Mitsui Sumitomo insures against threats with Lanware

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance at Lloyd’s (MSIG) has awarded Lanware a wide ranging IT services contract.

“We are setting off on a long term relationship with Lanware, a vendor who understands our needs and the unique security and business requirements of financial services. We are all looking forward to getting the delivery of our new services,” said Richard Williams, CIO of MSIG.

The MSIG contract incorporates a wide range of functions including the service desk, desktops, infrastructure, the network, disaster recovery and cloud services for application development.

MSIG will leverage Lanware’s ISO 27001 information security management system to help combat and protect against the growing number of cyber threats targeting financial institutions.

Lanware said it “specifically focused on ensuring that all security controls were highly visible” giving MSIG “ongoing insight into its security status and enabling a pro-active security posture”.

Antony Savvas

York, UK-based Antony Savvas has been a technology journalist for 25 years and has expertise in all major areas of enterprise and consumer IT. He has worked for a number of leading technology magazines and websites and his work is syndicated across the internet. He also undertakes corporate work for some of the world's leading technology companies.