More M&A! Sophos to buy Arco Cyber for channel-delivered cyber strategy & GRC move

Another week, another acquisition? This time, Sophos is front-and-centre with the announcement that it intends to purchase UK-based Arco Cyber in a move that the company says will help customers by combining agentic AI, integrated platforms, and trusted human expertise delivered in partnership with managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs). We also have a great chat with cybersecurity community activist, semi-retired industry analyst, consultant, and board member Jon Oltsik about SOAPA - stay tuned for more content around this architecture/framework! NEWS Sophos to acquire Arco Cyber “to Bring CISO-Level, Agentic AI-Powered Expertise to Every Organization”     Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – [email protected] Rory Duncan – [email protected] Subscribe to our Newsletter - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand