Google inaugurated a new international center for cybersecurity (Gsec) a Malaga, Spain. This new center joins the existing ones a Dublin e Monaco. Will accommodate up to 100 engineers and specialized personnel from various sectors of the technology giant, including members of the team of VirusTotala former startup born in Malaga.
Google inaugurates the cybersecurity center in Malaga
The choice of Malaga is therefore not random. VirusTotaloriginally a startup founded in Malaga and acquired by Google in 2012is now recognized as the main one crowdsourced cyber threat sharing platform worldwide.
As reported by ANSA, the company declared that i Google team will work in close collaboration with European policiesIT industry experts, academic institutions and companies for counter cyber threats and to provide development and training on digital skills. This partnership provides the Sharing threat intelligencethe organization of seminars and the creation of quarterly report aimed at analyzing new security threats and possible responses.
The center of Malaga will welcome you government officialscompanies, non-profit organizationsindividuals seeking training and European educational institutions for customized workshops and collaborations.
Sundar PichaiCEO of Google and Alphabet, highlighted the importance of this strengthened commitment, stating that “this kind of public-private partnership is essential to support the research and build cutting-edge toolsincluding tools that use thelatest artificial intelligence“.
Malaga was deliberately chosen as the location for the new centre. “The choice of Malaga is not accidental. It is a cosmopolitan, green and hospitable city which has stood out as an attractor for talent, science and technology and is home to VirusTotal, a key team within Gsec and Google’s cybersecurity strategy,” he highlights Fuencisla ClemaresVice President of Google Spain and Portugal.
The opening of this center in Spain demonstrates Google’s growing attention to cybersecurity in Europe and its commitment to training key collaborations In this compound.