Description
The [Sophos XG Firewall](https://www.sophos.com/products/next-gen-firewall.aspx) allows you to easily connect your Sophos XG Firewall logs with Microsoft Sentinel, to view dashboards, create custom alerts, and improve investigations. Integrating Sophos XG Firewall with Microsoft Sentinel provides more visibility into your organization's firewall traffic and will enhance security monitoring capabilities.
- Declared status
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- Declared author / publisher
- Sophos
Declared sources
Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.
Data types
Declared permissions
write permission is required.
Workspace
Workspace
Sophos XG Firewall
must be configured to export logs via Syslog
Connector instructions
Content published in the repository. Refer to the original file for all parameters.
>**NOTE:** This data connector depends on a parser based on a Kusto Function to work as expected which is deployed as part of the solution. To view the function code in Log Analytics, open Log Analytics/Microsoft Sentinel Logs blade, click Functions and search for the alias Sophos XG Firewall and load the function code or click [here](https://aka.ms/sentinel-SophosXG-parser), on the second line of the query, enter the hostname(s) of your Sophos XG Firewall device(s) and any other unique identifiers for the logstream. The function usually takes 10-15 minutes to activate after solution installation/update.
1. Install and onboard the agent for Linux
Typically, you should install the agent on a different computer from the one on which the logs are generated.
> Syslog logs are collected only from **Linux** agents.
Choose where to install the agent:
Install agent on Azure Linux Virtual Machine
Select the machine to install the agent on and then click **Connect**.
Install agent on a non-Azure Linux Machine
Download the agent on the relevant machine and follow the instructions.
2. Configure the logs to be collected
Configure the facilities you want to collect and their severities.
1. Under workspace advanced settings **Configuration**, select **Data** and then **Syslog**.
2. Select **Apply below configuration to my machines** and select the facilities and severities.
3. Click **Save**.
3. Configure and connect the Sophos XG Firewall
[Follow these instructions](https://doc.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/20.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/SystemServices/LogSettings/SyslogServerAdd/index.html) to enable syslog streaming. Use the IP address or hostname for the Linux device with the Linux agent installed as the Destination IP address.
Source provenance
GitHubDisplayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.
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Solutions/Sophos XG Firewall/Data Connectors/Connector_Syslog_SophosXGFirewall.jsonsource ↗GSTEP / CATALOG TRACKING
Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC