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Atos to acquire leading cybersecurity services company Motiv

IJsselstein, the Netherlands and Paris, France – December sixteen, 2020

Atos these days announces it has attained an arrangement to obtain Motiv ICT Protection, the premier unbiased Managed Protection Products and services (MSS) company in the Netherlands. This acquisition will reinforce Atos’ position as the 3rd all over the world Managed Protection Products and services company[1] and extend its abilities in important parts this sort of as threat detection and response. In addition, Motiv’s sovereign Protection Functions Centre (SOC), independently qualified at the greatest concentrations of maturity, will even more bolster Atos’ intensive community of global SOCs, a pivotal component of the Atos Prescriptive Protection technique.

Atos will advantage from Motiv’s a hundred and eighty+ extremely proficient cybersecurity authorities, alongside one another with the Motiv Academy, properly known for its potential to quick-keep track of new talent into SOC operational deployment. This acquisition will also deliver supplemental area industry know-how and specialist safety insight of significant worth to Atos’ operations and shoppers.

Atos’ intensive abilities in digital transformation will advantage Motiv’s client base of a lot more than 100 substantial and mid-tier shoppers in the public sector, law enforcement, money companies and healthcare sectors, though opening new possibilities for Motiv to improve its footprint even more across the Netherlands and Northern Europe. Motiv will also advantage from Atos’ the latest expense in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) system, AIsaac, bringing state-of-the-art technological know-how to Dutch shoppers.

Established in 1998 and headquartered in IJsselstein, Motiv is a chief in MSS and Protection Procedure Centre companies in the Netherlands.

“Motiv supports Atos’ digital safety eyesight for a converged company-driven safety paradigm, enabled by sovereign ability and client intimacy, and produced doable via its finish-to-finish safety companies. This strategic acquisition even more confirms Atos’ management in the European cybersecurity industry. Motiv’s keep track of file in growth, area know-how and reputation in the industry will reinforce Atos’ teams in Northern Europe offering a superb option to develop the digital safety company.” says Pierre Barnabé, Senior Government Vice-President, Head of Big Details & Cybersecurity at Atos. “This complements the newest in a collection of strategic acquisitions to reinforce our area ability in turning into the important trusted cybersecurity partner for global companies on their digital journeys.

“By becoming a member of forces with Atos, we speed up on our mission to assistance the protected digital transformation of our shoppers, unlocking the complete opportunity of Atos’ global cyber safety company and abilities to our customers”, says Aksel Dorèl, CEO of Motiv. “We are energized with this significant up coming move for Motiv, our workers and our customers”.

The closing of the transaction is anticipated to consider spot in Q1 2021 and is subject matter to customary anti-have faith in filings.

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About Atos

Atos is a global chief in digital transformation with 110,000 workers and yearly income of € twelve billion. European variety just one in cybersecurity, cloud and higher efficiency computing, the team presents personalized finish-to-finish solutions for all industries in seventy three countries. A pioneer in decarbonization companies and products and solutions, Atos is committed to a protected and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos operates underneath the brands Atos and Atos|Syntel. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), shown on the CAC40 Paris inventory index.

The intent of Atos is to aid layout the potential of the info area. Its know-how and companies assistance the advancement of know-how, schooling and analysis in a multicultural technique and add to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence. Throughout the planet, the team allows its shoppers and workers, and members of societies at substantial to live, operate and establish sustainably, in a safe and sound and protected info area.

About Motiv ICT Protection

Motiv is a top Dutch cyber safety company company with about 22 decades of working experience. Motiv presents companies in both equally the public and personal sectors with cyber safety solutions and companies to reduce cybercrime, facts theft and facts leaks. Motiv’s professional safety industry experts diligently determine safety pitfalls and offer you innovative solutions that make certain optimum protected company processes and apps. The Motiv Protection Functions Centre (SOC) has been identified as a global chief in unbiased external assessments based on the Protection Functions Maturity Model (SOMM).

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[1]Gartner Market Share: IT Products and services, All over the world, 2019, 13 April 2020