NCC Group announces HEAnet cyber partnership

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NCC Group PLC

09 March 2023

 

NCC Group announces HEAnet cyber security partnership

NCC Group, a leading independent provider of global cyber security and resilience services, has announced a cyber security partnership with HEAnet, Ireland's National Education and Research Network, to provide 24/7 security information and event management (SIEM) and security operation centre (SOC) services to HEAnet's clients in the Irish education and research sector. It is a three year partnership  with the option to extend for another seven years.

The services will be delivered by Fox-IT, part of NCC Group, from their Security Operations Centre in Delft, The Netherlands.

With the core services SOC/SIEM, HEAnet clients will have real-time 24/7 security monitoring available, which will help to protect them from cyber threats and malicious activities. Besides the core service, Fox-IT will also provide optional add-on services such as incident response, security training and purple teaming to HEAnet clients.

Fox-IT started a similar service in The Netherlands two years ago, through a partnership with HEAnet's Dutch counterpart, SURF. The experiences of that partnership have been leveraged in full to ensure that the Irish education and research sector will receive the latest high quality cyber security services to increase cyber security for students and staff.

Kevin Jonkers, Director Managed Services at Fox-IT, said: "After the launch of SURFsoc this is another forward-thinking example of how industry-wide bodies, individual institutions and security vendors can work together to improve the resilience of entire sectors and we are proud to be providing our expert services in support of this mission.

"This combination of ongoing knowledge-sharing and 24/7 threat intelligence-gathering is a model that will not only increase the resilience of individual educational institutions but will be at the forefront of educational security around the world in the years to come." 

Ronan Byrne, CEO at HEAnet, said: "We are delighted to partner with Fox-IT in offering an extended range of cyber security services to HEAnet clients. Fox-IT have an impressive track record in this field, and we look forward to building an effective partnership with them over the coming years.

"Security is one of our stated strategic pillars, which recognises a pressing client demand for services that defend against the relentless waves of cyber-attacks that they experience daily. The provision of a sectoral SOC & SIEM services will assist our clients in reducing cyber risks and associated business interruptions."

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About NCC Group

NCC Group's purpose is to create a more secure digital future.

As global experts in cyber security and risk mitigation, NCC Group is trusted by over 14,000 clients to protect their most critical assets from the ever-changing threat landscape.

Underpinned by insight, innovation, and intelligence, over 2,000 colleagues in North America, Europe, UK, and Asia Pacific help organisations assess, develop, and manage their cyber resilience posture.

 

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