Sophos has risen again to the top of the 2023 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) awards and solidified its position as the go-to channel partner for comprehensive cybersecurity solutions.
The CRN ARC assesses IT vendors through their partners' experiences. Over 3,300 solution providers graded vendors across 21 criteria spanning product innovation, support, partnership, and managed and cloud services. Here Sophos stood out, becoming CRN's most honored winner for the third consecutive year, demonstrating exceptional prowess and innovation with impressive wins across five categories: data security, extended detection and response, network security (for enterprise and SMB), and cloud.
Data Security Category Dominance
Sophos' win in the Data Security category—including the highest average scores across all four subcategories—highlights its ability to provide superior centrally managed, full disk encryption from a single, integrated, cloud-based management center. Sophos Central Device Encryption provides an essential first line of defense, protecting sensitive data when computer laptops go missing. Its tight integration with Sophos’ endpoint protection products, like Intercept X, makes it a great option for any security-conscious company.
Extended Detection and Response Leadership
With an overall score of 90.8, Sophos recorded its second win in the Extended Detection and Response category with Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Sophos MDR is a fully managed 24/7 service. Experts are on call to detect and respond to ransomware and advanced human-led cyberattacks aimed at an organization’s computers, servers, networks, cloud workloads, and email accounts. Sophos also offers additional Extended Detection and Response solutions with Sophos XDR, combining the best Endpoint and Server protection to stop breaches before they start, saving businesses valuable time in investigating threats.
Unparalleled Achievement in Network Security – Enterprise and SMB
Sophos' decisive victory in the Network Security categories for Enterprise and SMB is a testament to the company’s ability to protect organizations of any size. This win recognizes both Sophos Firewall and the XGS Series applications for their ability to deliver visibility, protection, and performance to protect the most vital networks.
Best-In-Class Cloud Security
Cloud storage expands the attack surface for cybercriminals. Sophos' shared win in the highly competitive Cloud Security technology segment reinforces its product innovation and partnership expertise. Sophos Intercept X for Server combines anti-exploit, anti-ransomware, deep learning AI, and control technology to stop attacks across various cloud environments before they impact systems.
Help your customers avoid the fallout from a cybersecurity attack by implementing cloud security solutions that protects data and users across the entire cloud architecture. Sophos Cloud Native Security is a single management view connecting cloud security posture management, firewall, and workload protection across hybrid and public cloud environments. Sophos Cloud Workload Protection is a security tool that provides complete visibility into host and container workloads to protect data better now and as it evolves.
The 2023 CRN ARC results affirm Sophos' cybersecurity dominance, solidifying its reputation as a steadfast ally to the channel. Sophos stands tall as a beacon of reliability, innovation, and shared success in a landscape where trust is paramount.
If you want to learn more, check out this CRNTV interview with Scott Barlow, Sophos vice president of global MSP and cloud alliances, on partner demand for Sophos’ industry-best offerings and why they’re resonating so well.