SECURITY First,
COMPLIANCE by Design!

Quick Facts

• Corporate Headquarter: Mannheim, Germany.
• Offices: Munich, Germany / Tunis, Tunisia.
• Year Established: 2010.
• Employees: 70.
• Certified according to ISO/IEC 27001: (TÜV-SÜD).
• High qualifications and many years of practical experience in various industries sectors.
• Operates its own Cyber Security Academy offering several security courses and certifications.
• Operates its own “SOC-as-a-Service”: SOCurity®.
• Official Information Security Lecturer at Hochschule Mannheim (University of Applied Sciences), Faculty Digital Business Technology.

Major Milestones

• Selected best midsized company of the year 2018 in Germany (“UnternehmerStar” 2018 Prize).
• Member of the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) Official regional representative of Teletrust in Baden-Württemberg.
• Labeled IT Security made in Germany and IT Security made in Europe.
• Member of the cluster Electric Mobility South-West Germany, emobil-BW.
• Member of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU-T Study Group 17 Security.
• Initiator and organizer of the yearly Cybersecurity Conference, Mannheim (Germany) since 2015.

 

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Spectrum of Expertise

Based on our security core competences (information security, IT and cybersecurity), SAMA PARTNERS Business Solutions pursue an integrative approach in order to link the areas of classical IT (from software-development to IT service management) with the business processes while meeting the requirements of operational and industrial IT.

• Security : Introduction and optimization of IT security architecture, introduction of ISMS according to ISO 27001, implementation of the requirements of the IT Security standards, Cyber security checks (e.g. for Industry 4.0), penetration tests, security audits, maturity and status determination, risk analyses.
• Architecture: Conception, reviews and creation.
• Processes: Business process analysis, recording and optimization.
• Development: Requirements-driven software, optimization and quality assurance.
• Managed Services: Security Operations Center (SOC), Legacy Applications and Processes.
• Threat Intelligence Solutions:intelligence gathering and mitigation of potential attacks in time.

The delivery model of SAMA PARTNERS encloses consulting services, managed security services as well as solution development services with focus on cyber & information security.

We Guarantee our Clients a Holistic Approach to a High Added Value.

Our Success Story

SAMA PARTNERS has a high experience in setting governance and management systems for information and cyber security both for classical (office) and industrial IT (OT). Besides, SAMA PARTNERS is an accredited security training institute from EC-Council and PECB, offering several cutting-edge trainings for customers and employees alike.

We provide both defensive and offensive security services. Our SOCurity® offers its partners the needed expertise to ensure around the clock monitoring and incident handling facilities. Vulnerability Scanning as a Service coupled with penetration testing and red teaming services make the cornerstones of the offensive security portfolio of SAMA PARTNERS. We provide timely and enriched threat intelligence services as sector reports and intelligence feeds.

We support and guide our partners in the optimization and secure design of their business processes and IT in order to generate sustainable added value. Positioned in Security & Compliance on a strategic, process-related as well as on an operational level. Many years of experience in the design, conception and implementation of governance and management systems for information and cyber security for both traditional (office) and industrial IT (OT) and security intelligence.

Our Security Intelligence and multi-skilled experts are able to promptly analyze your security situation of IT vulnerability and deploy the appropriate solution for your organization.

SAMA PARTNERS is a Mannheim-based consulting company founded in 2010 by IT experts with different industry expertise. The aim was to support companies in the Rhine-Main-Neckar region with best practices in the areas of IT architecture, process management and development and thus make them even more efficient. Very quickly, the SAMA PARTNERS team realized how important cybersecurity is for sustainable business growth and how few companies in the region are already well positioned in this area. Therefore, we have made it our task to sensitize companies even more to the topic and to align the range of services to their needs. It is the team that makes SAMA PARTNERS what it is. In addition to well-founded training, regular further and advanced training and practical experience, we count on open and appreciative communication.

Our team combine professionalism, diversity, know-how and ingenuity to achieve the best results. A good working atmosphere is of great importance for us, because highest performance can only be achieved with trust and mutual respect. Since our foundation, we have recorded continuous and sustainable growth. Thanks to the many years of expertise of our consultants and lead auditors, we have successfully established ourselves in the IT and engineering consulting sector. In addition to small and medium-sized customers, we serve several large companies in the region. Again, and again it proves that the regional proximity is an advantage for an efficient and trusting cooperation.

Our Team is your facilitator, who accompanies you and makes your team aware of information, IT and Cybersecurity issues.

Our Core Values

Our corporate values are key concepts for our team, shaping our collaboration and interactions. Our values are the engine of our growth in the context of digital transformation.
• Contributing to the cybersecurity community and sharing knowledge and practices. 

• We share everything we know. Our experts share their insights with colleagues and all our stakeholders and partners. The cross-functional knowledge is the key to our growth process.
• We pay special attention to new personnel. Our goal is to share our expertise quickly and train them carefully.

Our values mirror of our culture.

Our Founding Commitments & Responsibilities

•Promoting best practices in digital trust and cybersecurity and to make everyone aware of the applicable regulations in Germany and the EMEA region.
•Developing several assessments, directives and/or certification frameworks and rules for information, IT and cybersecurity.
•Enhancing the values of our Security made in Germany and Security made in Europe labels through the contribution in gathered cybersecurity frameworks and working groups.
•Acting in coordination with our partners in the public and private sectors in Germany and in the EMEA Region to ensure the cybersecurity readiness for the sector actors.

