PRESS RELEASE
NEXT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (DEFENCE TECH HOLDING GROUP) SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES THE FORMAL ACCREDITATION PROCESS OF THE CE.VA. (ASSESSMENT CENTRE)
- The Centre is authorised to conduct security assessments in accordance with the 'National Scheme for the Evaluation and Certification of Information Technology Security, for the Protection of Classified Information, concerning Internal and External State Security', in accordance with the international standard ISO IEC15408 'Common Criteria';
- In order to qualify for CE.VA. Defence Tech has planned investments in recent years to set up technologically advanced areas and hire highly qualified personnel;
- The centre is already operational and is in negotiations for several orders in the Aerospace and Defence sectors.
Rome, 11 January 2022 - Next Ingegneria dei Sistemi S.p.A., controlled by the Defence Techa leading group in cybersecurity, big data, intelligence, space and national defence, successfully passed the accreditation process of the Evaluation Centre (CE.VA.), which is responsible for verifying the security conditions and absence of vulnerabilities of products, equipment and systems used in infrastructures and networks of national interest.
The CE.VA. qualification is the result of Defence Tech's recent investments in technologically advanced areas and the hiring of highly qualified personnel.
"Next is an excellence for the security of the country's system and one of the few national players capable of providing highly specialised and enabling services for the management of classified information". stated Emilio Gisondi, CEO of Defence Tech. "Accreditation as an Assessment Centre will enable the company to consolidate and further strengthen its position in the Defence and National Security industry market, an objective that fits perfectly with the company's Industrial Plan. The first successes of this accreditation are already evident: the Group has already been awarded several contracts with major players in the sector.
CE.VA. offers services that include: security assessments of ICT products and systems according to the Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408) and for the purposes of certification by the Security Information Department, evaluation of Security Targets (Security Target) or Protection Profiles (Protection Profile) and assistance to companies during the certification process in drawing up the documentation required for an evaluation according to the Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408)
