Secura

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2021: Acquisition by Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas, one of the world's largest players in the laboratory testing, audit and certification market, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the Dutch firm Secura, specializing in cyber protection, as well as testing and certification in the field of information security. This was announced on January 20, 2021 by Business Wire.^[1]

The certification company Bureau Veritas is buying an IB company to expand its scope < br/> Source photo: bureau-veritas.ru

With the acquisition of Secura Bureau, Veritas plans to expand its range of activities and begin to provide testing and expertise services for non-physical assets of its customers.

Bureau Veritas unreasonably views the information protection market as one of the most promising areas in the coming years, the turnover of which, according to analysts, will actively grow. In a press release, Secura is named the future cornerstone of cybersecurity strategy.

Expectations of growth from the cybersecurity market as a whole and the segment related to the assessment of compliance with standards and regulations are absolutely justified. Bureau Veritas is a very strong player in the field of certification and technical audit, which also collaborates with large Russian enterprises. His desire to expand the portfolio to include the direction of information security due to the rapid growth of the latter is more than natural. Choosing between the development of its own division and the purchase of the company, Veritas chose the second to immediately turn into a highly competitive player in the information security market. Perhaps, in the Russian market, the company will try to step up in this area, although the domestic market is quite specific for a foreign player. believes Dmitry Gvozdev, CEO of Information Technologies of the Future.

The value of the transaction was not disclosed. It is indicated only that in 2020, Secura's revenues amounted to just under $10 million.

Established in 1828 in Belgium, the Bureau Veritas group as of January 2021 has over 77,000 employees in 1,500 offices and laboratories around the world, including Russia.

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