IRTS: PASSI Audit – Cybersecurity Diagnosis

Find out how Netsystem’s cybersecurity experts helped IRTS carry out a PASSI audit and cybersecurity diagnosis.

Context & objectives

IRTS is a French company with 60 employees specializing in the manufacture of hardened electronics (screens, computers) for harsh environments. With almost 30 years’ experience, it is considered strategic by the French Ministry of Defense.

At the request of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), IRTS had to comply with cybersecurity requirements by obtaining PASSI certification. Netsystem was commissioned to carry out a maturity audit and provide an accurate snapshot of the company’s level of security.

Business challenge

Carry out this diagnosis within a short timeframe and then launch corrective actions.

Response & method
  • Targeted interviews with technical (network/security manager) and business (governance, data) referents.
  • Production of a detailed report highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the security system.
  • Development of a structured action plan to correct identified weaknesses.
  • Coordination with the ScioTeq group, for group-wide deployment of the plan.
  • Launch of a 12-month cybersecurity continuous improvement program.
  • Shared awareness of cybersecurity risks and priorities.
  • Multi-year action plan underway to achieve PASSI objectives.
  • Smooth and efficient relations with Netsystem (efficient meetings, optimized time).
Key success factors
  • Netsystem’s PASSI expertise.​
  • Trusting relationship with IRTS team.​
  • Clearly identified work groups.
  • Strong involvement of IRTS management.
  • Professionalism and rigor in exchanges.​
  • Close collaboration with Scioteq group for strategic alignment.​

 

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