COVER STORY
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Information security is vital for
operating in a secure environment,
and as one of the largest energy
companies in the world, Energias
de Portugal (EDP) recognises
this. It used a BitSight solution to
improve its security performance
and build confidence among its
stakeholders. Paulo Moniz, CISO,
EDP, explains how the solution has
future-proofed operations.
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EDP recognises that information
security is a vital part of its strategic
objectives and is one of its key
business requirements, representing
a core commitment at the top
management level. As a result, EDP’s
information security policy is approved
at Board of Director level. The policy
establishes information security as
a competitive differentiator, which
generates confidence among EDP’s
stakeholders. Also, EDP recognises
that it has a heavy responsibility in
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Issue 21
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EDP UTILISES BITSIGHT
PLATFORM FOR
SECURITY PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
DP is a global company,
operating in 16 countries
across four continents,
specialising in energy
generation, transport and distribution
of electricity and gas. EDP has 12,000
employees across Europe, United
States, Canada, South America and Asia
and serves 11 million clients.
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the societal context, as an operator
of critical national infrastructure and
manager of large volumes of personal
data for clients and employees.
As part of the EDP group’s strategic
information security vision, it established
a three-year security master plan (2018
– 2021) based on its end-to-end security
principle consisting of these objectives:
• Focus on people: Recognising
people as a central element of
security, not only as the organisation’s
first line of defence but also to create
the capabilities to architect and
implement the security solution to
protect the organisation systems and
to build a critical incident response
and recover capacity
• Compliance: Following external
laws and regulations imposed on the
relevant sectors and generating trust
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