Awen Collective is now part of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Cyber Security Services 3, making it even easier for the UK public sector to access innovative cyber security solutions such as Profile and Dot.
Awen releases Profile Version 2.0
We’re excited to annouce the launch of version 2.0 of Profile, our compliance tool for the NIS Directive via the Cyber Assessment Framework. Book a demo to chat with us about Profile and how we can help you simply and efficiently address your CAF compliance requirements.
Dot Now Deployable on Siemens IOT2050
Following the recent annoucement of the partnership between Awen and Siemens, and whilst we work towards various routes to market in collaboration with them, we have also been busy integrating Dot into Siemens’ hardware offerings.
Welsh industrial cyber security company opens Dutch subsidiary
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Industrial cyber security software company, Awen Collective Ltd, has opened a wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary giving the ability to help critical national infrastructure, smart city and manufacturing organisations across the Netherlands become more cyber resilient.
Awen Collective CEO & Founder, Daniel Lewis says: “the creation of the subsidiary is a strategic decision which enables Awen to more easily reach new markets with the help of our investors and partners based in the country. We have registered the subsidiary in one of the international security hubs — The Hague — and are excited to use this as a launchpad for our international growth.”
The Netherlands, and The Hague in particular, were chosen for several reasons:
Ease of doing business in The Netherlands
The strong industrial sector
The innovative spirit, and in particular strong desire to progress in Industry 4.0, Smart Cities and AgriTech
The rapidly growing security community in The Hague
The English language is widely spoken
Geographic closeness to the UK
One of the international hubs to the rest of the world
Relationship with the rest of the European Union, particularly the other countries in the BeNeLux and Schengen areas
Support from investors.
Awen's CTO and fellow cofounder, Jules Farrow, says: “we're delighted to be putting down international roots at Awen Collective to enable us to work freely and easily with our friends in Europe. The opportunities this opens up for us for both research and development, and continued business expansion are significant. The Netherlands makes the perfect EU-base for Awen.”
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The Netherlands is the perfect next step for Awen, as Awen’s Head of Partnership, James Sandrone, suggests: “The Dutch business culture and the Awen culture are so similar: open and honest, where relationships and trust are key!“
CEO Daniel continues “This is just the beginning of exciting international growth for Awen Collective.”
Awen Collective
Awen Collective has the mission to reduce the cyber risk and increase the resiliency of the industrial sectors which societies rely on daily. Critical national infrastructure sectors such as energy, water, transportation and Smart Cities, as well as other industrial sectors such as manufacturing and warehousing are under increasing threat from cyber attack. Awen Collectives innovative cyber security software was built specifically with industrial engineering processes in mind, and is tailored specifically to the unique requirements of Operational Technologies (OT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Awen Collective was founded in 2017, has it’s headquarters in Caerphilly in Wales (UK) and a subsidiary office in The Hague in the Netherlands.
A note of thanks
Team Awen would like to send out a special thanks TIIN Capital, InnovationQuarter, the Security Delta and the British Embassy in The Hague for their assistance in exploring the market in the Netherlands. Thanks also to Goossens Notary for their help in registering the B.V. subsidiary.
Awen Kicks Off 2019!
Happy New Year! The Awen Collective team have been very busy since the start of 2019, including the release of Profile, our compliance checking tool for the NIS Directive, and the announcement of our next exciting product, Dot. Dot is an asset and risk discovery tool, build specifically for OT systems - directly addressing the challenges faced by operators of ICS networks and devices.
We took both Profile and Dot along with us to speak to some wonderful delegates from across Europe at the CEE Cyber Showcase in Vienna, to great reception. We’d like to thank everyone who came to listen to our presentations on Cyber Security and Incident Response in Critical National Infrastructure, and Asset Discovery and Incident Response Planning in Critical National Infrastructure, and those who visited our stand for a chat. Thank you also to Miles and the team at the Department for International Trade Austria, and their colleagues across Europe for running a very successful event.
We also had an article published in Information Age, with our CEO, Daniel, discussing how cyber-protection is evolving to meet NIS requirement in the utility sector.
We have many other exciting things on the horizon for Awen Collective - we’re looking forward to sharing more information soon!
As usual, if you would like contact us about any of our Products, Services or have any general queries about Digital Forensics & Incident Response then please do contact us now.
[NOTE 11/03/2020] CEE Showcase website was available at www.ceecybershowcase.com but no longer exists.
CEO, Daniel Lewis at CEE Cyber Showcase in Vienna - January 2019.