Eurofins launches cyber security division
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 14 November 2018

Aiming to address what it sees as the increased needs of media/entertainment companies to plug what could be huge hole in their operations, Eurofins Digital Testing has launched a new cyber security division.

Eurofins says that its new division will help new and existing customers conduct risk and vulnerability assessments; meet compliance obligations; develop effective security programmes; train employees; and test applications and devices for vulnerability via audits and ethical hacking programmes.

It regards the key threats as spanning internal enterprise software applications and hardware, physical office locations, service delivery infrastructure, content protection methods, billing systems, customer-facing applications, and consumer devices including PCs, tablets, mobile devices, connected TVs, set-top boxes, smart home and IoT devices.

The new cyber security division will provide a range of services across six broad categories, including security assessments; device, app and infrastructure testing services; compliance services; advisory services; security awareness and training services; managed services. Marcel Mangel, Erik Rutkens, and Sean Walls have been appointed as managing directors of cyber security, overseeing a team of nearly 100 security experts around the globe.

Commenting on the appointments and the new cyber security division, Johan Craeybeckx, Business Line Director, Eurofins Digital Testing International said: “We view cyber security as a natural extension to our extensive testing solution portfolio to help our customers address their threats and vulnerabilities. As part of this effort, we have assembled an exceptional leadership team comprised of Marcel Mangel, Erik Rutkens, and Sean Walls, who collectively bring decades of proven and diverse cyber security experiences to bear. We share a common vision to protect our clients’ connected systems, data, and services throughout the media and entertainment industry, and other sectors, across Europe and around the globe.”