Cybercom launches Upphandlingskollen

Upphandlingskollen is a tool that Cybercom provides free of charge to enable
businesses and government agencies to procure more secure IT. It is a balanced
distillation of established regulations, and should be seen as an important
checklist for defining specifications.
Upphandlingskollen is intended to serve as a simple and useful aid in all types
of IT procurement, to ensure that critical safety aspects are included from the
start. It is also more cost effective to invest in security in the procurement
phase of IT, rather than on an operational system.

"It is difficult to define security specifications for IT procurement. But when
successful, it achieves significantly more quality aspects than just security,
whether you are a customer or a supplier. This means there are many reasons to
prioritise security in IT procurement, and is why we have created
Upphandlingskollen," says Bengt Berg, Head of Compliance Management Services at
Cybercom.

"We are often called in once there's a problem, but it is important that
everyone involved in the procurement of IT takes responsibility and anticipates
these problems. Proper security specification in the procurement phase provides
greater security and better value for your investment. We really hope that
Upphandlingskollen will contribute to this," says Bo Strömqvist, Head of Sales,
Cybercom Group.

The specifications and checkpoints in Upphandlingskollen are a distillation of
well-known regulatory frameworks such as the ISO27000 series (SIS), Procurement
Language for SCADA Systems (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) and Critical
Security Controls (Sans Institute). The specifications have been processed,
prioritised and reworded to make them simple and effective to apply in
procurement situations.

To discover more about Upphandlingskollen, please visit
www.upphandlingskollen.se
Soon also in English.
For further information, please contact:
Bengt Berg, Head of Compliance Management Services +46 708 25 00 29
Bo Strömqvist, Head of Sales +46 704 45 25 20
Kristina Cato, Communications Director and IR Manager +46 708 64 47 02
About Cybercom
Cybercom is an IT consulting company that assists leading companies and
organisations to benefit from the opportunities of the connected world. The
company’s areas of expertise span the entire ecosystem of communications
services. Cybercom’s domestic market is the Nordic region, and in addition the
company offers global delivery capacity for local and international business.
Cybercom was founded in 1995 and has been quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
exchange since 1999. Read more at www.cybercom.com