Bilbao becomes a cornerstone for proactive continuous cybersecurity response
On the 3rd October, the Bilbao location of ECSO Member Basque CyberSecurity Centre hosted a key meeting about cybersecurity in the Basque Country, in which the management team of the multinational company WatchGuard Technologies announced the expansion of the R&D center in Bilbao and a commitment to a growth of at least 25% extra new hires each year.
This way, Bilbao becomes a cornerstone for WatchGuard Technologies, at the forefront of the industry’s shift in focus from prevention and incident response to proactive and continuous response.Specifically, this initiative will turn the Basque Country into the most important R&D development center of the multinational company and will strengthen the entire cybersecurity ecosystem of the territory, creating new opportunities in the field of cybersecurity.With that, his meeting was an important milestone in terms of job creation and the position of the Basque Country on the international scene.