An agreement has been signed in Rome between the Italian State Police and Engineering Group for the protection of networks and information systems supporting companies’ institutional functions.

The convention, signed by the Chief of Police - General Director of Public Security - Prefect Vittorio Pisani, and Maximo Ibarra, CEO of Engineering Group, aims to develop a structured collaboration between the parties to adopt and enhance increasingly effective strategies in preventing and combating cybercrime, considering the delicate and strategic intervention sector of the Group.

Engineering Group, composed of over 70 companies in 14 countries across Europe, the United States, and South America, has been supporting the digitalization processes of Public Administration and companies in all market segments for over 40 years. With approximately 15,000 employees, it provides IT services and systems both through its proprietary solutions and in partnership with leading international Tech Players, using cutting-edge digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Virtual Reality, and Digital Twin. Thanks to its extensive expertise in Cybersecurity, Engineering ensures ever-higher levels of security for itself and its partners and signs this agreement believing that continuous information sharing and cooperation with the institutions are essential tools for an effective system to combat cybercrime.

The protection of critical computerized infrastructures of institutions and companies providing essential services is one of the specific missions of the Postal Police, the specialized branch of the Italian State Police responsible for preventing and combating cybercrime. It is the organ of the Ministry of the Interior responsible for the security of communications. In particular, this task is carried out through the National Centre for the Fight against Cybercrime for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (CNAIPIC) which, with a 24/7 operational room, represents the national and international contact point for managing critical events regarding infrastructures of national importance operating in sensitive sectors and of strategic importance for the country.

At the signing of the agreement were also present Prefect Renato Cortese, representing the Department of Public Security, Central Director for the Road, Railway, Communication Police and for the Special Units of the State Police, along with Senior Executive of the State Police Ivano Gabrielli, Director of the Postal Police Service. Representing the Engineering Group were CEO Maximo Ibarra, the Chief Public Affairs, Corporate Communication & Sustainability Officer Roberto Scrivo, and the Group Chief Information Security Officer Pierluigi Carbone.