This transaction is positive news for the channel, as Sophos remains committed to delivering cutting-edge security services and technologies that empower its global community of partners, managed service providers (MSPs), and managed security service providers (MSSPs). This includes expanding its reach, improving operational scalability and providing stronger defenses to the businesses that need the ability to effectively defend against today’s constant and complex cyberattacks.
Sophos CEO Joe Levy said: “With the integration of Secureworks, our expanded portfolio of products and services will deliver even more robust end-to-end security solutions including identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-generation SIEM, and managed risk — all on a single, open platform.”
He added: “We will also be able to further advance our AI, threat intelligence, and attack research through more diverse and in-depth global telemetry that is tailored by analysts to the real world. Across the board, we are very excited about this accelerated next chapter for Sophos.”