WBM Technologies Awarded Sophos 2023 Channel Partner of the Year in Canada

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada — May 26, 2023 — WBM Technologies is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Sophos Channel Partner of the Year for Canada. WBM was recognized for its outstanding performance and commitment to securing organizations with Sophos’ innovative portfolio of cybersecurity solutions and services.

“Cybercriminals are constantly pivoting and refining their techniques. This, plus the complexity of attack methods requires layers of security that protect organizations at every point along the attack chain. By working with Sophos to ensure our joint customers have the defenses they need, Sophos has recognized WBM Technologies as Channel Partner of the Year,” said Kendra Krause, senior vice president of global channels and sales operations. “Sophos is honored to work with all of the winning partners that are dedicated to delivering superior cybersecurity outcomes to defeat cyberattackers.”
This is the second time in three years that WBM Technologies has won this award, building upon being named the Sophos Channel Partner of the Year in 2021.

About WBM Technologies

WBM Technologies is a Western Canadian leader in the provision of outcomes-driven information technology solutions. We deliver meaningful business outcomes across a platform of technology services that include Data & Security, End User Computing, Modern Workplace Enablement, Managed Print, and Enterprise Service Desk.

Established May 1st, 1950, WBM operates from Infrastructure Operation Centres located in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg. We employ a team of over 500 IT professionals across Canada who are motivated to make a difference with our clients through ongoing and impactful partnerships together.

Learn more at www.wbm.ca.

About Sophos

As a worldwide leader in next-generation cybersecurity, Sophos protects more than 400,000 organizations of all sizes in more than 150 countries from today’s most advanced cyber threats. Powered by SophosLabs – a global threat intelligence and data science team – Sophos’ cloud-native and AI-powered solutions secure endpoints (laptops, servers and mobile devices) and networks against evolving cyberattack techniques, including ransomware, malware, exploits, data exfiltration, active-adversary breaches, phishing, and more.

Sophos Central, a cloud-native management platform, integrates Sophos’ entire portfolio of next-generation products, including the Intercept X endpoint solution and the XG next-generation firewall, into a single “synchronized security” system accessible through a set of APIs. Sophos has been driving a transition to next-generation cybersecurity, leveraging advanced capabilities in cloud, machine learning, APIs, automation, managed threat response, and more, to deliver enterprise-grade protection to any size organization.

Sophos sells its products and services exclusively through a global channel of more than 53,000 partners and managed service providers (MSPs). Sophos also makes its innovative commercial technologies available to consumers via Sophos Home. The company is headquartered in Oxford, U.K.

More information is available at www.sophos.com.

WBM is the rare breed of organization whose mission and execution are completely aligned to serving their customers’ unique needs. The leadership team’s commitment to customer service excellence is infectious and clearly resonates from operations and delivery, through to support. From a security perspective, customers should feel a tremendous amount of comfort putting their trust in WBM’s team. They are a highly-skilled group that supports a top-line security strategy focused on protecting their customer base from even the most nefarious of evolving threats. We could not be more excited about our partnership with WBM and we’re thrilled to name them Canada’s Sophos Security Partner of the Year!

Evan Ireland Gjernes Director of Sales
Sophos