Cassidian selected for UK National Authority Cyber Incident Response Pilot

Nov. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- Cassidian CyberSecurity, a division of EADS, has been chosen by CESG (the Information Assurance arm of GCHQ) and CPNI (Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure) as one of 4 commercial cybersecurity organisations to work with the National Authorities in the Cyber Incident Response pilot. The Cyber Incident Response scheme was launched on November 7 and commences with a pilot phase running till February 2013.  

The scheme will be developed to allow organisations to be certified by the UK National Authority to work on networks belonging to government and critical UK industries.  The organisations will be certified largely on the basis of the competences of the teams and individuals working on these cyber security issues and tackling the effects of advanced malware attacks.  These cyber attacks may include new techniques not previously seen, zero day attacks, innovative attack combinations and especially persistent threat attacks.  

Cassidian CyberSecurity offers a full Incident Response and Remediation support service to help organisations recover from cyber attacks, including, where it is possible, identifying stolen data and compromised assets.  Cassidian CyberSecurity’s extensive experience in handling advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks and incident-response cases has built up a unique cyber intelligence capability (knowledge base of attack scenarios, attack patterns, attack trends). This credibility is recognised by the UK National Authorities and ensures Cassidian CyberSecurity’s place in shaping the way organisations will deal with the cyber threat in the future.

About CASSIDIAN (www.cassidian.com)

Cassidian, an EADS company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, providing Lead Systems Integration and value-added products and services to civil and military customers around the globe: air systems (aircraft and unmanned aerial systems), land, naval and joint systems, intelligence and surveillance, cyber security, secure communications, test systems, missiles, services and support solutions. In 2011, Cassidian – with around 28,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.8 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2011, the Group – comprising the Divisions Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 49.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 133,000.

About CASSIDIAN CyberSecurity

Cassidian CyberSecurity, a 100% Cassidian company, is entirely devoted to addressing the cyber security market across Europe and the Middle East, operating in UK, France and Germany under the umbrella of a global cyber security organisation. Cassidian CyberSecurity’s activities aimed at protecting governments, national agencies, strategic industries and critical infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated threats.

Cassidian CyberSecurity’s expertise includes "Cyber Defence & Professional Services" focusing on high-grade professional services and establishing Security Operation Centers; "Trusted infrastructure" aiming at cryptography, digital identity management and high-security national solutions, and "Secure Mobility", enabling the supply of products and services for mobile device security (voice, data, applications).Cassidian CyberSecurity employs a workforce of over 400 people and devotes 20% of the company’s planned investment to R&D.

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Contact:

Cassidian

Deborah Waddon          +44 1633 715447        

         Deborah.waddon@cassidian.com

Cassidian CyberSecurity

Nelly Tartivel          +33 1 6138 7060

         nelly.tartivel@cassidian.com