Advantio yesterday announced the establishment of its European Cybersecurity Headquarters in Sligo, with the creation of approximately 40 jobs over the next three years.

Established in 2009, Advantio is one of Europe’s leading privately owned Cybersecurity firms and is the Cybersecurity Partner of choice for many fintech companies and payment service providers across Europe. It will be recruiting for full-time roles across a range of functions including Product Management, Security Consulting, Project Management, Customer Success and HR teams.
 
Welcoming the news yesterday, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar said, "I’m really pleased that Advantio has chosen to establish its new Cybersecurity HQ in Ireland, creating 40 new jobs in Sligo Town over the coming years. I was happy to have the opportunity to discuss this new expansion with the team at Advantio this week. Cybersecurity has only become more important in recent times and the fact that a leading firm in the field has chosen Ireland for its European headquarters is a real vote of confidence in us and our rich talent pool. I wish the team the very best of luck with this exciting new chapter."

Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Advantio, Marco Borza said, "Advantio’s mission is to increase our clients' Cybersecurity maturity, on time and on budget so that they can focus on their core business. Our new Sligo operation and Security Operations Centre (SOC) allows us to enhance our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) capabilities, build further capacity for our aGuard Payment Cloud operation where we operate and keep our clients’ fintech applications secure and compliant and ensure that we’re able to continue to service our growing customer base across Europe."

Source: www.businessworld.ie