Sophos, with its portfolio of cybersecurity solutions, presents the most comprehensive security offering in the Pax8 marketplace

Sophos, a global leader in innovative cyber security solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace. This provides the more than 40,000 managed service providers (MSPs) in the Pax8 network with the most comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity solutions from a single provider, including Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Sophos Endpoint powered by Intercept X and Sophos Firewall, as a one-stop shop. This revolutionizes the ability for channel partners to streamline operations, simplify billing, and dramatically reduce the complexity of cybersecurity management for all customers.  

According to the “Sophos MSP Perspectives 2024” report, MSPs that implement their cybersecurity strategy with a single provider can reduce daily administration time by almost half on average – a potential saving that increases to as much as 69 percent for IT companies juggling six or more security providers. By partnering with Pax8, Sophos removes a major operational hurdle for MSPs, enabling them to seamlessly manage cybersecurity through a single vendor platform: solution integration is streamlined and efficiency is increased, while security posture is strengthened and cloud procurement cycles are simplified.

“Sophos and Pax8 are very similar in our mission. It is to provide MSPs with best-in-class end-to-end security services and products, while simplifying the lifecycle management of these solutions and reducing operational overhead,” said Joe Levy, CEO of Sophos. “MSPs are looking for vendors that simplify their day-to-day work, and the Sophos and Pax8 collaboration delivers that simplicity. In cybersecurity, speed and innovation are critical to fending off attackers. The partnership with Pax8 accelerates access to critical cybersecurity tools and empowers MSPs to better protect their customers in an increasingly complex and volatile threat landscape.” 

Key benefits of the Sophos and Pax8 partnership for MSPs include:

• Unlocking new revenue opportunities for partners by providing the most comprehensive portfolio of security offerings from a single vendor on the Pax8 marketplace.
• Reducing overhead costs and freeing up billable partner time by simplifying procurement and billing through a fully integrated Pax8 marketplace program.
• Smooth business operations through coordinated MSP activation, support, and sales training initiatives.
• Compatible and comprehensive 24/7 security for Microsoft Defender customers with Sophos’s MDR service for Microsoft environments.

“Today, MSPs need solutions that fit the way they work – cloud-first, flexible, and easy to manage at scale,” said Pax8 CEO Scott Chasin. ”Pax8 is revolutionizing the way MSPs access and deliver cloud-based solutions, and cybersecurity is an important part of the overall package. By bringing Sophos’ innovative security offerings to our marketplace, Pax8 is providing its partners with access to enterprise-grade security solutions for their SMB customers – in a way that simplifies management, reduces risk, and increases profitability.”

Comprehensive security, unparalleled efficiency 

“MSPs estimate that they could reduce their daily management time by 50 percent or more by consolidating to a single cybersecurity platform – and Sophos enables them to achieve this goal,” said Raja Patel, Chief Product Officer at Sophos. “By managing all of their clients’ cybersecurity through the cloud-based Sophos Central platform, MSPs can reduce their workload and free up valuable billing hours. In addition, with Sophos’s comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity solutions, Pax8 MSPs have many opportunities to sell additional revenue-generating products and services that meet their clients’ ever-increasing cybersecurity needs.”

Powered by real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops, a global team of threat hunters and security analysts, Sophos solutions provide proactive, AI-driven protection against cyberattacks. In addition, Sophos MDR, the largest pure-play cybersecurity managed response services offering with over 28,000 customers worldwide, provides unparalleled protection for MSPs and their customers. Sophos’s portfolios of automated threat detection, managed response, and comprehensive security insights enable MSPs to improve their defenses, minimize risk, provide enterprise-grade protection, and reduce management complexity. 

Better security for Microsoft environments 

More than 60 percent of Sophos MDR customers are managed through MSPs, giving Sophos unparalleled insight into attacks on MSP-managed environments. Sophos uses this insight to update customer defenses in real time, optimizing their protection against constantly evolving attacks, and providing optimal security for both customers and partners. In addition, Sophos’s MDR service for Microsoft environments allows Pax8 MSPs to increase security for customers using Microsoft Defender, while also enabling a higher return on their Microsoft investments.

The Sophos MDR service through Pax8 supports MSPs in a number of ways. They can either take full advantage of Sophos’s managed service or use it in a modular fashion to bolster their clients’ internal departments – including coverage at night and on weekends. These times are critical to defending networks because attackers are particularly likely to strike then. For MSPs providing in-house MDR services, the new AI Assistant in Sophos XDR enables IT professionals of all experience levels to respond to attacks faster and more effectively by leveraging existing threat research and response information from Sophos MDR analysts on the front lines. 

The Sophos offering will be available on the Pax8 Marketplace starting February 28, 2025. Pax8 partners interested in learning more about the Sophos offerings on the Pax8 Marketplace can visit www.sophos.com/msp for more information and to sign up.