Sophos acquires UK-based cybersecurity firm
It said its 'excited' to bring the team and technology from SOC.OS onboard
Sophos has acquired SOC.OS as part of the businesses' plans to expand its cybersecurity systems.
The IT security company says it is looking to advance its managed threat response (MTR) and extended detection and response (XDR) solutions for organisations of all sizes.
It is also planning to expand its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which underpins all of Sophos' security solutions.
Sophos says acquiring SOC.OS will help them achieve this, with it being an "innovator" of a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution.
"This will include providing alerts and events from third-party endpoint, server, firewall, Identity and Access Management (IAM), cloud workload, email, and mobile security products," Sophos said.
Joe Levy, chief technology and product officer at Sophos, said he is "very excited" to bring the team and technology from SOC.OS onboard.
He added: "Sophos MTR is one of the fastest-growing new offerings in the company's history. We now stand as one of the largest Managed Detection and Response (MDR) operations in the world, delivering superior security outcomes through an MTR service with more than 8,000 customers.
"The top enhancement request from these customers is ‘better integrations with existing security environments,' and with the innovative technology from SOC.OS, we will be able to do just that - seamlessly integrate Sophos' MTR and XDR solutions within their current set of security and IT solutions."
Based in Milton Keynes, SOC.OS launched in 2020 and is a spinout of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.
Dave Mareels, chief executive officer and co-founder of SOC.OS, said: "Alert fatigue and lack of visibility still plague security teams worldwide.
"Considering this, against the backdrop of constantly changing cyberthreats and a challenging talent landscape, defenders need new and innovative products and services that can help them solve more complex incidents in less time.
"For many defenders, however, the complexity and cost of traditional security solutions act as barriers to adoption. By joining forces with Sophos, we can address these challenges together, head on. The sum is greater than our parts, and by combining our capabilities, we're positioned to offer truly unique, cost effective and highly accessible products and services to those who need it most, on a global scale."