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the digital age has brought us unprece-
dented advantages, which Thales has har-
nessed with abundant innovation. With a
deep understanding of the capabilities of
digital infrastructure comes the correlated
understanding of the risk and vulnerabili-
ties of critical infrastructure to information
in cyberspace, from classified information
to point-of-sale purchases and internation-
al financial transactions.
“We’ve discussed the
potential for data to be
used in multiple ap-
plications for safety in
flight, transportation
and defence, but the
vulnerability of that in-
formation is growing
as well,” says Halinaty.
“Providing
cyberse-
curity becomes more
and more important.
You see breaches in it
every day in the news.”
“Thales’ unique specialty is to master both
environments—the information technol-
ogy and the operation technology environ-
ment,” says Usal. “We have domain exper-
tise in trains, aircrafts, ships, and vehicles
and we understand how the IT (Informa-
tion Technology) and the OT (Operational
Technology) worlds marry together. And
when discussing cybersecurity for those
physical systems, Thales has expertise in
both. It is part of our DNA.”
“Safety is our raison d'être,” says Usal. It
is the common thread throughout all of
Thales’ divisions. “We don’t supply air-
planes, trains, or vehicles, digital infra-
structure—we supply the intelligence
inside them. And the link is that it is all
safety critical in those different aspects,”
says Halinaty.
Everyday the men and women of Thales
Canada work hard to deliver security solu-
tions for Canadians’ digital and physical se-
curity. Continual innovation, Usal and Hali-
naty hint at something in the pipeline—to
be revealed later in the year—that will be
huge, even for Thales. We will be sure to
let you know once that happens.
