Thales announces that, following an independent audit, it has been certified as compliant with the ISO/SAE 21434 automotive cybersecurity standard, a certification mandatory in 68 countries and making it a 'trusted partner for the automotive market'.
'Industry players must comply with strict regulations, and Thales' cyber expertise helps them monitor and prevent cyber threats, such as hacking, data theft and software tampering', explains the electronics group.
The ISO/SAE 21434 standard was launched by the automotive industry, in response to a new regulation (no. 155) on vehicle cybersecurity management systems, published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).
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