As a framework supplier, Thales will provide secure network connections and services to the UK Government, local government and to critical national infrastructure providers.
A network-security and cyber-security specialist, Thales’s capabilities have been security-accredited by GCHQ, acknowledging that Thales can provide the highest quality of security protection for networks and data, anywhere in the UK. Thales’s fully operational data storage facility in Doncaster has already gained accreditation for data storage up to IL2 and is already securing data up to IL5 security grading.
Head of Thales UK’s security business Phil Naybour, says: ‘The Public Services Network will deliver cost-effective, secure networks to the UK Government and critical national infrastructure. As one of the world’s leading cyber-security companies, Thales is well-placed to deliver cost-effective, protected networks and secure services through the Public Services Network.