Hosted Network and Sophos partner to offer Aussie MSPs a fully-managed endpoint-to-edge security solution

Sydney, Aust. – May 5, 2023 – Hosted Network, an Australian cloud and telecommunications provider, has partnered with Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, to offer Australian MSPs a fully-managed endpoint-to-edge protection solution – SecureNetwork.

SecureNetwork tackles the “ask and quote” approach that MSPs adopt, which tends to overlook their end-customers’ pain points, ultimately leading to disconnected connectivity and security solutions. This approach not only poses integration, visibility, and complexity issues for troubleshooting, but also severely impacts MSPs’ bottom-line margins, and increases their and their customers’ exposure to cyber threats.

A simple, turnkey cybersecurity-as-a-service solution, SecureNetwork alleviates these impacts and challenges and enables MSPs to achieve higher profit margins, faster resolution times, and an improved security experience, ultimately reducing risk for both the MSP and their customers.

“We’ve designed SecureNetwork to change the narrative of connectivity and help MSPs become their clients’ trusted advisor. With SecureNetwork, MSPs can deliver a turnkey security solution that reduces the risk of unprotected systems and wasted support hours that impact their margins. By taking a proactive approach to security, MSPs can help their clients avoid business risks, improve resolution times and client experience and ultimately, drive higher revenue from connectivity and security,” said Ben Town, chief executive officer at Hosted Network.

SecureNetwork provides MSPs with a fully-managed solution consisting of two key components: edge protection, which includes fully managed and monitored business-grade connectivity with all the necessary hardware, and endpoint protection powered by Sophos MDR Complete. With Sophos’ experienced detection and response experts monitoring security from endpoint to edge 24×7, MSPs can offer their customers comprehensive protection against potential cyber threats.

“With MSPs often being time poor, SecureNetwork powered by Sophos offers a low-touch solution that provides increased security outcomes for end-customers, without them having to manage the solution and invest in their own internal SOC or networking resources,” added Ben Town.

“Unfortunately, many organisations lack the necessary resources and expertise to monitor their systems around the clock. In fact, in more than 85% of incidents we responded to in 2022, organisations had security tools in place that were blocking attackers, but the responsible team was either not paying attention or didn’t fully understand the alerts and logs they were receiving. This highlights the need for a unified approach to protection, to ensure that all security tools work together seamlessly to provide comprehensive defense against cyber threats,.”, added Aaron Jacobs, global security engineer at Sophos.

When implemented, SecureNetwork adds an additional protective layer to the end-customers’ network, allowing them to enhance their business protection by increasing resilience to cyber threats and adhering to critical security standards like Essential 8 and ISO27001 requirements. By partnering with MSPs who offer SecureNetwork, end-customers can leverage a reliable solution that helps their business reduce the risks of utilising mismatched connectivity types and security solutions, protecting them from constantly evolving cybersecurity threats.

Hosted Network, in conjunction with Sophos, will be completing roadshows across the country to launch SecureNetwork. These sessions will provide insights and strategies to minimise these risks and help MSPs understand the opportunities available to them in providing an end-to-end secure, managed, and monitored connectivity solution.

For more info on SecureNetwork, visit https://hostednetwork.com.au/services/securenetwork/

About Hosted Network

Hosted Network, a wholesale cloud and telco provider for Australian MSPs, delivers cloud, voice and connectivity solutions the way MSPs need it – easy and reliable. As a former MSP, they understand the frustrations of dealing with telcos and have built their business around providing the best partner experience to their 250 and growing Australian MSP community.

Visit their website to know more about their wholesale services: https://hostednetwork.com.au/

About Sophos

Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations defeat cyberattacks. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users globally from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through its cloud-based Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimises the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralised 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 organisations needing fully-managed, turnkey 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.