Sophos recommends that customers always apply the latest version and patches of SafeGuard Easy to ensure that they have latest in functionality, performance and security.
The Windows Client Patch 1804 addresses some security issues with SafeGuard Easy Client 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 for Windows 10, which theoretically could be used to obtain local privilege escalations.
For more information, refer to Windows Client Patch 1804 for SafeGuard products.
Additionally the following issues have been fixed:
Note that this patch can be used for all SafeGuard Easy Client 7.0 Releases (7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2).
We recommend that you install the latest Windows security patches on your clients before installing the SafeGuard client security patch. For clients running Windows 7, you must install all Windows security patches first.
For a complete list and more details, see SafeGuard Easy Windows Client Patch 1804 version 7.00.3.
Before you install SafeGuard Easy (Sophos SafeGuard), make sure that your system meets the minimum system requirements.
Visit our SafeGuard release information site with comprehensive compatibility tables, supported third-party hardware and software, as well as a SafeGuard release history at: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/112776.aspx.
Check the compatibility of this SafeGuard Easy release with previous releases and modules:
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/112780.aspx.
Find out about:
Check the keyboard layouts that are supported in Power-on Authentication:
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/112782.aspx.
Check the tokens and smartcards that are supported by SafeGuard Easy:
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/121169.aspx.
Note that the use of the necessary token/smartcard middleware for the standard operating system requires a license agreement with the respective middleware manufacturer. For information on where to obtain the licenses, see
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/116585.aspx.
Check the compatibility of SafeGuard Easy with commercial anti-virus software that has been successfully tested with this release: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/121166.aspx.
Before you install SafeGuard Easy, we recommend that you read the SafeGuard Easy startup guide.
Check the known issues for this SafeGuard Easy release, since improper configuration of certain options may cause unexpected behavior: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/121166.aspx.
You can find technical support for Sophos products in any of these ways:
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