The Awards Keep Rolling In: CRN and Channel Futures Recognize Sophos in Recent Awards

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Sophos Named to CRN’s 2024 Security 100 List, Kendra Krause Recognized as Channel Futures Channel Influencer and Christina Nairn Named into the 2024 Channel Partners Circle of Excellence

Feb 22 2024 By

Channel-best is not just a motto: It’s our DNA. Every day, we’re working hard to help our partners excel and make the world a safer place for our joint customers. We’re thrilled to see that the channel community recognizes our dedication to the channel with three awards this weeks!

Sophos Named to CRN’s 2024 Security 100 List

We’re excited to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Sophos in its Security 100 list. We’re listed as one of The 20 Coolest Endpoint and Managed Security Companies of 2024. This is another great recognition for our commitment to work hand in hand with channel partners to protect businesses from advanced cyber threats.

As CRN puts it: The distinguished Security 100 awardees offer a blend of advanced technology and services in the evolving cybersecurity market for both partners and customers. As the issue of security remains a top concern for businesses of all shapes and sizes, this list serves as a guide for solution providers, spotlighting the leading security vendors to collaborate with as they deliver inventive solutions to their customers.

“CRN’s Security 100 list recognizes top-tier companies that provide the IT channel with groundbreaking offerings in a number of security areas that stand up to a wide range of threats and risks,” said Jennifer Follett, Vice President, U.S. Content and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “As security becomes ever more important to every business, these companies are laying the foundation for cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions.”

The 2024 Security 100 list will be featured in the February 2024 issue of CRN and online at www.crn.com/security100.

 

Kendra Krause Recognized as Channel Futures Channel Influencer

We’re also proud that Kendra Krause, senior vice president of global channels and small business sales at Sophos is one of 50 individuals recognized by the editors of Channel Futures as a thought leader who has impacted the direction of the IT and communications indirect sales channel in 2024. Kendra is profiled as a Channel Futures Channel Influencer on the Channel Futures website..

Since 2018, the Channel Futures Channel Influencer Awards have recognized the industry’s 50 top-performing executives in the technology and communications channel. These senior leaders represent the future of the channel and are impacting the way today’s most innovative IT and connectivity solutions are brought to market, sold, delivered to customers and supported. At the same time, they have distinguished themselves through their unwavering support of the partner community forging deep and trusted relationships across the ecosystem.

In selecting this year’s influencers, Channel Futures’ editors considered the organization’s partner growth, channel innovation and the individual’s commitment to the indirect sales channel along with the standing each person had among their peers. It was a painstaking process that took place throughout the year and included the perspectives of hundreds of channel executives and industry experts. Congratulations, Kendra!

 

Christina Nairn Named Into the 2024 Circle of Excellence

We’re honored that Christina Nairn has been named into the 2024 Channel Partners Circle of Excellence by Channel Futures. Her exceptional performance, commitment, and dedication have earned her this prestigious honor, and we are thrilled to see her hard work recognized in such a significant way.

Her contributions to the channel have been nothing short of outstanding. Her innovative approach, expertise, leadership, and unwavering customer focus have helped to drive growth, increase revenue, and strengthen partnerships. She has set an example of excellence for others to follow, and her impact on the channel is truly remarkable.

We’re grateful for having you on our team. Congratulations, Christina!

About the Author

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.