Orange Acquires SecureData to Increase Its International Reach and Expertise in Cybersecurity
01 Febrero 2019 - 02:13AM
Business Wire
- Orange announces the acquisition of
100% of SecureData Group, and its consulting subsidiary
SensePost.
- SecureData is the largest
independent cybersecurity service provider in the UK, the largest
market in Europe.
- This acquisition is yet another step
toward establishing Orange’s position as a leading player in the
European cybersecurity market.
Orange has announced today the acquisition of SecureData Group
for an undisclosed amount.
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The UK-based company, SecureData, is the largest independent
cybersecurity service provider in the UK, the first market in
Europe. The company has a 25-year track record of providing
integrated cyber solutions designed to assess risks, detect
threats, protect customer’s IT assets and respond to security
incidents. The company’s elite consulting arm, SensePost, enjoys a
worldwide reputation for its expertise in cyber-criminality,
security research and penetration testing. The company recorded
annual revenues of circa 50 million euros in 2018 and has enjoyed
consistent growth rates of approx. 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 cyberdefense by bringing a
new source of expertise and innovative technology. SecureData also
boasts an advanced cyber-SOC (Security Operations Center) 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.
By working alongside Orange Cyberdefense’s existing operations
in France and Belgium, SecureData will ensure its continued
development by leveraging access to Orange Business Services’
existing sales force and its customer base of over 3000
multinational companies, and will benefit from the carrier-grade
CERT and threat intelligence team. The envisaged organisation is
designed to ensure continuity of SecureData’s commercial and
operational autonomy.
“We are very proud and happy to announce the acquisition
of SecureData, which will mark a major milestone in
Orange’s development in Europe’s cybersecurity market. SecureData,
just like Orange Cyberdefense, has successfully made the transition
toward Managed Security Services, and shares the same passion for
Cyber. We will progressively co-build together the operational and
commercial synergies, with the patronage and experience of Michel
Van Den Berghe, CEO of Orange Cyberdefense. Cybersecurity has
become a critical element for both large and small companies as
they evolve in an increasing digital-reliant world. We are
convinced that the combined expertise of Orange Cyberdefense and
SecureData will provide a powerful resource for our customers in
ensuring the protection of their valuable data.” said Hugues
Foulon, Executive Director of Strategy and Cybersecurity activities
at Orange.
Ian Brown, Executive Chairman at SecureData commented “We are
both thrilled and excited to be joining the Orange Cyberdefense
family. Both organisations share the same vision and aspiration for
the cybersecurity market, and have many complementary services and
skills. By being part of Orange we will be able to better serve the
international needs of many of our existing customers as well as
providing enhanced cyber services to Orange customers with the
UK”.
About OrangeOrange is one of the world’s leading
telecommunications operators with sales of 41 billion euros in 2017
and 150,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2018, including
92,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of
261 million customers worldwide at 30 September 2018, including 201
million mobile customers and 20 million fixed broadband
customers. The Group is present in 28 countries. Orange is also a
leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to
multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services.
In March 2015, the Group presented its new strategic plan
“Essentials2020” which places customer experience at the heart of
its strategy with the aim of allowing them to benefit fully from
the digital universe and the power of its new generation
networks.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New
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