A contract by the Houses of Parliament for IT security provision aimed at protecting the parliament’s IT against cyber attack has gone to Cassidian.
The contract was awarded at the beginning of April and will run initially for three years. This is one of the first contracts awarded to a trusted, approved supplier of cyber security and network services from the PSN (Public Services Network) framework. According to the It firm it’s indicating the UK public sector’s intent to procure services through a transparent, consistent process to deliver best value for money.
Cassidian was chosen in 2012 by CESG (the Information Assurance arm of GCHQ) and CPNI (Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure) as one of four commercial cybersecurity organisations to work with the National Authorities in the on-going Cyber Incident Response pilot. Cassidian says that it has a track record over many years providing network security services for the defence network infrastructure.
About Cassidian (www.cassidian.com)
Cassidian is the security and defence division of EADS, covering defence and security products.
