Telecoms company Sure has joined forces with a firm fighting the threat from cyber crime.

The company is called Trustwave.

It helps organisations combat cyber threats, protect data and reduce security risk.

The alliance addresses data security and other challenges organisations face to help ensure offshore data is properly housed, handled and protected.

As a key element of the partnership, Trustwave developed a ’platform’ that will be deployed within Sure’s data centres providing a service that analyses and correlates customer data against known and unknown threats while monitoring and identifying incidents as they happen.

Barry O’Connell, general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Trustwave, said: ’Our alliance with Sure leverages our expertise in delivering world-class managed security services to detect, protect and remediate persistent attacks from adversaries who are invariably refining techniques to gain access to an organisation’s critical assets.

’We look forward to working with Sure to help businesses solve these complex security challenges.’

Trustwave managed security services are delivered through a global network of Advanced Security Operation Centers (ASOCs) with a centre located in London. Ian Kelly, chief executive at Sure, said: ’The threat landscape continues to rapidly shift, especially in regions that have distinctive data protection challenges because of industries served such as professional and financial services. Our partnership with Trustwave will further cement Sure’s position as a leading provider of offshore security services by providing businesses with highly-advanced cybersecurity capabilities that scale as needed to address evolving threats and regulatory requirements, capabilities most would find impossible to achieve with given resources.’