Kris Hagerman joined Sophos in 2012 as CEO. He is responsible for all aspects of Sophos’ strategic direction and business operations. Prior to Sophos, Hagerman was CEO of Corel Corporation. Previously, Hagerman served as group president, data center management at Symantec, where he led a business of more than $1.5 billion that represented. Hagerman received his BA at Dartmouth, his Masters in Philosophy and International Relations at the University of Cambridge and his MBA at Stanford. These tremendous qualifications speak for themselves. Previously, he was CEO of BigBook Inc., Affinia, and Corel Corporation. By Kris Hagerman Today we announced that Sophos has acquired Cyberoam, a leading UTM company headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. I just wanted to share a few thoughts about the announcement, and mention some of the reasons why I think bringing Sophos and Cyberoam together is an exciting combination for our two companies, as well as for our. Kris Hagerman Add to myFT. Add to myFT Digest. Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox. Add to myFT Digest Wednesday, 7 November, 2018. Sophos Group Plc.

Going All-In On The Channel

Kris Hagerman made the commitment to go 100 percent channel since taking over as Sophos’ CEO in 2012, and has never looked back. The Abingdon, U.K.-based SMB cybersecurity stalwart has seen surging demand for its MSP program and new managed detection and response (MDR) offering as Sophos continues to shift more of its business toward the company’s advanced, cloud-based security offerings.

“We would not be where we are without them [our partners],” Hagerman said. “They are strategic to our success. And it’s one of the reasons why we continue to recommit to our channel best strategy every single year.”

Kris Hagerman

In an interview at Best of Breed (BoB) Winter 2021, a virtual channel thought leadership conference hosted by CRN parent The Channel Company, Hagerman discussed why the colossal SolarWinds hack should be taken as a warning sign to all solution providers to become security aware and security literate even if they’re selling very little cybersecurity technology today.

Ceo Kris

From surging sales and profitability and securing the supply chain to combating complexity and doubling down on detection and response, here’s a look at 10 of the boldest remarks Sophos CEO Kris Hagerman made in an interview with Steven Burke, CRN’s Executive Editor, News.