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Capgemini
coordinates Phoenix
cybersecurity
project for European
Commission
s part of the European
Horizon 2020 programme,
Capgemini has been entrusted
to coordinate Project Phoenix, a
programme set up and funded by the
European Commission (€8 million), to
protect the electrical energy systems
and networks in Europe. This three-year
project began on September 1, 2019.
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To address the security challenges
facing energy infrastructure across
Europe, Capgemini is helping the
European Commission to strengthen
the system by implementing a data
protection programme which includes
constant monitoring for attacks.
In addition, as part of its mandate,
Capgemini has participated in the
development of incident scenarios that
could lead to the compromise of critical
data, with particular attention being
paid to the specific nature of energy
infrastructure operations. This approach
has been designed to ensure that
energy-infrastructure security is at the
heart of each stage of the project.
The European Commission chose to be
accompanied by experts at a European
level to enhance the security of energy
infrastructure from the design stage
and adopt an approach of continuous
innovation, coordinate and manage
security incidents, and accelerate
research and development of security for
this type of infrastructure. Coordinated
by Capgemini, this mission is based on
a consortium of 24 partners from 10
countries of the European Union.
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Tamer Odeh, Regional Sales
Director – Middle East, at
SentinelOne
Stephan Berner, CEO at Help AG
HELP AG PARTNERS WITH
SENTINELONE TO DELIVER
AUTOMATED ENDPOINT PROTECTION
elp AG, a leading
cybersecurity solutions,
services and consultancy
provider in the Middle East,
has signed an agreement with
SentinelOne, an autonomous
endpoint protection company.
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As IT strategies adopt cloud and
mobile-first approaches, increasing
the number of connected devices
on organisations’ networks,
cybercriminals have shifted their
focus towards targeting users and
endpoint devices. With SentinelOne’s
ability to mitigate the effects of
attacks even after infection, this
partnership enables Help AG to arm
Middle Eastern enterprises against
endpoint attacks.
“As the region’s trusted security
advisor, we are firmly committed to
introducing best-in-class solutions to
the Middle East – especially those
that uniquely address key cybersecurity
challenges our customers face.
Today, endpoints such as laptops and
smartphones are the primary workforce
enablement tool and protecting them
against the myriad of threats should be
top priority for any business,” explained
Stephan Berner, CEO at Help AG.
“SentinelOne has been a disruptive
force in the AV industry and their
technologies perfectly align with
the AI-focused strategy at Help AG.
Together, we can enable businesses to
automate vital security functions with
confidence that their vital assets are
comprehensively protected.”
What sets SentinelOne apart from
traditional antivirus providers is the
company’s behavioural, machine-based
models. By detecting almost any type of
attack without any prior knowledge, this
affords organisations protection in the
rapidly evolving threat landscape.
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