WBM Technologies Awarded Sophos 2021 Channel Partner Of The Year, Canada

May 5, 2021 (Saskatoon, SK) – WBM Technologies today announced 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’ next-generation cybersecurity solutions and services.

“The shift to remote working has expanded organizations’ attack surfaces, and cybercriminals are stopping at nothing to penetrate these increasingly virtual networks. Armed with Sophos’ industry-best cybersecurity solutions and services, WBM is securing organizations against these advanced threats,” said Kendra Krause, Sophos senior vice president of global channels and sales operations. “Sophos is proud to support and recognize this year’s winners that are leading the industry in delivering business-critical cybersecurity solutions, and we look forward to their continued success.”

WBM is experiencing tremendous growth across Western Canada and helping organizations stay secure.

“This recognition is really an acknowledgement of the great client community we have around us,” said Keith Daser, WBM director of data and security. “WBM is profoundly thankful for their support as we innovate and evolve our managed security programs to ensure their protection. It’s really the partnerships we enjoy with our clients that help us hit the mark – to deliver peace of mind in cybersecurity and the business continuity they need.”

About WBM Technologies

WBM Technologies is a Western Canadian leader in the provision of outcomes-driven technology solutions. We provide business results through 4 core practice areas: Data & Security, End User Computing, Managed Print Solutions, and Enterprise Service Desk.

Established May 1, 1950, WBM operates from five interconnected Infrastructure Operation Centers located in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg. We employ a team of over 400 IT professionals who are motivated to make a difference with our clients through meaningful and impactful partnerships together.

More information is available 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