Apple offers a way for users to run applications that are no native to M1 chips, by using their new translation feature called “Rosetta 2”. You can install Sophos Home on M1 devices by following this article Support for macOS 11 - Big Sur. This version introduces support for macOS 11 Big Sur. Version 1.5.2 New features. Added support for Secure Enclave (iMac 2019 and MacBook Air 2019). Discontinued support for macOS 10.12.x. Unsupported file system warning messages (for example a Linux partition) are now reported only once in Sophos. Installing Sophos Home on Mac computers; Legacy System Extension - Existing software on your system signed by 'Sophos' will be incompatible in the future; Sophos Home - Using beta versions of macOS; macOS 10.14 and above - Sophos Installer would like to access your calendar / contacts; Support for macOS 11- Big Sur. This article covers how to troubleshoot Sophos Home issues on macOS 11 - Big Sur. TROUBLESHOOTING Post installation (or upgrade) issues on Big Sur. Sophos Home requires 4 steps in order to run on Big Sur (macOS 11) 1 - Enabling System Extensions 2 - Allowing Notifications. 3 - Granting Full Disk Access to components 4 - Rebooting the Mac.
Version 9.10.2
New features
Support for macOS 11 Big Sur.
Updated components
The threat detection engine is 3.80.1
Resolved issues
Security improvements.
Sophos For Mac Big Sur
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 |
|---|---|
| MACEP-5389 | Resolved an issue with tabs opening slowly in Google Chrome. |
Sophos Antivirus Big Sur
Version 9.9.8
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4973 | Resolved blank captive portal. |
Version 9.9.7
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4314 | Resolved an issue in which Sophos Anti-Virus may incorrectly report successful updates as failures. |
Version 9.8.4
Sophos Home And Macos 11
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
Sophos Intercept X Mac Big Sur
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-3454 | Resolved an issue where some systems may hang on boot with certain USB-C devices. |