Thales Launches Its Sixth Cyber Security Operations Center in Morocco to Serve the African Continent
05 Avril 2022 - 11:24AM
Business Wire
- Thales strengthens its status as a cybersecurity leader with
the creation of a new Security Operations Center on the African
continent, based in Morocco.
- This operations center provides Moroccan and African
administrations and businesses with effective supervision resources
in the field of cybersecurity.
- Increasingly targeted by cyber-attacks, the continent's
businesses witnessed a rise in risk exposure during the pandemic
with a broader field of attack.
Thales is opening a new Cyber Security Operations Center
(SOC) in Morocco, the sixth in its international network. This
center will provide real-time protection against cyber-attacks in
the country and across the African continent as a whole.
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The digital transformation of African societies, as
illustrated by the extensive use of mobile payments across the
continent, and the rise in teleworking due to the health crisis,
have had a major impact on Africa's vulnerability to cyber-attacks.
While businesses, administrations and individuals are becoming
increasingly connected, this trend must be accompanied by an
increase in the level of protection in order to tackle the
multiplication and sophistication of attacks. Outside the financial
sector, all sectors are affected, including the most important
ones, such as government services but also water distribution,
energy and telecommunications.
Furthermore, a new legal framework is driving
African businesses to equip themselves with a means of supervision
in the field of cybersecurity. Thales, which is already present in
Morocco, is thus strengthening its cyber expertise on the
continent.
The SOCs combine 24/7 threat detection and analysis capabilities
and deliver responses in compliance with the country's
cybersecurity infrastructure and policies. There are six SOCs
located in Canada, France, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom and now Morocco, and they currently form an international
network operating according to the "follow the sun" model
which offers continuous support to more than a hundred clients
around the world, with an unequaled level of responsiveness and
flexibility.
"Thales is proud to be able to strengthen its expertise and
know-how in the field of cybersecurity in Morocco. The launch of
this SOC demonstrates the Group's aspirations to support the
development of security facilities in Africa, while closely
matching its customers' needs. As well as our analysis capacities,
we offer businesses access to a hybrid consultancy and monitoring
solution for their activity, thus demonstrating our commitment to
fostering skills and autonomy over the long term", Hicham Alj,
Managing Director of Thales Morocco.
Thales offers its customers more than 20 years' expertise in the
field of cybersecurity, in particular SOC solutions, combined with
an extensive portfolio of solutions: cyber auditing and consulting,
integration of cybersecurity solutions developed by Thales as well
as solutions from leading publishers, and simulation of Penetration
Testing and Red Teaming attacks.
In Africa, the Group supports its customers in ensuring
compliance with regulations and technical processes, assessing
cyber risks and their level of maturity, investigating and
anticipating cyber crises and neutralizing complex attacks.
About Thales
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced
technologies, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations –
connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and
quantum technologies – to build a confident future crucial for the
development of our societies. The Group provides its customers –
businesses, organizations and governments – in the defense,
aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security
domains with solutions which help them fulfill their critical role,
with the individual being the driving force behind all
decisions.
Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2021, the Group
posted a turnover of EUR 16.2 billion.
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