2. Malwarebytes’ Brian Thomas

The influx of M&A in the channel hasn’t illuded cybersecurity providers.

Brian Thomas is Malwarebytes’ vice president of worldwide MSP and channel programs. He made waves this week for identifying what’s driving cybersecurity M&A. Thomas said it’s “definitely a platform portfolio play.”

“There’s a lot of chatter on social media right now specifically around the Kaseya-Datto piece of this,” he said. “But I’d also say that to put a positive spin out there, especially for our MSPs, is Kaseya was growing 20% annually prior to this acquisition and obviously there is a lot being done right there. So even though there’s so much product overlap between the two that I think will ferret out over the next few years, I think there’s an overwhelmingly positive thing for MSPs out there with simplification that they can offer.”

Read Edward Gately’s piece to learn more about how cybersecurity M&A is often inevitable.