Sophos Catalina

Version 10.0.0 New Features. This release supports the EDR 3 capabilities in Sophos Central (to be rolled out for Macs by September). Live Discover allows admins to use osquery to search the device data across their estate to answer almost any question they can think of. Sophos Home Premium Security Delivers Advanced, Real-Time Antivirus Protection from the Latest Ransomware, Hacking Attempts and More. Get Sophos Home Today. NEW macOS REQUIREMENT: Restarting the computer is required by macOS Catalina before connecting some configurations for the first time. If a configuration requires a Tun or Tap system extension, the first time Tunnelblick asks macOS to load the appropriate system extension, macOS will tell the user that they must give permission to load system extensions signed by 'Jonathan Bullard' in System. Apple’s latest macOS, Catalina, has just been released to the public last October 7, 2019 and you can now install it on your Mac, as long as your device meets the hardware requirements. First revealed during the WWDC 2019 conference in San Jose, California, macOS Catalina introduces some new exciting features and functionalities.

Sophos Catalina

Product Information

macOS Catalina (10.15) was released on October 7, 2019. Technology Support Services will be testing Catalina with our 'standard' software to ensure it is compatible.

PLEASE NOTE that macOS Catalina will not support 32-bit software and may require you to upgrade your software (beyond what is supported by Technology Support Services). Please read How to Determine Which Apps May or May Not Work in macOS Catalinafor more information.

Sophos Catalina Version

Recommendation

Sophos Home Premium For Mac

macOS Catalina (10.15) is supported by Academic Technology / Technology Support Services.

If you have OS X 10.12 (Sierra) or an older version, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to at least macOS 10.13 (High Sierra). Apple is no longer supporting OS X 10.12 (Sierra).

You will need one of the following models in order to run macOS Catalina:

Macbook (2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (2012 or newer)
Mac mini (2012 or newer)
iMac (2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017 or newer)

Recommended minimum hardware:

20 GB of free space
4 GB minimum memory

Sophos Security For Mac

Please read How to Determine Which Apps May or May Not Work in macOS Catalinafor more information.

Software	Supported
Active Directory (access to file shares and logging into the campus network)
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Adobe DC, Acrobat 2017 are compatible with the new macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Adobe Creative Cloud Versions 2020 and 2019 are compatible.
Adobe 32-bit Applications (legacy Adobe apps and Adobe CS6)
Adobe Flash Flash Player installs and appears to work fine. No official support statement from Adobe regarding macOS 10.15 Catalina support.
Adobe Photoshop Photoshop 20.0.7 and later versions work with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) but have these known compatibility issues. You may want to remain on your current version of macOS until these issues have been resolved. Photoshop Elements version 2020 is compatible with Catalina
BigFix Client Client version 9.5.14 is compatible with Catalina.
Camino (Canvas) Canvas is accessible from any computer or mobile device with a Web-standard browser. Canvas supports the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari
Cisco AnyConnect (VPN) Our VPN system was upgraded to support Catalina on 11/13. Your Cisco VPN client should prompt for an upgrade if you're running Catalina.
Duo Duo 2FA has been working with macOS 10.15 Catalina. We are unable to locate any official notice on the Duo website to support this. How do I resolve Duo Prompt display issues related to iOS or macOS content restrictions? macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher: Open System Preferences Navigate to Screen Time > Preferences > Content & Privacy Set any Web Content restrictions to Unrestricted access. If you do not want to fully disable content restrictions, you can add duosecurity.com to the whitelist within the Content Restrictions page on the iOS device or to the Allowed Websites Only list on macOS. This will allow the Duo Prompt to display even if content restrictions are enabled. In addition to the instructions above, please also make sure that JavaScript is enabled in Safari on your macOS or iOS device.
ExamSoft Examsoft has announced it has updated its latest version of Examplify (2.06) to be compatible with Catalina (10.15) Law Technology Services recommends Law Students wait until after their 2019 finals.
Google Chrome Chrome supports macOS 10.10 and higher.
MATLAB MATLAB supports macOS Catalina 10.15
Microsoft Office Office 2016 for Mac needs to be v15.35 or newer. Check the version in one of the Office apps. Example, go to Word > About Microsoft Word (or whichever Application you are checking). If you have Office 2011 for Mac or before, do NOT update to Catalina because Office will stop working. Office 2011 for Mac is no longer supported by Microsoft and there is no workaround for this.
Mozilla Firefox Version 70.0.1 is fully supported.
Printer Logic Last release of Printer Logic (August 2019) only officially supports up to Mojave (10.14). Our testing shows it seems to work fine.
SafeConnect Impulse Point is pushing out a Mac Policy Key on Monday, October 21 to support macOS Catalina. Testing is not completed.
SmartPrint Pharos supports current version of Uniprint clients (Poup 9.0.10) and macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Sophos Home (Personally Owned Computers) Version 9.9.4 or above is required. Additional steps are required to successfully install Sophos Home. Grant full disk access, and Allow notifications.
Sophos Central (University Owned Computers) Version 9.9.4 or above required (released September 2019). Version 9.9.6 will include a permissions popup to make installs easier.
Sophos Encryption
SPSS SPSS 26 now available and supported on Catalina SPSS 25 will not be officially supported on Catalina by IBM.
Zoom Web Conferencing Zoom is Catalina supported. Version 4.5.5 (5452.1010) https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201361963-New-Updates-for-Mac-OS

