Atos enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire digital.security

Paris, July 27, 2020,

Atos, a world chief in digital transformation, right now announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with shareholders from digital.protection with a look at to getting the business. digital.protection, a subsidiary of Econocom team, is a main unbiased participant in cybersecurity in France and BeLux. This strategic transfer will affirm Atos’ main situation in cybersecurity services in France with 500 dedicated industry experts and will also fortify its variety one situation in Europe.

Atos will reward from digital.security’s 250 cybersecurity consultants and certain IoT understanding, featuring major synergy with Atos’ actions and shoppers – though digital.protection will reward from Atos’ intensive abilities and main rankings in Managed Safety Services.

Produced in 2015 with the assistance of Econocom and led by Jean-Claude Tapia, digital.protection operates in three countries. The business has constructed the initially European CERT™ (Computer system Crisis Reaction Team) with IoT protection examination lab and supplies a large selection of professional services such as implementation and task services, compliance and protection certifications, operational services and item distribution. digital.protection is offering blue-chip clients, largely in the economic and insurance policies sectors.

“With this strategic transfer, Atos confirms its situation as a chief on the French and European cybersecurity marketplace. digital.security’s knowledgeable and accredited consultants will fortify the Atos workforce and will double its cybersecurity assets in France.” says Pierre Barnabé, Senior Govt Vice-President, Head of Large Data & Cybersecurity at Atos. “In the wake of our most recent acquisitions, the acquisition of digital.protection demonstrates our ambition to turn out to be the crucial cybersecurity company for world corporations in their digital journey.”

“This merger would let us with each other to create an unequalled benchmark participant in the digital protection marketplace, by combining our abilities and services in the fields of IT, IoT and OT. It would be a unique option for our workforce and our shoppers.” says Jean-Claude Tapia, President of digital.protection.

The closing of the transaction is predicted to acquire area ahead of the finish of the year and is subject to the session with employee consultant bodies of both of those businesses.