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Orange acquires SecureData to increase international
cybersecurity reach and expertise
range has announced the acquisition of
SecureData Group for an undisclosed amount.
The UK-based company SecureData is one of
the largest independent cybersecurity service providers
in the UK, the first market in Europe. The company has a
25-year track record of providing integrated cybersolutions
designed to assess risks, detect threats, protect customer’s
IT assets and respond to security incidents.
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The company’s elite consulting arm, SensePost, enjoys a
worldwide reputation for its expertise in cybercriminality,
security research and penetration testing. The company
recorded annual revenues of circa €50 million in 2018 and
has enjoyed consistent growth rates of approximately 20%
since 2016.
With over 200 employees in the UK and South Africa and a
well-respected management-team, the company is well-
positioned on the strategically-key British and Anglophone
cybersecurity market. By offering improved access to this
crucial market, SecureData constitutes an opportunity to
expand Orange’s capabilities, particularly in Europe.
Through additional technical cooperation, SecureData
will help reinforce Orange’s strategic position in
cyberdefence by bringing a new source of expertise and
innovative technology.
SecureData also boasts an advanced cyber-SOC (Security
Operations Centre) in the UK that will reinforce Orange
Cyberdefense’s international reach by building upon
the existing network of nine cyber-SOCs dedicated to
monitoring and responding to security breaches on behalf
of its customers.
RESEARCH SHOWS SENIOR EXECS OFTEN WEAKEST
LINK IN CYBERSECURITY CHAIN
new report from The Bunker,
a UK-based secure cloud,
managed services and
data centre provider, has highlighted
that senior executives are still often
the weakest link in the corporate
cybersecurity chain and that
cybercriminals target this vulnerability to
commit serious data breaches. their personal accounts extremely
valuable to exploit and heightens the
need for extra care.
According to the white paper, Are You
the Weakest Link? How Senior Executives
Can Avoid Breaking the Cybersecurity
Chain, many senior executives ignore the
threat from hackers and cybercriminals
and often feel that security policies in
their respective organisations do not
apply to their unique position. Phil Bindley, Managing Director, The
Bunker, said: “In tackling and mitigating
the security threat, a critical issue is a
failure to securely back up email data.
Many businesses assume that a cloud-
hosted service, such as Office 365, comes
with automatic back-up and security
provisions. Unfortunately, it does not.”
However, in reality, their often privileged
access to company information make He added: “We advise people to replace
the word ‘cloud’ with ‘someone else’s
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computer’, to get a better perspective of
the risks that need to be mitigated when
deploying a cloud-based service.”
In addition to highlighting the common
mistakes made by senior executives, the
white paper lists the top security areas
that should be prioritised to ensure
cybersecurity resilience.
Phil Bindley, Managing Director, The Bunker
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