Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Detica, the information intelligence specialist, yesterday hosted the Honorable Mike Rann, Premier of South Australia at its London office. As part of their visit to the UK, Premier Rann and Andrew Fletcher, Chief Executive of Defence SA, received a demonstration of Detica's capabilities and expertise in the cyber security sector.

Premier Rann's visit closely followed Gordon Brown's high-profile tour of Detica in July 2009, after he announced the launch of the UK's first Cyber Security Strategy. Like the UK Prime Minister, Premier Rann and his colleagues received an update on current cyber security threats and a demonstration of the company's cutting-edge cyber security solutions in NerveCentre™, Detica's state-of-the-art demonstration facility. The VIP visit comes nearly a year on from when Detica joined BAE Systems as a key part of the Group's growing focus on global security, especially in the US, Australia and UK. Detica has taken a leading place at the forefront of BAE Systems' cyber security efforts.

Martin Sutherland, Managing Director of Detica, said: "We are hugely honoured to host Premier Rann and to have the opportunity to discuss the challenges associated with cyber space and demonstrate the innovative technological solutions that Detica has pioneered to make cyber space a safer place. As a BAE Systems company, we are growing our capabilities to meet this challenge and we are delighted to see our thought leadership on this subject is becoming increasingly visible on the international political stage. By its very nature, cyber security is a global issue and requires significant international engagement, cooperation and commitment from world leaders to combat the critical risks we all face."

Premier Rann said: "It was extremely interesting to tour Detica and hear the company's thoughts on the emergent challenges in cyber security. While the Internet can bring significant benefits to the global community, it can also facilitate significant threats such as serious and organised crime. Cyber security is becoming an increasingly international issue that we must address in a balanced way to deliver effective services to citizens and customers while protecting them from harm."

As part of the demonstration of its cyber security solutions, Premier Rann received a briefing on cyber security and the emerging challenges. He was also shown the impressive capabilities of Detica's market leading solutions, with a demonstration of Detica NetReveal, groundbreaking crime-busting software that uses social network analysis to fight fraud and serious crime across the insurance, financial services and government sectors. This was showcased alongside Detica StreamShield, which uses ultra-high performance technology to provide integrated, Internet-based protection for email, web and other Internet applications in order to make the Internet a safer place for everyone.Premier Rann's visit to Detica in the UK was arranged by BAE Systems Australia, which has its headquarters in the Premier's state of South Australia.