Case Study: AG Barr achieves 24/7 proactive cyber protection without hiring additional staff with Sophos Managed Detection and Response

Sophos Managed Detection and Response offers 24/7 security provision without recruiting additional staff at AG Barr

AG Barr, a UK-based branded consumer goods manufacturer best known for IRN-BRU, faced increasing cyber risk from legacy systems and unpatched applications but lacked the internal resources to provide 24/7 protection. To close that gap without hiring a larger security team, AG Barr turned to Sophos and adopted Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) to deliver continuous, proactive threat detection across laptops, desktops, servers, mobiles and tablets.

Sophos implemented its MDR service—quick to deploy and managed via a central portal—providing a 24/7 team that investigates, resolves and advises on threats while integrating with existing third‑party tools. The result: AG Barr renewed and upgraded its MDR contract in 2021, gained faster incident handling (preventing investigations that previously could take a day), freed IT staff for proactive work, and avoided the expense of recruiting up to five new employees, all while benefiting from new Sophos features without extra capital outlay.

AG Barr

Paul Ginestri

Information Security Specialist