{"id":159823,"date":"2023-05-13T09:40:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T09:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/?p=159823"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:25:46","slug":"securing-enterprise-networks-with-new-sophos-hardware-firewall-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/tr\/securing-enterprise-networks-with-new-sophos-hardware-firewall-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing Enterprise Networks With Sophos\u2019 New XGS\u202f7500 &#038; 8500 Hardware Firewall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A Hardware Firewall Is One Of The Security Solutions To Protect Computer Networks. <\/span>The security company Sophos unveiled two new models of its XGS series firewalls.<\/p>\n<p>XGS-7500 and XGS-8500 are two new models of Sophos <a href=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/do-host-firewalls-important-in-cloud-deployment\/\">firewalls<\/a> that respond to the security needs of large organizations with their advanced capabilities and features.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__Root-i5s1rc-0 dcNluB\">\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__InnerArticleContainer-i5s1rc-1 bwmkJ\">\n<div class=\"HeadingTwo__Root-sc-1rb1mkt-0 iuNHSO\">\n<h2 id=\"645b8b69f6c5f8bc9479fa3f\" class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 ixBfAF HeadingTwo__HeadingTwoBase-sc-1rb1mkt-1 kdRWyj\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">The features of XGS-7500 and XGS-8500 firewalls<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"BulletedListElement__BulletedListBase-sc-14gxm2r-0 lkKNDw\">\n<li class=\"ListItemElement__ListItem-sc-1yc5ezr-0 ksRBHY\">expand the target market. Besides small and medium-sized businesses and large organizations, mega-enterprises are also included in the Sophos customer list.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListItemElement__ListItem-sc-1yc5ezr-0 ksRBHY\">Up to 47% increased throughput for all critical protections compared to current models.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListItemElement__ListItem-sc-1yc5ezr-0 ksRBHY\">High return on investment (<a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ROI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ROI<\/a>) rate per Mbps compared to competitors&#8217; models.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListItemElement__ListItem-sc-1yc5ezr-0 ksRBHY\">Increase speed by using Xstream Flow processors and powerful central processors to meet the maximum needs of networks.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListItemElement__ListItem-sc-1yc5ezr-0 ksRBHY\">High performance and more capacity using two parallel NVMe SSDs, and a significant increase in RAM compared to other Sophos 2U models.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListItemElement__ListItem-sc-1yc5ezr-0 ksRBHY\">Fixed high-speed network ports: Each of these models provides high-speed connections by having two internal QSFP28 ports. The XGS-7500 model supports up to 40 Gbps, and the XGS-8500 model supports up to 100 Gbps.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListItemElement__ListItem-sc-1yc5ezr-0 ksRBHY\">It is up to twice as energy efficient when combined with IPsec VPN as the average of similar models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__Root-i5s1rc-0 dcNluB\">\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__InnerArticleContainer-i5s1rc-1 hDoVWA\">\n<figure class=\"SingleImage__Figure-nvivxv-1 kVTEQO\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-254449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.webp\" alt=\"The features of XGS-7500 and XGS-8500 firewalls\" width=\"1200\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1024x627.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-768x470.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__Root-i5s1rc-0 dcNluB\">\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__InnerArticleContainer-i5s1rc-1 bwmkJ\">\n<div class=\"HeadingTwo__Root-sc-1rb1mkt-0 iuNHSO\">\n<div class=\"HeadingLink__Root-d7ged3-1 dGmjqV\">\n<h2 class=\"HeadingLink__RelativeWrapper-d7ged3-4 cKxKQf\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Providing services to a broader segment of the Hardware Firewall market<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">While Sophos is already a trusted manufacturer of firewalls for small and medium businesses and distributed networks, with the release of two new firewalls, the XGS-7500 and XGS-8500, Sophos is expanding its reach\u2014and its partners&#8217; opportunities\u2014to take over a wider part of the firewall market in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">These new models make Sophos&#8217; competition with other firewall manufacturers even tighter than before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">In addition to Sophos&#8217; cloud-based security products and services, including the threat-hunting expertise at the heart of Sophos&#8217; highly successful Managed Detection and Response service, the company&#8217;s firewalls are also part of this strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">But hardware is only half the story.