Press release. Security solutions firm Sophos has announced the acquisition of Arco Cyber, a UK-based cybersecurity support company dedicated to helping organizations improve their strategy and stay ahead of compliance requirements and emerging threats.
The acquisition is an important step in Sophos’ bid to help organizations strengthen your cybersecurity strategy and governance at all levels of maturity, through its global ecosystem of partners. Sophos calls it Sophos CISO Advantage: a set of capabilities designed to scale the knowledge, judgment and operational discipline of a world-class CISO to organizations with or without dedicated security staff.
This ecosystem combines agentic AI, integrated platforms and proven human expertise, in collaboration with managed service providers (MSP) and managed security service providers (MSSP). Advances in agentic and AI-assisted systems enable real-time insights into control performance while relying on human oversight and judgment.
Arco Cyber accelerates this vision by adding capabilities that help organizations continually validate whether security controls are effectivemap controls to risk and compliance frameworks, and present clear information to executives that supports better decision making.
“There is a lot of exemplary security technology on the market”says Joe Levy, CEO of Sophos. “What most organizations don’t have is the ability to manage those tools, understand whether the controls are working correctly, and make informed decisions about risk. Arco has created a platform and team that offers clarity, accountability and reliability. “This work aligns directly with our strategy and provides clients with a stronger foundation to simplify regulatory compliance and manage cyber risk with confidence.”.
A fundamental element of Sophos CISO Advantage is the role of MSPs and MSSPs in delivering these capabilities at scale. Most organizations rely on trusted partners to translate information into action, provide context, and guide daily decision making. Sophos CISO Advantage is designed to strengthen this relationship, providing partners with AI-based governance, continuous support and a clear view of risk, allowing them to offer CISO leadership as a service.
The approach allows MSPs and MSSPs to elevate their role from technology operators to strategic security advisors, while offering clients greater clarity, control and confidence in cyber risk management.
