Grâce à Sofrecom, à l’expertise reconnue et à l’implication forte de ses consultants, nous avons atteint des résultats significatifs dans la création du nouveau domaine Souverain, essentiel pour la sécurité de notre groupe
Contexte géopolitique et souveraineté des données
In a global economic environment marked by growing geopolitical tensions, data and technology sovereignty has become a major strategic issue. As the United States exerts significant influence in this domain, the extraterritorial rights granted by American laws (FISA, Cloud Act, Patriot Act) raise critical questions regarding data sovereignty within European economies. This context is pushing companies to rethink their data management strategies to ensure independence and security.
Critical operators for states must anticipate a shifting environment where geopolitical developments can threaten their ability to ensure essential services.
Addressing sovereignty challenges in digital transformation
Sofrecom supported the Security Department of one of the world’s largest operators in defining and implementing a sovereignty strategy for its critical data. Our methodology involves several key steps:
Discover our step-by-step approach to securing sensitive data:
- Sensitive Data mapping: identifying and segmenting company data with a focus on critical or classified data.
- Security policy development: creating a clear framework that defines rules, governance, and a strategy tailored to cybersecurity and sovereignty needs across the company and its international subsidiaries, while considering regulatory and budgetary constraints.
- Benchmark of sovereign collaborative tools: analyzing available tools to meet the specific needs of the operator and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Change management: implementing an awareness and training plan to educate employees on handling sensitive data, identifying and engaging “sovereign” user groups, transitioning them to new tools, and raising awareness of the context and associated risks.
Benefits of the implemented Data sovereignty strategy
Sofrecom’s support enabled the client to achieve significant and lasting improvements, enhancing both resilience and regulatory compliance:
- Enhanced resilience: improved preparedness for technological and geopolitical crises and cyberattacks, ensuring business continuity in uncertain times.
- Guaranteed regulatory compliance: strict alignment with GDPR and sector-specific regulations, ensuring optimal data protection and minimizing the risk of sanctions.
- Optimized internal processes: better management of sensitive data, reducing vulnerabilities and allowing proactive risk anticipation.
- Team awareness: deep employee engagement in the importance of data sovereignty, fostering a corporate culture of security and personal responsibility.
- Data sovereignty: improved management of data storage, processing, and accessibility within environments that meet sovereignty requirements.
Sofrecom’s expertise in digital sovereignty
Sofrecom leverages its expertise to address complex data sovereignty challenges. With over five years of experience in cloud strategy, business continuity, and the protection of sovereign data, our deep understanding of IT ecosystems and cloud technologies enables us to offer tailored and innovative solutions.
Towards an organization aligned with digital sovereignty challenges
The approach led by Sofrecom’s cybersecurity consultants helped initiate meaningful change among all stakeholders. The recommendations provided enabled our client to structure its Sovereign Domain and align its organization with key sovereignty objectives.
