Detica

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
Private
Industry Business and technology consulting
Founded 1971
Headquarters Guildford, UK
Key people
 Kevin Taylor (Managing Director)
Products NetReveal, StreamShield, DataRetain, SecureServe, CyberReveal
Number of employees
 Around 3000
Parent BAE Systems
Website Official website

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence (formerly Detica) is an international business and technology consulting firm owned by BAE Systems. It specializes in 'security and resilience',[1] and in collecting, managing and exploiting information to reveal so-called "actionable intelligence", "threat intelligence", "fraud containment" and customer insight. It also sells clients software for large-scale data exploitation, and analytics for intelligence-grade security and financial crime work.

History[2]

The business was founded in 1971 as Smith Associates carrying out research on defence matters for the UK Government. It was incorporated in 1977 and renamed Detica in 2001. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2002.

In 2003 Detica acquired Rubus, an Information Technology services company. It went on to launch Streamshield, an internet security software product, in 2004. In 2005 Detica acquired Extraprise UK, a systems integrator.[3] In 2006 it bought the consultancy Evolution,[4] the computer forensics business Inforenz and a financial service consultancy M.A. Partners. In 2007 it acquired the US homeland security consultancy DFI International.[5]

In July 2008, prospects of a bidding war for Detica emerged after BAE Systems made an informal offer.[6] On 28 July 2008 the board of Detica and BAE Systems announced that the latter had made a formal cash offer of £4.40 for all issued and to-be-issued share capital. After acquiring over 92% of outstanding shares with shareholder approval, BAE declared its offer for Detica unconditional on 25 September 2008.[7]

In 2010, BAE Systems acquired Stratsec, the largest cyber security consultancy in Australia.[8] In 2011, BAE Systems acquired the Irish Norkom Technologies, a financial crime and financial compliance software maker,[9] and the Danish cyber and intelligence company ETI/AS, which previously helped law enforcement and telecommunication providers in data-crime investigations.[10] In 2013 it won a 6-year UK government service contract for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and partnered with Vodafone for smartphone and tablet security services.

On 1 February 2014, BAE Systems Detica was renamed BAE Systems Applied Intelligence to reflect its ambitions for more global growth across its "Applied Intelligence portfolio".[11]

In October 2014, Kevin Taylor was appointed as Managing Director, following Martin Sutherland's departure to De La Rue.[12]

In December 2014 BAE Systems Applied Intelligence acquired Perimeter Internetworking Corp., trading as SilverSky, a leading commercial cyber services provider, offering a suite of leading cloud-based security and compliance solutions that enable large and medium-sized businesses to protect and manage their most sensitive data.[13]

Operations

The company claims four particular areas of expertise: cyber security; detection and prevention of financial crime; communications intelligence; and 'digital transformation'.[14]

The company operates in the following five main industrial sectors: national security and law enforcement; financial institutions (banking and insurance); telecommunications; civil government (including healthcare); transport, energy and utilities.[15]

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence's products include: NetReveal™, a software package to combat fraud, intended for government departments, the finance sector and commercial organizations;[16] CyberReveal™, the multi-threat monitoring, analytics, investigation and response solution;[17] DataRetain™, a software product enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to comply with data retention regulations;[18] StreamShield™, software aimed at internet content security;[19] and Secureserve™ allowing encrypted, filtered and secure data sharing.[20]

Offices

The company has office locations on 5 continents:

Europe

UK: London (Blue Fin), Guildford (Head Office), Leeds, Gloucester, Amersham, Quedgeley, Ireland: Dublin, Belgium: Leuven, France: Paris, Germany: Frankfurt, Denmark: Aalborg, Spain: Madrid, Poland: Poznań.

North America

US: Washington, DC, Boston, Massachusetts, New York, McLean, Virginia, Canada: Toronto, Ontario and Mexico: Mexico City.

Australia

Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Perth and Brisbane.

Asia

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Singapore: Singapore, UAE: Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Africa

South Africa: Benoni

References

  1. ↑ "What Is Security and Resilience?". US Department of Homeland Security. n.d. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Applied Intelligence-who we are-our history". BAEsystems. n.d. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Detica acquires CRM specialist". Conferencepage.com. 2005-04-11. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Detica buys Evolution Consulting". Conferencepage.com. 2005-12-05. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Detica is a star performer". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  6. ↑ "UK - BAE offer for Detica could spark bid war". Ft.com. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  7. ↑ "BAE Systems declares Detica offer wholly unconditional". AFX News (Forbes). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  8. ↑ "Stratsec". Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Norkom". Deticanetreveal.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  10. ↑ "ETI acquisition". Deticanetreveal.com. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  11. ↑ "bae-systems-detica-repositions-as-bae-systems-applied-intelligence". BAEsystems. n.d.
  12. ↑ "BAE SYSTEMS APPOINTS KEVIN TAYLOR AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF APPLIED INTELLIGENCE". BAE Systems. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  13. ↑ "BAE Systems Applied Intelligence history". BAEsystems. n.d.
  14. ↑ "Who We Are – At A Glance – Applied Intelligence". BAE systems. n.d. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  15. ↑ "Industry". BAE systems. n.d. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  16. ↑ "NetReveal". Deticanetreveal.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  17. ↑ http://www.baesystems.com/what-we-do-rai/cyber-security
  18. ↑ "Dataretain". Baesystemsdetica.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  19. ↑ "StreamShield". StreamShield. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  20. ↑ "Secureserve". Baesystemsdetica.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.

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