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Sylvain Filippi , DS Virgin Racing Managing Director
Formula E team DS Virgin Racing has implemented Kaspersky Lab ’ s Endpoint Security for Business to keep critical data secure for minuteby-minute decision-making .

CYBERSECURITY SOLUTIONS PROTECT ERA OF NEW MOBILITY

THE CHALLENGE
DS Virgin Racing is a UK-based Formula E team , founded in 2013 . On race day , every second counts for the team ’ s trackside engineers . Any loss of access to IT can be fatal for the team ’ s fortunes . A cybersecurity solution that protects the priceless data used for minute-by-minute decision making is essential . The theory of marginal gains , in which thousands of minute improvements combine to produce a winning formula , could have been written with elite motorsport in mind .
Data capture and analysis on an industrial scale produce the insights that help engineers and drivers to make fine adjustments to the car ’ s set up and racing tactics . On race day , at Formula E ’ s challenging street circuit environments , fully-functioning IT systems are critical for success – and are tested to breaking point . Every team member is pushed to the limit , with access to telemetry required for minuteby-minute decision-making .
Crucially , with testing , qualifying and the race itself all taking place on the same day , any downtime or service interruptions are usually fatal to a team ’ s chances .
Having already been a team sponsor , Kaspersky Lab stepped up its involvement by deploying its cybersecurity technology to protect all aspects of DS Virgin Racing ’ s devices , both trackside and the corporate activities back at the Silverstone headquarters .
What are the main cybersecurity threats that DS Virgin Racing faces ?
DS Virgin Racing Managing Director Sylvain Filippi said : “ For sure , our www . intelligentciso . com | Issue 04
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