Orange Business Services acquires British cybersecurity firm SecureData

Orange Business Services acquires the independent British cybersecurity service provider SecureData. Subsidiary SensePost also joins the Orange family, formerly known as France Télécom. The amount for which the companies were acquired is not known.

In 2018, SecureData recorded a total annual turnover of almost fifty million euros in its books. Since 2016 it has consistently booked a growth of sun twenty percent per year, according to Orange. SecureData will collaborate with the Orange Cyberdefense Division (OCD) to strengthen its position as a provider of security services to large multinationals. It is an additional source of knowledge and innovative technology in Orange Business Services’ broader plans.

Broaden offer

Cyber security is an important part of Orange’s strategy to diversify. The acquisition of SecureData is aimed at expanding and further developing its business activities in the United Kingdom. It is also a new promise to stay active in the United Kingdom, where the Orange brand comes from.

With more than two hundred employees in the United Kingdom and South Africa, SecureData is, according to Orange, in a good position to conquer the strategically important British cybersecurity market. By gaining improved access to this crucial market, SecureData is an opportunity for Orange to expand its services, especially in Europe, says the company in a statement. SecureData will also work alongside the existing Orange Cyberdefense activities in Belgium and France.

Passion for cyber

SecureData, like Orange Cyberdefense, has successfully made the transition to managed security services and shares the same passion for cyber, says Hugues Foulon, Executive Director of Strategy and Cybersecurity at Orange. Together we will progressively build on the operational and commercial synergy, led by the experienced Michel van den Berghe, CEO of Orange Cyberdefense.

According to SecureData’s chairman Ian Brown, the acquisition is only logical. Both companies share the same vision and aspirations in the cyber security market and complement each other. Being part of Orange enables us to better serve the international needs of many of our existing customers, as well as providing enhanced cyber services to Orange customers within the UK, says Brown.