Atos today announces it has reached an agreement to acquire Motiv ICT Security, the largest independent Managed Security Services (MSS) provider in the Netherlands. This acquisition will reinforce Atos’ position as the 3rd worldwide Managed Security Services provider and expand its capabilities in key areas such as threat detection and response.
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In addition, Motiv’s sovereign Security Operations Center (SOC), independently certified at the highest levels of maturity, will further bolster Atos’ extensive network of global SOCs, a pivotal component of the Atos Prescriptive Security approach.
Atos will benefit from Motiv’s 180+ highly skilled cybersecurity experts, together with the Motiv Academy, well known for its ability to fast-track new talent into SOC operational deployment. This acquisition will also bring additional local market knowledge and specialist security insight of significant value to Atos’ operations and customers.
Atos’ extensive capabilities in digital transformation will benefit Motiv’s customer base of more than 100 large and mid-tier customers in the public sector, law enforcement, financial services and healthcare sectors, while opening new opportunities for Motiv to increase its footprint further across the Netherlands and Northern Europe. Motiv will also benefit from Atos’ recent investment in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) platform, AIsaac, bringing state-of-the-art technology to Dutch customers.
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