•We are committed and get involved. SAMA PARTNERS attaches great importance to social responsibility. That is why we support charitable causes and are committed to promoting sports and culture as a sponsor of regional clubs.
•SAMA PARTNERS, a network of experts, operates under the motto "Donate Knowledge". We share Our knowledge and experience and donate their fees to charitable projects or organizations. The support of the charitable network is typically SAMA PARTNERS.

Our partners share our values.

SAMA PARTNERS is actively engaged in the working groups of the IT Security Association Germany, TeleTrusT, which is competence network for IT security comprising national and international members from industry, public administration, and consultancy partner organizations.

Security & ICT Partners

The Federal Association for IT Security e.V. (TeleTrusT) is a competence network involving national and international members from industry, public administration and consultancy partner organizations. It embodies the largest competence network for IT security in Germany and Europe.

The Alliance for Cyber Security is an initiative of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which was founded in cooperation with the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM).

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs. Working to build confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), ITU continues to intensify to facilitate more secure network infrastructure, services and applications. ITU-T Study Group 17 Security (SG17) coordinates security-related work across all ITU-T Study Groups, often working in cooperation with other standards development organizations (SDOs) and various ICT industry consortia. SG17 works on cybersecurity, security management, security architectures and frameworks, countering spam, identity management, the protection of personally identifiable information, operational aspects of data protection, open identity trust framework; and quantum-based security; and Child Online Protection. SG17 also works on the security of applications and services for the Internet of Things (IoT), smart grid, smartphones, software defined networking, web services, big data analytics, social networks, cloud computing, mobile financial systems, IPTV, distributed ledger technology, intelligent transport system, telebiometrics, the combating of counterfeiting and mobile device theft, IMT-2020/5G, cloud-based event data technology, e-health, and Radio Frequency Identification.

ECSO is the privileged partner of the European Commission for the implementation of the Cybersecurity Public-Private Partnership and a recognised actor in the European institutional landscape. ECSO federates the European Cybersecurity public and private sector, including large companies, SMEs and start-ups, research centres, universities, end-users and operators of essential services, clusters and associations, as well as the local, regional and national public administrations across the European Union Members States, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and H2020 Programme associated countries.

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)© is an international not-for-profit organization of IT security experts and practitioners. It offers its members the opportunity to improve their knowledge, skills and professional growth through educational forums, publications and peer interaction.

As a multi-stakeholder technical intergovermental Organization , the Arab ICT Organization (AICTO) is a good space for dialogue gathering Arab ICT Ministers and seniors decision-makers from public and private. AICTO is responsible for strategic planning and cooperation, developing talent, and coordinating policies for ICT across the Arab League nations, where SAMA PARTNERS is a collaboration partner.

Regional Partners

The city of Mannheim is our partner. They contribute to the success of our events.

SAMA PARTNERS is a committed players at the Electromobility South-West Cluster, in the field of electromobility research and development in Baden-Württemberg. The cluster supports its members especially in the areas of networking and participation in funded research and development projects. We cooperate with the cluster on current calls for proposals for funded projects and in the search for additional project partners.

The association Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar promotes regionalnon-profit purposes, e.g. in the fields of science and research. The aim isto support the region in building its own identity and in exploiting its potential.

The Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW) is the largest voluntary association of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany. Within the framework of its SME alliance, it represents the interests of more than 270,000 companies employing more than nine million people. Digitalization poses enormous new challenges for small and medium-sized businesses. Here the BVMW is the partner for the enterprises on their way into the future. Because the entrepreneur as a lone fighter has no more chance, networking and holistic thinking are in demand.

Technology Initiatives

Smart Factory KL is the pioneer of the intelligent factory of tomorrow. As a leading competence center and manufacturer-independent demonstration and research platform, it develops innovative factory systems in which the vision of industry 4.0 is already becoming reality. In a network with renowned partners from industry and research, it is working on new concepts, standards and solutions that form the basis for highly flexible automation technology.

Smart Production is an initiative of the Economic Development Agency of the City of Mannheim, which connects regional production companies with IT service providers, educational and research institutions through regular events, a member platform and project groups. The aim is for all members to network output-oriented with each other more strongly and to jointly advance the topics of industry 4.0 and digitalization.

Labels & Awards

SAMA PARTNERS was selected best midsized company in Germany
“UnternehmerStar” 2018 Prize, Entrepreneurial Star Award

SAMA PARTNERS Tunisia

SAMA PARTNERS Tunisia is operating in Europe & North Africa since 2017. It is well established and highly experienced in Digital Transformation, Software Development and Testing Factory. Our team have the expertise to support you in transforming your organization's journey by identifying the cutting-edge technology platforms that deliver the effective solutions. We assure a secure design of your digitization and a solid strategy for risk management are therefore prerequisites for your long-term success.

We are as well experienced in the design, conception and implementation of governance and management systems for information and cyber security for both traditional (office) and industrial IT (OT) and security intelligence. We support and accompany our partners in the optimization and secure design of their business processes and IT in order to generate sustainable added value.