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Unisys to Deliver Information Security Management Services at Air France KLM; Services Designed to Strengthen Overall Information Security Program.


BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Air France Air France
 in full Compagnie Internationale Air France

French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde
 KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game)
KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines)
KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) 
 Group has signed an agreement with Unisys (NYSE NYSE

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:UIS (graphics, programming) UIS - A VMS graphics programming interface package for VAXstations. ) to leverage their experience in risk and compliance management in the airline's effort to strengthen its overall information security posture. Based on the agreement, Unisys will help Air France KLM fortify for·ti·fy  
v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies

v.tr.
To make strong, as:
a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications.

b. To reinforce by adding material.
 its Information Security Maturity Program by assisting in the identification of information security issues such as access control to buildings and data and a range of other issues.

Air France KLM will use a Unisys standards-based methodology and associated capability and tools to prioritize pri·or·i·tize  
v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem

v.tr.
To arrange or deal with in order of importance.

v.intr.
 those security issues based on their perceived risk. This will assist KLM in modeling and prioritizing investments in information security on an ongoing basis via a security risk dashboard. As a result, the airline will also be able to gain more visibility into its information security management practices, which can lead to more efficient and effective deployment and use of security assets.

"The goal of the Information Security Maturity Program is to further expand our information security process within the Air France KLM Group; ensuring regulatory and business needs are well balanced between security, risk and cost levels," says Gert Mooij, program manager for Air France KLM Group. "Unisys is able to supply a practical and effective total solution which covers our needs."

Unisys will implement its methodology and tools during a pilot program. They will also train Air France KLM IT security staff, implement the tools, assess and analyze possible business risks, and evaluate responses.

"With this agreement, Unisys continues to position itself as a leader in IT security governance," says Robin Verwerda, accountant manager, Unisys. "Our work for the Air France KLM organization underlines our skill in and focus on the security requirements of large multinational companies. We are looking forward to working with Air France KLM to make this program successful, helping the airline to move forward in further securing their business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets ."

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. Our consultants apply Unisys expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology to help our clients achieve secure business operations. We build more secure organizations by creating visibility into clients' business operations. Leveraging Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise, we make visible the impact of their decisions - ahead of investments, opportunities and risks. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

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