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Thales Australia has announced the opening of a sovereign and protected cyber security operations centre in Canberra.
The centre, created under a collaboration between Thales and Google, is designed to protect government and critical infrastructure clients through defence-grade detection and response services developed with Google Cloud’s technology.
It’s understood that Thales’ sovereign cyber managed services mean client data does not leave Australia and is handled by pre-vetted staff, providing secure connectivity through trusted, third-party defence-grade services.
“Thales is delighted to open our Canberra SOC, enabled by Google Security Operations, to support our government and critical infrastructure clients,” said Jacqui Kernot, Thales Australia cyber security services vice president.
“We combine the latest cyber technologies, threat intelligence capabilities and our security-cleared experts to support clients that hold some of Australia’s most sensitive data with one of the most advanced suites of cyber services available in the market.”
A team of Australia’s most skilled cyber operators, utilising Thales Australia’s defence-grade cyber technologies and unmatched international cyber domain expertise, will be embedded within a new secure cyber facility in Canberra developed with Google Cloud’s technology.
The collaboration means Thales’s expertise in cyber detection and response, including its security-cleared workforce and accredited infrastructure (including at the “Protected” security classification) will be amplified by Google Cloud’s widely acclaimed intelligence-driven, AI-powered Google Security Operations platform.
Located in Deakin within Thales Australia’s Canberra facility, the SOC is staffed by security-cleared SOC analysts and incident responders.
The SOC will support and secure government, public sector and enterprise clients in a dynamic cyber threat and regulatory environment, including protecting critical infrastructure, systems of national significance and systems of government significance.
The centre is expected to provide 24/7 hour, 365-day surveillance of critical IT and OT systems to guarantee immediate breach detection and significantly reduce mean time to response. The centre is envisioned to grow in national importance as threats to Australia continue to accelerate in size, scale and sophistication.
Thales’ facility leverages both unique fibre connectivity to government infrastructure and our Defence Industry Security Program accreditation, offering defence-grade cyber and technology solutions at a variety of security classifications.
“Every aspect of this joint offering, engineered with Google Security Operations, is supercharged with Google AI,” said Sandeep Patil, head of security partners and managed security services, JAPAC, Google.
“This infusion of AI, leveraging our industry-leading threat intelligence, allows security teams to detect more threats, minimise toil and boost productivity.
“This strategic synergy ensures that Australian organisations can confidently run on a trusted cloud platform and secure their digital transformations against the most sophisticated adversaries.”