Software

Supported

Active Directory
(access to file shares and logging into the campus network)

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

Adobe DC, Acrobat 2017 are compatible with the new macOS 10.15 Catalina.

Adobe Creative Cloud

Versions 2020 and 2019 are compatible.

Adobe 32-bit Applications (legacy Adobe apps and Adobe CS6)

Adobe Flash

Flash Player installs and appears to work fine. No official support statement from Adobe regarding macOS 10.15 Catalina support.

Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop 20.0.7 and later versions work with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) but have these known compatibility issues. You may want to remain on your current version of macOS until these issues have been resolved.

Photoshop Elements version 2020 is compatible with Catalina

BigFix Client

Client version 9.5.14 is compatible with Catalina.

Camino (Canvas)

Canvas is accessible from any computer or mobile device with a Web-standard browser. Canvas supports the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari

Cisco AnyConnect (VPN)

Our VPN system was upgraded to support Catalina on 11/13. Your Cisco VPN client should prompt for an upgrade if you're running Catalina.

Duo

Duo 2FA has been working with macOS 10.15 Catalina. We are unable to locate any official notice on the Duo website to support this.

How do I resolve Duo Prompt display issues related to iOS or macOS content restrictions?
macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher:

Open System Preferences
Navigate to Screen Time > Preferences > Content & Privacy
Set any Web Content restrictions to Unrestricted access.
- If you do not want to fully disable content restrictions, you can add duosecurity.com to the whitelist within the Content Restrictions page on the iOS device or to the Allowed Websites Only list on macOS. This will allow the Duo Prompt to display even if content restrictions are enabled.

In addition to the instructions above, please also make sure that JavaScript is enabled in Safari on your macOS or iOS device.

ExamSoft

Examsoft has announced it has updated its latest version of Examplify (2.06) to be compatible with Catalina (10.15)

Law Technology Services recommends Law Students wait until after their 2019 finals.

Google Chrome

Chrome supports macOS 10.10 and higher.

MATLAB

MATLAB supports macOS Catalina 10.15

Microsoft Office

Office 2016 for Mac needs to be v15.35 or newer. Check the version in one of the Office apps. Example, go to Word > About Microsoft Word (or whichever Application you are checking).

If you have Office 2011 for Mac or before, do NOT update to Catalina because Office will stop working. Office 2011 for Mac is no longer supported by Microsoft and there is no workaround for this.

Mozilla Firefox

Version 70.0.1 is fully supported.

Printer Logic

Last release of Printer Logic (August 2019) only officially supports up to Mojave (10.14). Our testing shows it seems to work fine.

SafeConnect

Impulse Point is pushing out a Mac Policy Key on Monday, October 21 to support macOS Catalina. Testing is not completed.

SmartPrint

Pharos supports current version of Uniprint clients (Poup 9.0.10) and macOS 10.15 Catalina.

Sophos Home (Personally Owned Computers)

Version 9.9.4 or above is required. Additional steps are required to successfully install Sophos Home.

Grant full disk access, and
Allow notifications.

Sophos Central (University Owned Computers)

Version 9.9.4 or above required (released September 2019). Version 9.9.6 will include a permissions popup to make installs easier.

Sophos Encryption

SPSS

SPSS 26 now available and supported on Catalina

SPSS 25 will not be officially supported on Catalina by IBM.

Zoom Web Conferencing

Zoom is Catalina supported. Version 4.5.5 (5452.1010)
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201361963-New-Updates-for-Mac-OS

Sophos Catalina

Last Updated 1/9/2020