PARTNER CASE STUDY NERDYNET

NerdyNet protects
longstanding Siili
Solutions with Sophos
MDR
NerdyNet is a Sophos MSP and IT Service Provider based in Espoo,Finland. The company provides IT support and solutions for small
to enterprise-sized businesses. NerdyNet customises its services
according to customer needs across security, support, servers,networks and cloud services.

PARTNER-AT-A-GLANCE
NerdyNet
Industry
IT Service Provider
Number of Users
600Website
nerdynet.com

Sophos Solutions
Managed Service Provider
Sophos Managed Detection and Response
Sophos Partner
Sophos Partner since 2018 andSophos MSP since 2019

PARTNER CASE STUDY NERDYNET“Previously it was difficult to find a cybersecurity
solution that supported both MacOS andWindows devices with consistent device
encryption on both. I searched far and wide
for a suitable solution and found that Sophos
could provide what we needed and more.“Jarno Laihi, NerdyNet Founder and Chairman

As a Sophos Managed Service Provider (MSP),
NerdyNet provides its clients with solutions fromthe entire Sophos portfolio on a flexible basis,including Sophos Managed Detection and Response(MDR). The NerdyNet team believe this delivers
best-in-market protection for their clients, as wellas generating recurring revenue for the business.
One of NerdyNet’s major clients, Siili Solutions, isa leading software integrator and digital service
provider, listed on the Nasdaq in Helsinki. The
company has more than 1,000 employees acrossoffices in Finland, Germany, Poland and the USA.
Siili Solutions is a loyal NerdyNet customer, andhas benefitted from NerdyNet’s MSP service forover ten years. Following advice from NerdyNet,
Siili Solutions has implemented several Sophossolutions across its IT infrastructure, including
Sophos MDR.

Business challenges

The Technical Solution

Four years ago, NerdyNet was facing a number ofchallenges:

In 2019, NerdyNet became a Sophos MSP.
This partnership gives NerdyNet access to thecomplete range of Sophos solutions for its clientson a flexible and scalable basis. As NerdyNet’sclient Siili Solutions has expanded, NerdyNet
has implemented Sophos solutions across theirdevices, endpoints, servers, cloud and network.

Ì Seeking effective and trusted cybersecuritysolutions for both Windows and MacOS
Ì Delivering round-the-clock marketleading cybersecurity protection ina shifting threat landscape
Initially, having identified Sophos as one of the only
providers to protect both Windows and MacOS,
NerdyNet turned to Sophos for 24/7 support for its
customers.

Siili Solutions now also gets round-the-clock
protection with Sophos MDR. By implementing
Sophos MDR, Siili Solutions has peace of mind thatcyber activity is monitored 24/7, and any threats tocybersecurity are detected, managed and resolvedby the Sophos team of experts.

PARTNER CASE STUDY NERDYNET“As a Sophos MSP, we’re able to provide IT services
and solutions to clients of all sizes, including abusiness with over 1,000 employees across multiplelocations. Sophos MDR gives us and our clients
peace of mind that any threats will be detected
and properly handled by the Sophos team.“Matti Lehtinen, Chief Executive Officer, NerdyNet

Sophos MDR enables NerdyNet to provide
comprehensive and continuous cybersecurity
to its clients despite being a small team of ten. It
also enables the teams at both NerdyNet and Siili
Solutions to focus on their core business without
the concern of resourcing cybersecurity in-house.

Benefits for NerdyNet
Jarno Laihi, NerdyNet Founder and Chairman, notesthat around 10% of NerdyNet’s total revenue comesfrom the flexible monthly billing Sophos enables thecompany to provide to its clients. He lists further
benefits as being:Ì Monthly billing from Sophos, which is easilyadjustable for changing market conditions,providing customers with greater flexibilityÌ Access to Sophos’s highly competent
team of experts to provide comprehensive
support and insights

Ì Access to a complete portfolio ofcybersecurity solutions

Ì Support and training from Sophos
across all Sophos solutions

Ì The ability to offer industry-leading solutions

Ì Regular technical reports from Sophos,
enabling the NerdyNet team to feed back to
its clients on activity and performanceÌ 24/7 cybersecurity protection and managed
detection and response for NerdyNet
and its clients using Sophos MDRPARTNER CASE STUDY NERDYNET

Benefits for Siili Solutions
With NerdyNet as its strategic IT partner, Siili
Solutions has been able to take advantage of thecomprehensive market-leading solutions fromSophos that NerdyNet provides. This means thatthe team at Siili Solutions can focus on providing
software and digital solutions, and let NerdyNetand Sophos handle cybersecurity and ITchallenges. With Sophos MDR, Siili Solutions gets
24/7 cybersecurity protection, management
and response, and peace of mind across emails,
firewalls, cloud and endpoint devices.

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“Our strategic IT
partnership with
NerdyNet hasenabled us to takeadvantage of Sophos
solutions across ourIT infrastructure. The
services provided by
NerdyNet, together withSophos MDR, means
we have the IT andcybersecurity support
we need, without inhouse requirements.
This arrangement
really works for us
and we’re delightedwith the solutions andservice we receive.“Seppo Takanen, CIO, Siili Solutions

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