In Patria, corporate security plays a central role in ensuring undisturbed operations.
Patria has published Corporate security policy which defines the aspects of corporate security applicable within the Patria Group, the key concepts related to them, management objectives, principles, responsibilities and authorisations. Corporate security seeks to protect the organisation's core values against external and internal threats and risks.
The purpose of Patria's corporate security policy is to ensure undisrupted operations at Patria and their continuity, security and compliance. Corporate security enables Patria to maintain its position as a safe and reliable partner for its customers and other stakeholders.
Corporate security work is carried out ethically, in compliance with applicable laws, regulatory requirements and industry best practices. The work focuses on protecting the interests of Patria and its customers. To this end, all aspects of security – people, property, information, reputation and the environment – must be taken comprehensively into consideration. Overall, corporate security efforts include all measures taken to maintain, continuously develop and improve the specified level of security. All the operations are based on Patria's values and ethical principles.
Corporate security is an essential part of Patria's business. Cooperation with stakeholders and business operations call for high ethical standards, reliability and transparency at all levels of the organisation. Corporate security supports business continuity and serves as an enabler for Patria's growth and development. Patria secures security.
Furthermore, corporate security fundamentally supports Patria's business strategy and the achievement of its business objectives by protecting people, property, information and the environment from accidents, damage, vandalism, misconduct and criminal activity.
As a function, corporate security comprises the following aspects: information security, premises security, contingency and crisis management, compliance control, emergency and preparedness, personnel security, environmental safety, occupational safety and health and the security of production and operations.
Patria's Corporate security is strongly guided by national – and increasingly by international – legislation, as well as the specific characteristics of the defence industry and new technological solutions. The prevention of security threats related to Patria's operations (e.g. intelligence, cyber threats, and criminal activity that harms business operations) requires the organisation to continuously identify and implement security regulations.
Patria has been granted national Facility Security Clearance. The designated national security authorities (DSA and NCSA) regularly audit Patria’s level of corporate security.
Information security
Patria systematically seeks to maintain a good and sufficient level of information security through management, development, communications, training, continuous improvement, and cooperation with a variety of stakeholders. When developing its information security, Patria follows generally approved best practices and operating models, taking into account any country- and customer-specific requirements arising in different business areas, and especially the requirements of the sector.
The aim is to take a variety of measures in different areas of information security to protect Patria’s personnel, customer data, property, reputation and trade secrets. These measures include risk management, security processes, information security architecture, guidelines, audits, personnel onboarding, and improving information security awareness. An important aspect of these objectives is to safeguard business continuity, assurance processes, safety, access control, reporting and the monitoring of information security incidents. All Patria personnel, its management and Board of Directors are committed to following security-related operating procedures, processes and guidelines.
The management and analysis of cyber risks is based on an accurate and up-to-date situational picture, and well-functioning background processes. Uncertainty and instability in Europe have also increased the challenges pertaining to information security. A general increase in cyberattacks, the growing demand for experts in the sector, an increase in digitalisation and new technology, and an increase in new risks and threats are all phenomena in whose management Patria is investing.
Patria is committed to continuously increase information security awareness among its personnel and stakeholders through online training, webinars and new forms of internal communication. In conjunction with its organisational restructuring, the company began developing new operating models and control activities for the renewed and internationalising Patria, which is now subject to an increasing number of new requirements.
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