clicks

Look deeper

Sophos Central provides deep intelligence into your network activity through analytics, rich built-in reports, and flexible customization tools.

Answer tough questions that may have been eluding you

  • Identify security gaps, suspicious behavior, and other events requiring policy changes
  • Keep up with regulatory and internal compliance requirements
  • Quickly retrieve stored log data for audits and forensics
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Create your own story with flexible custom reporting

  • Report on the topics that matter most to you
  • Select from a broad range of category options
  • Apply filters and time ranges
  • Choose the best chart types for your report
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Visualize important data with detailed, predefined reports

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    Extend your network

    Use Sophos Central to quickly and easily deploy new firewalls, Sophos SD-RED remote Ethernet devices, wireless access points, network switches, zero trust network access (ZTNA), and all your other Sophos products.

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    • Deploy new Sophos Firewalls to remote sites from Sophos Central without touching them.
    • Deploy zero-touch Sophos SD-RED branch office, home office, or ICS auto-provisioning VPN devices with just a few clicks.
    • Add new plug-and-play Sophos APX wireless access points effortlessly.
    • Provide secure remote access to your important applications and data with Sophos ZTNA.

    Extend your protection

    Sophos Central is a force multiplier for your team, enabling you to manage your firewall, endpoints, servers, mobile devices, and Sophos products through a single console while taking advantage of Sophos Synchronized Security™ integration.

    • Security Heartbeat™, a feature of Sophos Synchronized Security, shares endpoint health status with your firewall in real time
    • An automatic response isolates compromised systems to prevent lateral movement of threats and avoid data loss
    • Synchronized application control identifies 100% of encrypted and evasive apps
    • Synchronized user ID makes it easy to integrate with Active Directory
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    How to buy

    Sophos Central provides essential features at no extra charge with affordable options, adding innovative and time-saving capabilities that will transform how you manage your network.

    Sophos Central featuresIncluded at no chargeFirewall Xstream Protection Bundle 
    (Sophos Central Orchestration subscription)
    Central Firewall Management
    Firewall group management

     

     

    Scheduled firmware updates

     

     

    Backup management

     

     

    Zero-touch deployment

     

     

    SD-WAN VPN orchestration 

     

     
    Central Firewall Reporting
    Cloud data retention7 Days30 Days – Up to 1 Year*
    Individual firewall reports

     

     

    Multi-firewall reporting 

     

    Custom report templates 

     

    Scheduled reports 

     

    Export reports 

     

     
    XDR/MDR
    XDR/MDR connector 

     

     

    130 days included in Xstream Protection is calculated based on the average traffic volumes for each firewall appliance size. In higher-than-average traffic environments, the report retention rate may be lower.

     2Add Central Firewall Reporting Advanced to extend the data retention period to up to 1 year.