S2 Grupo grows by 20% in 2019

• The Valencian cybersecurity company, which opened its second center in the Valencian region in September, closed last year with a turnover of more than 18 million euros and a staff of 356 people.
• The international turnover already represents 19% of the total business volume. One of the goals for 2020 will be to reinforce LATAM with its presence in Chile and growth in Colombia and Mexico.
• S2 Grupo Colombia has also experienced considerable growth, resulting in a consolidated turnover of over 19 million euros.
• Some of the most relevant projects of the last year include advice to the European Cybersecurity Agency to protect the European health system, collaboration on cybersecurity with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg or the marketing and development of the CCN PILAR tool to increase national cybersecurity in all sectors, among others.

Valencia, February 3, 2020.- S2 Grupo, a Valencian company specialized in cybersecurity and critical systems management, increased its turnover by 20% in 2019. The turnover was 18.2 million euros, compared to 15.5 million euros in 2018. “The growth we have experienced in the last year reinforces the leadership of S2 Grupo in cybersecurity in Spain. 2019 was a year in which we consolidated our position in the markets where we are present, both nationally and internationally. One of our goals for 2020 will be to reinforce our presence in LATAM by entering Chile and strengthening our presence in Colombia and Mexico”, said José Rosell, managing partner of S2 Grupo. International turnover accounted for 19% of the total business volume and, together with this, S2 Grupo Colombia grew considerably, bringing the company's consolidated turnover to over 19 million euros. In relation to its team, 2019 closed with a stable workforce of 356 people, 68 positions more than in 2018. “One of the levers of the success of S2 Grupo is precisely the creation of stable and quality employment. We understand that offering a good training and in-depth knowledge of cybersecurity is key to facing any cybercrime situation that may arise at any of our clients”, explained Miguel A. Juan, managing partner of S2 Grupo. Another fundamental axis of S2 Grupo is its activity in R&D+i. In 2019 around 12% of its income was allocated to projects developed at a European level together with different public and private organizations in Spain and other European countries to develop cutting-edge solutions to improve cybersecurity and the processes associated with it. S2 Grupo’s main milestones in 2019 Some of the company's milestones in 2019 was advising the European Cybersecurity Agency to protect the European health system, collaborating in cybersecurity with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg or the marketing and developing of the CCN PILAR tool to increase national cybersecurity in all sectors, among others. In addition to these, one of the most advanced cyber-security centers in the world opened in Valencia, a new corporate headquarters with 1,200 m2 and capacity for 150 people, whose function is to centralize the Corporate Management, the R&D+i Development Center and a new industrial cybersecurity laboratory. In this way, its previous facilities in this city have been converted into one of the safest, most advanced and complete Cybersecurity Operations Centers (CERT, computer emergency readiness team) in the world with a capacity of 2,500 m2. S2 Grupo has offices in Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bogotá, Mexico City, Brussels and Lisbon and its clients include leading companies in the distribution, energy, banking and insurance, health, industry and Public Administration sectors. Finally, S2 Grupo has reinforced its cyber-intelligence team with the creation of LAB52, to generate specific and advanced knowledge for its clients on cyber-threat and geo-strategy intelligence, which will be key to preventing cyber-attacks. This is an initiative that is part of # Evoluciona2, its program that brings together more than 150 initiatives distributed in seven areas to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, which show the company's commitment to developing a conscious way of doing business in which The company's progress is parallel to its contribution, as a team, to the creation of a better world. More information: prensa@s2grupo.es