“We believe in the synergies and collaborations between companies and experts within the alliance who share a common vision of physical and cybersecurity.”
Daniel GIRAUD
CEO APHELIO
Can you introduce your activity?
Aphelio is a French cybersecurity company, specialized in protecting businesses and public authorities. We operate across two complementary areas of expertise.
Software publishing
Our innovative solution CyberSmartLearn, based on artificial intelligence, enables organizations to maintain security conditions of safety and industrial equipment without requiring advanced technical expertise.
- Maintenance of application and hardware mapping
- Real time detection and assessment of vulnerabilities
- Recommendation of appropriate remediation solutions
- Automated certificate management through the Autocrypt module
The equipment concerned notably includes cameras, VMS, storage systems, access control managers, UTL, PLCs and SCADA systems.
Cybersecurity services
- Organizational and technical audits
- Support for ISO 27001 certification
- Cybersecurity consulting SSI risk assessments, technical architecture, CISO assistance
- Integration and security hardening of systems and equipment, architecture of sensitive information systems
What are your challenges in your field of expertise?
The cybersecurity sector applied to the safety domain faces several major challenges.
- Convergence between cybersecurity and physical security
- Diversity of equipment and software
- Increased attack surface exposure
- Strengthened regulatory requirements NIS 2, CRA
These developments require us to deliver services specifically tailored to safety professions.
The lack of internal cybersecurity skills within many industrial organizations is also a significant challenge. It compels us to design pragmatic, easy to deploy solutions aligned with operational realities.
Why join SPAC Alliance?
Joining SPAC Alliance represents for Aphelio an opportunity to strengthen our commitment to a sovereign and European cybersecurity approach.
Digital sovereignty is a central issue for us as a French and independent company.
We believe in the synergies and collaborations between companies and experts within the alliance who share a common vision of physical and cybersecurity.
Why promote a protocol such as SSCP?
The safety sector has strong potential for improving cybersecurity practices.
A protocol such as SSCP helps accelerate the achievement of compliance objectives with cybersecurity frameworks.
Interoperability is essential to engage all stakeholders. We promote this approach within our own solutions, particularly CyberSmartLearn, and are already working on integrating this protocol.
Promoting European solutions such as SSCP is fully aligned with a sovereign cybersecurity strategy.
In your view, what is the importance of certifications in structuring the security market?
Certifications represent a trust building mechanism by ensuring a recognized level of competence and maturity for clients and partners.
They also provide a common reference framework to align stakeholders around shared guidelines.
At Aphelio, we support our clients in obtaining certifications such as ISO 27001, from the initial audit through to the implementation of corrective actions.
