AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2010
FED:Cyber security firm wins business award
SYDNEY, Aug 20 AAP - A cyber-threat security consultancy firm which helps protect digital
economies in Australia and South-East Asia has taken top honours in the prestigious National
Telstra Business Awards.
ACT-based stratsec (stratsec), which provides world-class independent information security
consulting and testing services for blue-chip government and commercial clients, was named
Australia's best business at the awards in Sydney on Friday.
Telstra chief executive David Thodey said it was a deserving winner, selected from
a group that had prospered despite the tough business conditions during the global financial
crisis.
"All of the finalists and winners are role models because they have demonstrated that
they have vision, resilience, competitive edge, and a passion for serving their customers,"
he said in a statement.
stratsec has won contracts in more than 20 countries across a range of sectors, including
defence, banking and finance, health, mining and telecommunications.
Some of its clients include international software companies and Australian and offshore
banks in competition with large multinational players.
"We remove the jargon that is so prevalent in cyber-security and provide advice that
helps business managers to make informed decisions," stratsec CEO Peter Lilley said in
a statement.
Other winners of the 2010 Telstra Australian Business Awards were teachers.on.net,
a teachers' recruitment website out of South Australia, and the Northern Territory's City
Ceramics, a retail and wholesale ceramics business which was named Australia's best small
business.
A NSW-based software company, Soprano Design, won the Innovation Award, while the regional
business award went to Kelly Engineering, a family-owned manufacturer and exporter of
custom-made agricultural machinery.
The Social Responsibility Award was won by Northern Project Contracting, a company
owned by indigenous Australians that specialises in contracting and training services
for the mining and civil construction industries.
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