Collective Defence has officially launched following the strategic combination of ITC Secure and IronNet. The newly formed company has established its global headquarters in Luxembourg and operates additional offices across the United States, United Kingdom, and Singapore. Through this expansion, the organization aims to deliver globally coordinated cybersecurity protection while maintaining localized operational capabilities.
Furthermore, through its collaboration with Microsoft, Collective Defence is actively integrating artificial intelligence into cybersecurity operations. The company applies advanced analytics, automation, and AI-driven intelligence across its security platforms to improve detection accuracy and accelerate response times. As cyber threats grow more complex, organizations increasingly require automated and intelligence-driven security operations to maintain resilience.
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Most importantly, Collective Defence focuses on addressing one of today’s most urgent cybersecurity risks: hybrid warfare targeting critical infrastructure. Nation-states and affiliated threat groups continue launching persistent attacks against sectors such as energy, telecommunications, finance, healthcare, and satellite infrastructure. Consequently, these campaigns increasingly combine cyberattacks, disinformation operations, and physical disruption strategies. Therefore, Collective Defence unifies advanced technology, operational intelligence, and cyber expertise to detect and neutralize these threats at scale.
The integration of ITC Secure and IronNet creates a unified platform designed specifically to protect critical infrastructure. ITC Secure contributes more than three decades of managed security services experience, including SOC operations and strategic advisory for governments and infrastructure providers. Meanwhile, IronNet enhances the platform with its collective defence and network detection capabilities, enabling real-time threat intelligence sharing across organizations and national boundaries.
As a result, governments and infrastructure operators can now collaborate more effectively by sharing intelligence, coordinating defensive strategies, and responding to emerging threats within a secure and sovereign framework. This approach significantly improves situational awareness across participating networks.
Luxembourg provides a strategic base for operations due to its growing cybersecurity investment and its strong ties to both NATO and the European Union. Additionally, Collective Defence maintains operational proximity to key partners across the Five Eyes community and the Indo-Pacific region.
Moreover, the company uses a collective defence model that allows anonymized threat data sharing among participants. Therefore, when one organization detects a threat, others can quickly apply defensive measures. This model extends traditional military intelligence-sharing principles into the cybersecurity domain.
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The company also delivers a broad set of cybersecurity capabilities. These include collective threat intelligence sharing, managed detection and response via 24/7 SOC operations, consulting services for critical infrastructure, and hybrid threat intelligence focused on nation-state activity. Additionally, the company has deployed Microsoft Security Copilot into SOC workflows to enhance analyst productivity and accelerate incident response.
Leadership at Collective Defence includes experienced professionals from cybersecurity, defence, and intelligence sectors. According to Andre Pienaar, Chairman, Collective Defence:
“The threats facing critical infrastructure today are not conventional cyber risks, they are acts of hybrid warfare waged by nation-states against the systems our societies depend on. Collective Defence was created to bring together the technology, talent, and partnerships needed to defend against these threats collectively, not in isolation. By combining ITC Secure’s deep expertise in protecting government and critical national infrastructure with IronNet’s pioneering collective defence technology, we have built something that neither company could achieve alone a platform for allied nations and enterprises to stand together against the most sophisticated threats of our time.”
Arno Robbertse, Chief Executive Officer, Collective Defence, added: “Luxembourg is the ideal home for this mission; at the heart of Europe and at the crossroads of the alliances that matter most. From here, we are building a truly collective model of defence; combining locally delivered, sovereign security services with shared global threat intelligence. That means insights gained in one environment can rapidly strengthen the protection of others, creating a network effect that makes every participant more resilient.”
Additionally, Edward Newberry, Chairman of the Advisory Council, stated: “Hybrid warfare does not respect borders, sectors, or the traditional boundaries between military and civilian domains. The adversaries targeting our critical infrastructure are nation-states with the resources and patience to exploit every gap in our defences. Collective Defence represents a fundamentally new approach that mirrors how alliances have long operated in the physical domain and applies those principles to cybersecurity. I am honoured to chair the Advisory Council and to help shape a company that will play a vital role in the security architecture of the free world.”
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