Southcomp Polaris & Sophos launch strategic partnership in Morocco to accelerate AI-powered cybersecurity
"Morocco is the starting point, and we look forward to building on this momentum as our collaboration with Sophos progressively expands across other Southcomp Polaris markets"
Bouznika, Morocco – 17 September 2026 – Southcomp Polaris, part of Mindware, and Sophos officially launched their partnership in Morocco today during an exclusive partner event held at The View Bouznika, bringing together key players from the Moroccan IT and cybersecurity ecosystem. The launch marks the first step in a broader collaboration expected to progressively extend to other markets within Southcomp Polaris’ regional footprint.
Held under the theme “Unified Defense, Natively Built for AI – A New Era of Cybersecurity”, the event highlighted the shared ambition of Southcomp Polaris and Sophos to strengthen access to advanced cybersecurity technologies and create new growth opportunities for partners across the Moroccan market.
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and Artificial Intelligence reshapes both attack and defense strategies, organizations require security solutions that provide greater visibility, faster detection and coordinated response across their environments. Throughout the morning, Sophos experts presented how the company addresses these challenges through an integrated approach combining AI, threat intelligence and human expertise, including a live cyberattack simulation illustrating how modern security technologies can detect, contain and neutralize threats.
Following the conference and networking lunch, the afternoon was dedicated to an exclusive golf initiation session set against the surroundings of Bouznika – a more informal environment for partners, Sophos experts and Southcomp Polaris teams to connect, exchange ideas and strengthen relationships beyond the traditional conference setting.
A strategic partnership starting in Morocco
Morocco represents the first stage of the collaboration between Southcomp Polaris and Sophos. Building on this initial launch, the partnership is intended to progressively expand into other countries within the Southcomp Polaris footprint, creating a broader platform for partner enablement, cybersecurity expertise and business development across the region. This signature opens new opportunities and horizons across French-speaking North, West and Central Africa, as well as Djibouti and Sudan.
By combining Sophos’ cybersecurity technologies and expertise with Southcomp Polaris’ market knowledge, distribution capabilities and established partner ecosystem, the two companies aim to help organizations strengthen their cyber resilience while enabling partners to expand their cybersecurity capabilities and develop new business opportunities.
“Morocco represents a dynamic and rapidly evolving technology market, where cybersecurity has become a strategic priority for organizations across all sectors. Through our partnership with Sophos, we aim to provide our partners with access not only to leading cybersecurity technologies, but also to the expertise, enablement and support they need to develop their business and address their customers’ evolving security requirements. Morocco is part of Southcomp Polaris’ footprint which covers a total of 20 countries across North, West and Central Africa – a strong platform to build on this momentum as our collaboration with Sophos progressively expands across these markets. ” said Philippe Cahez, Country Manager, Southcomp Polaris Morocco.
“The launch of our partnership with Southcomp Polaris represents another step in expanding the Sophos ecosystem in Morocco. Organizations are increasingly looking for integrated, proactive and AI-powered approaches to cybersecurity, and our partners have a critical role to play in delivering these capabilities. By combining Sophos’ cybersecurity innovation with Southcomp Polaris’ local market expertise and partner network, we look forward to helping organizations strengthen their cyber resilience while creating new opportunities for our partners” said Zouhair Slaoui, Regional Manager – French-Speaking Africa, Sophos
Building a stronger partner ecosystem
Beyond access to technology, Southcomp Polaris and Sophos will focus on building a sustainable partner ecosystem through technical and commercial enablement, go-to-market support, knowledge sharing and joint business development initiatives – a focus reflected in a dedicated session on partner programs and go-to-market strategy held during the launch event.
This combination of technology, business discussions, networking and shared experiences reflect the broader philosophy behind the partnership: building a strong cybersecurity ecosystem based not only on innovative solutions, but also on collaboration and long-term partner engagement.
With this launch, Southcomp Polaris and Sophos reaffirm their commitment to supporting the Moroccan channel through technology expertise, partner enablement and business development initiatives designed to address the next generation of cybersecurity challenges. The partnership is officially launched – and the next chapter will be built together.
Southcomp Polaris, part of Mindware, is a value-added technology distributor operating across several markets in Africa. Through partnerships with leading global technology vendors, Southcomp Polaris provides its ecosystem with innovative technology solutions, technical expertise, partner enablement and go-to-market support to help address evolving business and digital transformation requirements.
About Sophos
Sophos is a global cybersecurity company protecting organizations through advanced security solutions and services. Its portfolio combines endpoint, network, cloud, email and identity security with managed detection and response capabilities, leveraging Artificial Intelligence, threat intelligence and cybersecurity expertise to help organizations detect and respond to evolving threats.
