Version 9.10.2
New features
Apple is releasing the latest operating system—MacOS 11 or Big Sur—for Macintosh computers Thursday, November 12. At this time, Sophos is not compatible with Big Sur. On Premise (SEC): Sophos Anti-virus for MacOS version 9.10.2 and above have full support for Big Sur, and support for M1 processors via emulation (Rosetta 2). Incoming SSH connections will fail if running Sophos Home v10.0.1a1 + MacOS 11 Big Sur We have identified a possible root cause for this issue. Expected fix to come out on 2021. Network based Time Machine backups fail with 'disk is already in use' message. The latest on support for the Apple M1 Processor and macOS 11 (Big Sur) with Sophos Endpoint products. Jan 25 2021 By Alex Gardner Can users with macOS 11 and the new Apple M1 hardware run Sophos Mac Endpoint Protection with the Big Sur EAP? Sophos will support Big Sur within 30 days of final release. I was a Sophos Endpoint Security customer and I hate it. Having said that, this is not a Sophos problem and it's probably affecting most antivirus solutions.
Support for macOS 11 Big Sur.
Updated components
The threat detection engine is 3.80.1
Resolved issues
Security improvements.
Version 9.10.1
New features
This release contains early access to a version of the endpoint software that supports macOS 11 Big Sur.
Updated components
The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.80.1.
Version 9.10.0
Updated components
The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.79.0
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-5389 | Resolved an issue with tabs opening slowly in Google Chrome. |
Version 9.9.8
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-4973 | Resolved blank captive portal. |
Version 9.9.7
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-4657 | Improved device control support for large capacity removable storage devices to ensure that they are blocked after restart. |
Version 9.9.6
This release contains performance improvements.
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-4493 | Resolved an intermittent issue where web pages may fail to load. |
MACEP-4600 | Improved memory usage when Threat Case creation is enabled. |
MACEP-4602 | Resolved an issue with modified permissions on the man8 directory when using disk encryption. |
MACEP-4606 | Improved support for macOS 10.15 Catalina when using MDM profiles. |
Version 9.9.5
New features
- This release contains improved support for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Version 9.9.4 Updated
New features
- This release contains support for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
- This release contains security and performance improvements.
Updated components
The threat detection engine version is 3.77.1. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-4414 | Resolved an intermittent issue on macOS 10.14 Mojave where the Captive Network Assistant page could fail to load. |
MACEP-4410 | Addressed CVE-2020-10947. |
Version 9.8.5
Sophos Endpoint Big Sur
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-4314 | Resolved an issue in which Sophos Anti-Virus may incorrectly report successful updates as failures. |
Version 9.8.4
Updated components
The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.76.0. For information about the changes to the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-3604 | Resolved an issue on macOS 10.14 Mojave that prevented some customers from connecting to Wi-Fi networks that require a captive portal. |
Version 9.8.2
Updated components
The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.75.0. For information about the changes to the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-3668 | Resolved a rare kernel panic that can be caused when reading extended file attributes on APFS. |
MACEP-3722 | Installer now provides links to online EULA and Privacy Policy. |
Version 9.7.7
This release contains compatibility improvements.
Updated components
The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.74.0.
Resolved issues
Issue ID | Description |
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MACEP-3454 | Resolved an issue where some systems may hang on boot with certain USB-C devices. |
In June Apple presented macOS 11 (Big Sur) to the public for the first time. Since then, it is possible for developers to prepare for the new version. Unfortunately, for Sophos this time was not quite enough.
Today, November 12, 2020, the new OS is available for no charge to all users. However, if you are using the Sophos Central Endpoint Client, you should not install the update yet, as Sophos’s endpoint protection will not work after that. ?
Sophos will soon be releasing a version that supports the new macOS through its Early Access Program (EAP). In December 2020 / January 2021 the final version should be released.
The Central Device Encryption version 1.5.3 already supports macOS 11, but since it is often installed with the endpoint protection, it is still necessary to wait.
Sophos and Apple Silicon
Also in June 2020 Apple talked about Apple Silicon for the first time. These are self-developed processors with the ARM architecture, which are already used in the iPhone or iPad, for example. These processors are now to be introduced in all Macs within the next 2 years. It was already known that the first hardware with the new chips will be available at the end of 2020.
Transition Kits were distributed in advance so that the developers could already test their software. On 10.11.2020 Apple already presented three new devices, which will arrive at the first customers at the end of November.
As Apple fanboys, we have of course also ordered a device.
Apple does not yet support ARM for Windows at this time. But we are working on it. I suspect that the ARM Macs will be supported sooner or later, but we don’t know anything about it at the moment.
Sophos Big Sur Eap
Rosetta 2 (emulator)
Of course, depending on the software, 5 months is not enough time to rewrite the code for a new processor architecture. For this purpose, Apple has introduced Rosetta 2.
It is an emulator which is integrated in macOS Big Sur and enables ARM Macs to run Intel applications. Rosetta 2 essentially translates instructions written for Intel processors into instructions that Apple’s silicon chips understand. Developers do not have to make any changes to their old applications; they simply work.
Sophos Version For Big Sur
We will certainly test for you whether this is true for Sophos products and whether the Central Endpoint Client can be easily emulated with Rosetta 2. ?