Atos, a leader in digital transformation, announces that it has been positioned by NelsonHall as a leader in its Managed Security Services (MSS) NEAT vendor evaluation study. Furthermore, in the associated NelsonHall market analysis report, Atos has been ranked first in Europe and fourth worldwide in terms of market share. The NelsonHall NEAT vendor evaluation study assesses 10 global providers that deliver and operate security services such as Application Security, Network Security, and Advanced Security Services.
Atos helps businesses turn risk into value with its global team of over 4,500 security specialists and a worldwide network of 14 adaptive Security Operation Centers (SOCs). It integrates the best security technologies and offers a full portfolio of security solutions to support its clients combat high-level threats. Atos accepts no compromise when it comes to security. In its role as the Worldwide IT Partner for the Olympic Game and Paralympic Games, Atos manages all IT services for the Games, including security testing and disaster recovery. At Rio2016 Atos neutralised 570 million IT security events. Today its SOCs manage around 50 million security events each hour and 100 million identities per day.
“Atos was positioned as a Leader in NelsonHall’s MSS NEAT evaluation thanks to it end-to-end cybersecurity portfolio and heavy investments in increasing the use of big data analytics for security, and moving from reactive security to predictive and prescriptive security. With its acquisitions in North America and APAC, and by leveraging its Olympics engagement to advance its cybersecurity framework, Atos aims to further extend its cybersecurity services,” says Mike Smart, IT Services Analyst at NelsonHall.
“Being positioned by NelsonHall’s NEAT evaluation as a MSS Leader, plus our rankings by market share in Europe and worldwide validates our position as the preferred partner for businesses looking to protect themselves from security breaches,” says Chris Moret, Vice President Cybersecurity at Atos. “We work closely with our clients to help them accelerate their digital transformation and ensure that they have a strong set of defenses to reduce and mitigate risk.”
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