Axitea joins forces with Sophos for endpoint security

Improving protection, detection and response capabilities, but also lowering the cost of ownership associated with cyber threat defence solutions are needs increasingly felt by companies: the MSSPAxitea , the Italian Global Security Provider, offers a concrete response with its Managed eXtended Detection & Response (MXDR) service, realised in collaboration with Sophos to create a profound synergy between the products of the market-leading vendor of next-generation cybersecurity and the organisation, professionalism and prevention, identification, investigation, response and remediation capabilities of Axitea’s staff.

Gartner defines Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as an innovative SaaS-based tool capable of natively integrating multiple security products into a unified and integrated system, making it particularly suitable for small and medium-sized companies.

In a scenario characterised by the continuous proliferation of cyber threats, Axitea has played an innovative role, being one of the first security providers to propose a managed XDR, serving some 400 SMEs to date and qualifying as a Sophos Gold Partner in the provision of services through its SOC (Security Operations Center), active 24/7.

Axitea represents for Sophos one of the main MSSPs (Managed Security Services Providers) operating in Italy.

The offer combines the best of the two partners’ expertise, giving SOC specialists access to a platform that intelligently and easily combines all key security data, and end customers the benefit of advanced 24-hour support, which manages the adaptation of the technology and thus eases the overall cost impact.

Specifically, Axitea’s MXDR service acts as a tool for solving several problems that often plague SMEs:

• Scarcity or absence of quantitatively and qualitatively adequate specialised resources in countering cyber attacks and managing the resulting incidents;
• Ineffectiveness of the response & remediation phase by already implemented protection solutions;
• Inability to replace the security technologies chosen to cope with fast-changing cyber attacks, due to purchasing habits that favour the depreciation of the assets over long periods

“In the era of digital transformation, in which companies are moving towards increasingly computerised process management, the risks to one’s data take on increasingly differentiated aspects,” says Marco Bavazzano, CEO of Axitea. “Businesses need a holistic view of security, enabling them to defend all their assets with increasingly integrated measures; our partnership with Sophos goes precisely in this direction, combining advanced functionality and a wide range of services in a unique proposition in the security landscape.”

Axitea
Axitea operates as a Global Security Provider, integrating security services with innovative technologies and physical and cyber protection systems within a market undergoing a strong transformation due to the convergence of IT, telecommunications, controls, automation and the Internet of Things. Thanks to the knowledge, skills and experience developed over time in the areas of Surveillance, Security and Privacy, Axitea offers a wide range of services, ranging from territorial monitoring and proactive management of alarms and interventions, to the development of specialised skills in the design, implementation, integration, maintenance and management of technological platforms and solutions dedicated to physical security, access control, video surveillance, satellite monitoring and ICT infrastructure protection.

Sophos
Sophos is a world leader in next-generation cybersecurity, protecting more than 500,000 organisations and millions of consumers in over 150 countries, defending their systems against the most advanced cyber threats. Sophos leverages threat intelligence data, artificial intelligence and machine learning from SophosLabs and SophosAI to offer a wide range of advanced products and services to protect users, networks and endpoints against ransomware, malware, exploits, phishing and a huge variety of cyber attacks. Sophos offers a single integrated, cloud-based management console, Sophos Central: the cornerstone of an adaptive security ecosystem that includes a centralised data lake. The data lake in turn makes use of a full range of open APIs that are available to customers, partners, developers and other security vendors. Sophos sells its products and services through Reseller Partners and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, UK. Further information is available at www.sophos.it.

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