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Thales and Atos create a sovereign Big Data and Artificial Intelligence platform
tos and Thales have
A announced the creation of
Athea , a joint-venture that will develop a sovereign Big Data and Artificial Intelligence platform for public and private sector players in the defence , intelligence and internal state security communities .
Athea will draw on the experience gained by both companies from the demonstration phase of the ARTEMIS programme , the Big Data platform of the French Ministry of Armed Forces . The contract to optimise and prepare the fullscale rollout of the ARTEMIS platform was also awarded jointly to the two leaders by the French Defence Procurement Agency on April 30 , 2021 .
The new joint venture will initially serve the French market before addressing European requirements at a later date .
With the exponential rise in the number of sources of information and increased pressure to respond more quickly to potential issues , state agencies need to manage ever-greater volumes of heterogeneous data and accelerate the development of new AI applications where security and sovereignty are key . Athea will create a solution to securely handle sensitive data on a nationwide scale and support the implementation of that solution within government programmes . The new entity will also provide expert appraisal , consulting , training and other services .
“ This joint venture between Thales and Atos illustrates the commitment of both our companies to supporting the Digital Transformation of our customers by providing a secure and innovative solution based on French technology to process huge volumes of heterogeneous data ,” said Marc Darmon , Executive Vice President , Secure Communications and Information Systems , Thales .
( ISC )² and University of Mary Washington delivers regional cybersecurity programme
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( I cybersecurity professionals , has announced that capacity for more than 100 students is now available through December 2021 for the University of Mary Washington ’ s ( UMW ) ( ISC )² Cybersecurity Certification Preparation Course .
The programme is formatted for evening and weekend classes to provide high-quality cybersecurity education to working professionals who require schedule flexibility .
The UMW programme is led by authorised ( ISC )² -certified instructors , based on authorised ( ISC )² course material and delivered in a 12-week , 40-hour non-credit course . It provides a thorough review of the ( ISC )² Common Body of Knowledge ( CBK ), including the eight domains that the CISSP exam is based on .
Throughout the course , participants can read , discuss and complete exercises that will help them to identify areas where they need to focus more attention as they prepare for the exam .
Kimberly Young , Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies , UMW in Virginia , said : “ The continued demand for our programme has prompted new registration availability this year and demonstrates a strong return on our investment in the ( ISC )² IAP programme , funded by the state ’ s efforts to increase the cybersecurity talent pool in the region and spur on economic growth .”
To register for UMW ’ s ( ISC )² cybersecurity course go to : https :// www . umw . edu / cissp .
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