Canada’s CGI Group [GIB] has created a new security center to bring together its security professionals and offerings to better respond to the rapidly increasing risk of cyber security threats facing Canadian business.

The Ottawa-based Security Centre of Excellence has more than 200 security professionals, an around the clock Security Operations Centre, and is one of three accredited security evaluation test centers in Canada. CGI said the move unifies its security practice in Canada and creates a focal point for its national and local security services.

“Our clients are well supported locally, while being confident that CGI has the international expertise to stay ahead of the global nature of cyber threats,” Dominique Gagnon, vice president of Security Services at CGI, said in a statement.