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News23 January 2020Siemens France
Cybersecurity: Siemens’ Commitment
Digital transformation is at the heart of the challenge of growth
and industrial development. Operational technologies (OT) and
traditional information systems (IT) are increasingly interconnected.
The risks of piracy on industrial systems and connected objects
represent for Siemens and for all our customers a major threat that
requires a concerted and collective approach. In this context,
cybersecurity is a top priority.
Siemens has made huge investments in cybersecurity in the past
decade. Today we rely on a global workforce of around 1,300 experts. Every day,
we apply cybersecurity principles to our services and products. In
2016, in France, Siemens was the first industrial systems supplier to
obtain from ANSSI a safety certification and a safety qualification for
its range of industrial controllers. In 2019, Siemens won the continued
qualification for this same range – another first.
As a global group, we believe we have a responsibility to help SMEs
and intermediate-sized enterprises (or ETIs), which are less well
equipped in the face of cyber threats. , Therefore, in 2018, we
published a Charter of Trust and Good Conduct that details basic
requirements and implementation proposals so that cybersecurity becomes
an area of absolute trust in all digital supply chains. Almost 2 years
after its publication, the Charter of Trust has 16 signatories, among
which Airbus, Atos and Total.
In France, the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace
corresponds to a clear commitment to stability in cyberspace. It
confirms the will to work together to define and implement international
cybersecurity principles. Basically, the Paris Call shares essential
elements with the principles of the Charter of Trust, which has set
itself ambitious objectives. In addition to deepening and expanding
political dialogue, members are working to advance the two topics of
“Cybersecurity by Default” and “Education” by embedding predictive
cybersecurity metrics in products and other environments and by
increasing training efforts.
Being part of the industry of the future means inventing new uses,
new products and new production methods to conquer new markets. Digital
transformation is a major internationalisation lever for ETIs. Training
is an essential component to which we devote a lot of
effort – particularly for SMEs and ETIs – through our SITRAIN training
centre. This is also why Siemens France has chosen to support the FIC’s
‘Strategy Challenge’ dedicated to strategic thinking on the theme of
collective security in cyberspace. The 2020 edition promises to be very
exciting, so I invite you to join the audience. I wish all the teams a
very good competition. May the best team win!
Nicolas Petrovic
CEO of Siemens France & Belgium