Central Mac Endpoint, Sophos Enterprise Console Managed – Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X, Central Device Encryption for Mac. Operating systems macOS 11 “Big Sur” Support for macOS 11. Apple macOS 11 will be released on the 12 th November, it is not supported for Endpoint Protection by Sophos yet. 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. 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. If you are using Sophos Home or using the Sophos Endpoint Protection campus license for antivirus/anti-malware, make sure that automatic updates are turned off on your Macintosh computer to avoid issues. The most common situations in which these messages can appear are after a Sophos Home installation/upgrade takes place, or when upgrading your macOS system. In those cases, the first step is to restart the Mac to allow it to load the new/updated components. Additional examples of the message.
Can users with macOS 11 and the new Apple M1 hardware run Sophos Mac Endpoint Protection with the Big Sur EAP?
Yes. M1 users with Big Sur need to follow three steps:
- Install Rosetta 2
- Join the Big Sur EAP
- Run Sophos using Rosetta 2
What is Rosetta 2?
Rosetta 2 is a commonly used tool that enables a Mac with Apple silicon to use apps built for a Mac with an Intel processor. For instructions on installation, please refer to https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211861
Will there be a performance difference when using Rosetta 2?
Native support using the full power and performance of the Apple hardware will always be faster than using Rosetta 2. For normal business users there should not be any discernable difference. For heavy users of disk or CPU (for example: video editing, heavy photoshop usage, compiling) they will notice a difference in performance.
When is macOS 11 support coming?
The goal is to have macOS 11 support available to all customers by early March 2021. This includes support for both Sophos Central and Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) managed devices. Brand new customers will have support from mid-February 2021. We will be upgrading all existing customers in stages, between mid-February and early March as per our normal release process.
Sophos For Mac Big Sur
Will Apple M1 Hardware be supported when we release Big Sur support?
Yes and this support will come in two stages. Stage 1 will be using Rosetta 2 and Stage 2 will be native support.
Sophos Big Sur Support
When will M1 processors be natively supported?
An early access program for native Apple M1 processor support will begin in early April. Planned GA is before the end of CYQ2. Native support means that Rosetta 2 is no longer required for emulation.
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Will customers need to take any action when we support macOS 11 or the Apple M1 hardware?
When we release GA support for macOS 11 we will move all EAP devices to recommended. Customers do not need to take any action. The same will be true when we GA native support for the Apple M1 hardware. All devices that were running using Rosetta 2 will automatically use the native implementation.
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