French multinational information technology services and consulting company Atos has completed the acquisition of two cybersecurity companies.
On February 24, the self-styled decarbonization services and products pioneer announced the successful acquisition of Motiv ICT Security. Founded in 1998, Motiv is the largest independent Managed Security Services (MSS) provider in the Netherlands.
In a statement released Wednesday, Atos said that the deal would reinforce its position as the third worldwide MSS provider “by strengthening the Group’s local capabilities and bringing its recent investment in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) platform, AIsaac, to Dutch customers.”
From the deal, Atos is set to gain Motiv’s independently certified Security Operations Center (SOC), more than 180 highly skilled cybersecurity experts, and the Motiv Academy, which fast-tracks new talent into SOC operational deployment.
“We are excited with this important next step for Motiv, our employees and our customers,” said Aksel Dorèl, CEO of Motiv.
“By joining forces with Atos, we accelerate on our mission to support the secure digital transformation of our customers, unlocking the…
