Formerly called Detica Number of employees Around 4500 Founded 1971 | Type Private Headquarters Guildford, United Kingdom Parent organization BAE Systems | |
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Industry Business and technology consulting Key people Kevin Taylor (Managing Director) Products NetReveal, StreamShield, DataRetain, SecureServe, CyberReveal | ||
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence (formerly Detica) is an international business and technology consulting firm owned by BAE Systems. It specializes in 'security and resilience', 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.
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History
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. In 2006 it bought the consultancy Evolution, the computer forensics business Inforenz and a financial service consultancy M.A. Partners. In 2007 it acquired the US homeland security consultancy DFI International.
In July 2008, prospects of a bidding war for Detica emerged after BAE Systems made an informal offer. On 28 July 2008 the board of Detica and BAE Systems announced that the latter had made a formal cash offer of £9.40 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.
In 2010, BAE Systems acquired Stratsec, the largest cyber security consultancy in Australia. In 2011, BAE Systems acquired the Irish Norkom Technologies, a financial crime and financial compliance software maker, and the Danish cyber and intelligence company ETI/AS, which previously helped law enforcement and telecommunication providers in data-crime investigations. In 2013 it won an 8-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".
In October 2014, Kevin Taylor was appointed as Managing Director, following Martin Sutherland's departure to De La Rue.
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.
Operations
The company claims four particular areas of expertise: cyber security; detection and prevention of financial crime; communications intelligence; and 'digital transformation'.
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.
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence's products include: NetReveal™, a software package to combat fraud, intended for government departments, the finance sector and commercial organizations; CyberReveal™, the multi-threat monitoring, analytics, investigation and response solution; DataRetain™, a software product enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to comply with data retention regulations; StreamShield™, software aimed at internet content security; and Secureserve™ allowing encrypted, filtered and secure data sharing.
Offices
The company head office is in Guildford in the United Kingdom, with branch offices in 19 countries across Europe, North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and South Africa.