Investment protects Island's e-business hub

Friday, 20 June 2014 00:00

The Island's e-business hub will have world-class cyber attack prevention - thanks to a six figure investment by Manx Telecom.

It's launched a new protection platform which is powered by Radware which helps companies like eBay, PayPal, Twitter and Groupon.

Later this month the Chief Minister Allan Bell will highlight the importance of technology and communications as part of government's Vision2020 strategy.

Stuart Paul is the director of data centres he says the chief understands the importance of the move:

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