The cybersecurity landscape in Ireland is changing at pace. Attackers are moving faster, threats are becoming more external and opportunistic, and many customer conversations now start long before a breach is detected internally.

That shift is exactly why Climb was delighted to recently announce our distribution partnership with Sophos for the Irish market, bringing one of the world’s most respected cybersecurity vendors into the Climb portfolio.

For Irish partners, the real strength of this partnership goes beyond access to Sophos’ industry‑leading cybersecurity portfolio – it delivers a proven conversation starter in the Sophos Threat Profile Assessment, designed to engage customers early and with impact.

What is the Sophos Threat Profile Assessment?

The Sophos Threat Profile Assessment is a fast, external cybersecurity threat assessment designed to show organisations what attackers can already see from the outside, before any internal compromise takes place.

Unlike traditional assessments or penetration tests, this is a nonintrusive, external review. It requires no internal access, no agents, and no exploitation techniques. Instead, it focuses on attacker facing exposure using opensource intelligence and external discovery techniques.

Specifically, the assessment highlights:

• Exposed credentials and third-party breach exposure
• Suspicious or look‑alike domains associated with the organisation
• Dark web exposure related to brand or identity leakage
• Internet facing vulnerabilities visible from outside the perimeter

Each assessment is followed by a one-to-one findings review, with a Sophos Security Engineer, helping partners and customers clearly understand risk and prioritise next steps.  

It’s important to be clear: this is not a penetration test. The goal is visibility, prioritisation, and informed remediation planning, not proof of exploit.

Why this matters for partners and their customers.

Most modern cyberattacks begin externally. Exposed credentials, brand impersonation, typo squatted domains, and vulnerable public facing services are often the first foothold for attackers.

For partners, this creates a challenge. Security conversations can be difficult to start without an incident, a breach, or a clear trigger.

The Sophos Threat Profile Assessment changes that dynamic. It provides partners with a low friction, high value entry point into customer discussions, based on real, visible risk rather than hypothetical scenarios. Internally, Climb has positioned this assessment as a powerful onboarding, pipeline generation, and customer entry tool for the Irish market.

A unique opportunity in the Irish market

As part of our distribution agreement with Sophos, Climb is the only authorised distributor in Ireland able to offer the Sophos Threat Profile Assessment to partners and their customers.

That exclusivity is significant. It means Irish partners working with Climb can differentiate themselves immediately, using a service that is not available through any other distribution route in the market.

It also reinforces Climb’s role as more than just a fulfilment partner. Our approach is about enabling partners to lead with value, insight, and confidence, backed by world‑class vendor technology.

Campaign ready support from Climb

We know that having a great assessment is only half the battle. Partners also need support to bring it to market effectively.

That’s why Climb has built a campaign ready framework around the Sophos Threat Profile Assessment, designed to help partners start offering it to customers immediately.

This includes:

• Clear positioning of the assessment as a customer conversation starter
• Marketing and messaging support aligned to Irish market needs
• Enablement guidance on how the assessment leads into broader Sophos solutions
• A structured follow-on path into technologies such as Sophos MDR, endpoint, firewall, email, and cloud security

Our goal is simple: remove friction for partners and help them turn early-stage security conversations into long term customer relationships.

Looking ahead with Climb and Sophos

The launch of Sophos in Ireland through Climb is about more than adding another vendor to the portfolio. It’s about upgrading how partners engage customers in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

The Sophos Threat Profile Assessment gives Irish partners a practical, credible way to lead those conversations, grounded in real world exposure and supported by a distributor that is fully invested in partner success.

If you’re a partner looking to open doors faster, build pipeline earlier, and lead with insight rather than alarm, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

Ready to get started?

If you’re interested in finding out how you can start offering the Sophos Threat Profile Assessment to your customers, you can get in touch with the Climb team here.

For any specific questions around the Climb and Sophos partnership, or to discuss how this opportunity could benefit your business, you can also contact me directly on bmartin@climbcs.ie . I’m always happy to talk through how partners are using the assessment and where it fits within the wider Sophos portfolio.

You can also find out more about Sophos at Climb, including our partnership approach and vendor resources, on our Sophos vendor hub page.