\u00a0Sophos continuously evolves its Firewall Operating System (SFOS) capabilities to respond to more customers and expand its reach to larger platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">The custom design and manufacturing of Sophos XGS series devices, with the aim of meeting needs such as performance and scalability, allows customers to take maximum advantage of the programmable architecture of Sophos Xstream. It also supports high-end hardware-level speeds and a fully modular connection concept.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HeadingTwo__Root-sc-1rb1mkt-0 iuNHSO\">\n<div class=\"HeadingLink__Root-d7ged3-1 dGmjqV\">\n<div class=\"HeadingLink__RelativeWrapper-d7ged3-4 cKxKQf\">\n<h2 class=\"HeadingLink__CopyText-d7ged3-0 JywUc\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Advantages of Sophos enterprise firewalls over competitors<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The first advantage is competitive efficiency<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">The table below shows just a few of the prominent features of the new models:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__Root-i5s1rc-0 dcNluB\">\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__InnerArticleContainer-i5s1rc-1 hDoVWA\">\n<figure class=\"SingleImage__Figure-nvivxv-1 kVTEQO\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-254452 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1.webp\" alt=\"The table below shows just a few of the prominent features of the new models:\" width=\"1200\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1-1024x627.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1-768x470.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__Root-i5s1rc-0 dcNluB\">\n<div class=\"BlockContainer__InnerArticleContainer-i5s1rc-1 bwmkJ\">\n<h3 class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The second advantage is a high rate of return on investment<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">You can have the fastest car in the world, but it&#8217;s not a good investment if it costs a lot of money and consumes a lot of fuel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">Sophos&#8217; new models in network firewalls offer the lowest prices in the industry for each megabit\/second of traffic secured compared to competitors&#8217; models.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">In addition, in some cases, you pay only half the price for securing each megabit per second of traffic compared to Sophos&#8217; competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The third advantage is energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">An enterprise firewall not designed correctly can have a very high energy consumption for average performance. In the new Sophos models (and indeed all XGS series models), the energy efficiency provided is significantly better than the industry average in this category of firewalls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HeadingTwo__Root-sc-1rb1mkt-0 iuNHSO\">\n<h2 id=\"645b8f8721c3302fa03e989e\" class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 ixBfAF HeadingTwo__HeadingTwoBase-sc-1rb1mkt-1 kdRWyj\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Purchase of a particular hardware firewall for organizations<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">A hardware firewall is one of the security solutions to protect computer networks. A hardware firewall can implement complex settings and network protection at the hardware level, which increases network security and reduces the possibility of malicious attacks. Buying a hardware firewall, provided it is chosen correctly, can help companies and organizations resist various security threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography__StyledDynamicTypographyComponent-t787b7-0 hsZoOx ParagraphElement__ParagraphBase-xi3p5u-0 foOEKp\">To view all Sophos firewall products, visit\u00a0<a>the Sophos representative website at Sophos Firewall. <\/a>Also, on this site, you can communicate with Sophos sales experts, purchase a hardware firewall,\u00a0and receive free advice.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<div id=\"rank-math-rich-snippet-wrapper\"><div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why did Sophos release the XGS 7500 and 8500?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>These models target large enterprises and campus networks that need high throughput and advanced threat protection.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do the XGS 7500 and 8500 deliver better performance?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>They use Xstream Flow processors + CPUs, NVMe SSDs, and more RAM to boost throughput by up to 47% compared to older models.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What kind of connectivity do they support?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>They feature high\u2011speed QSFP28 ports \u2014 up to 40\u202fGbps on the 7500 and 100\u202fGbps on the 8500 \u2014 for modern, high-bandwidth networks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Hardware Firewall Is One Of The Security Solutions To Protect Computer Networks. 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