Urgence Cyber région SUD

What Urgence Cyber région SUD does

Urgence Cyber région Sud is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) established in 2022 and headquartered in Toulon, operating as the designated Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) for the Sud region of France. The organization delivers free incident response support to businesses and local authorities (collectivités) within the territory during cyber crises, providing a regional complement to national bodies such as ANSSI and Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr. Its service offering is anchored by a free telephone hotline (0 805 036 083), online incident declaration forms, and a directory of vetted cybersecurity partners, with the bimonthly CYBER'ACTU bulletin delivering cyber alerts and analyses to build proactive regional resilience.

The organization's core technology comprises CSIRT capabilities for cybersecurity incident management and triage rather than a commercial software product; the platform is operational rather than productized. Its business model is hybrid: incident response is provided free of charge as a public service, while two recurring revenue streams underpin sustainability — annual membership fees from supporting enterprises that contribute to regional cyber culture, and tiered annual label certification fees (€350 to €5,000 depending on vendor revenue) paid by cybersecurity companies seeking the Urgence Cyber label. The association is institutionally supported by the Région Sud regional government and operates as part of a national ecosystem alongside ANSSI, Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr, 17Cyber, InterCERT France, and Campus Cyber. With 7 employees and a territorial mandate, the organization is a small but strategically positioned public-sector CSIRT whose competitive advantage derives from regulatory designation, government backing, and a curated partner ecosystem rather than commercial scale.

Name

Urgence Cyber région SUD

Legal name

Association Urgence Cyber Région Sud

Website

https://urgencecyber-regionsud.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Urgence Cyber région Sud is a French non-profit CSIRT founded in 2022 that provides free cybersecurity incident response to businesses and local authorities across the Sud region, funded via memberships and partner labeling fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Incident Response Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service (BPAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Security Awareness, Training & Compliance Attestation (HDADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Incident response services
• Cybersecurity CSIRT
• Cyber incident management
• Cyber threat bulletins
• Security partner labeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from supporting enterprises that actively support the structure and contribute to spreading cybersecurity culture, anticipating cyber risks, and strengthening collective resilience.
2. Label certification fees: Annual labeling fees paid by cybersecurity companies seeking the Urgence Cyber label, tiered by company revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Urgence Cyber région Sud provides free cybersecurity incident response (CSIRT) services to businesses and local authorities in the Sud region of France during cyber crises. Beyond the free incident response hotline and online reporting, the association runs an annual label certification program for cybersecurity providers (Le Label), a tiered membership program for supporting enterprises, a convention partner program bound by a quality charter, and publishes the bimonthly CYBER'ACTU cyber bulletin with alerts and analyses.

Product overview

Urgence Cyber région Sud is a nonprofit CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) created in 2022 as an Association loi 1901, providing free cybersecurity incident response support to businesses and local authorities in the Sud region of France. The organization does not offer a commercial software product; instead it operates a member services platform, a cyber newsletter (CYBER'ACTU), a directory of certified cybersecurity partners, and a labeling program for security vendors. Its services are complementary to state-level bodies ANSSI and Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Cyber Incident Response Service (CSIRT) Free cybersecurity incident response support provided to businesses and local authorities in the Sud region of France during cyber crises, delivered via a dedicated hotline (0 805 036 083) and online incident declaration forms. Functions as the official regional CSIRT complementary to ANSSI and Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr.
• Le Label Urgence Cyber Annual label certification program for cybersecurity providers established in the Sud region of France. Labeled companies commit to a quality charter, undergo a comprehensive evaluation by the CSIRT team (case studies, working methods, human resources), and appear in the official labeled partner directory accessed by victims referred by the CSIRT.
• Convention Partner Program (Partenaires conventionnés) Partnership program for identified service providers who commit to applying a quality charter and offering reasonable pricing to victims of cyber incidents. Convention partners are referenced by the CSIRT when helping victims find appropriate response assistance.
• Supporting Enterprise Membership (Nos services adhérents) Annual paying membership program for enterprises that actively support the CSIRT mission of public service. Members receive benefits including cyber risk anticipation, incident preparation support, proactive security posture guidance, and access to bimonthly CYBER'ACTU bulletins with alerts and analyses.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ANSSIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cybersecurity agency - institutional partner providing guidance and alignment with national cybersecurity strategy
• Cybermalveillance.gouv.frcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cybersecurity awareness and assistance platform - complementary to Urgence Cyber services
• 17CybercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational police cybersecurity reporting platform - institutional partner for incident handling
• InterCERT FrancecoreTechnology or IntegrationFrench CERT network association - enables coordination with other incident response teams nationally
• Région SudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government - primary supporter and backer of the CSIRT, providing funding and institutional legitimacy
• Campus CybercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cybersecurity campus initiative - strategic partner for ecosystem development
• Partenaires conventionnéscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConventional partners are identified service providers committed to applying a quality charter and reasonable pricing for assisting victims of cyber incidents
• Partenaires labelliséscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLabeled partners are cybersecurity companies established in the territory, recognized for their expertise and evaluated by the CSIRT team through a comprehensive assessment process including case studies, working methods, and human resources review

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Campus Cyber: National cybersecurity campus in Puteaux bringing together public, private, and academic actors. Comparable as a French cybersecurity ecosystem hub and is a core strategic partner of Urgence Cyber rather than a direct competitor.
• CLUSIF: Major French information security information club producing benchmark publications and member events. It is adjacent in mission (French cybersecurity community building, awareness, governance content) but operates as a member-driven club rather than a CSIRT.
• INTERCERT France: Association federating French CSIRTs and incident response teams. It is the network through which Urgence Cyber coordinates nationally with other French CSIRTs and is a core strategic partner, not a direct competitor.
• FIRST.org: Global Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, an international membership body for CSIRTs. Urgence Cyber is a publicly listed member and uses FIRST standards in its incident response practice.

Direct peers

• Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr: National public-service platform assisting victims of cyberattacks across France. It is the closest functional peer in mission (free victim support, awareness, labeled provider directory) but operates nationally rather than regionally, and is itself a listed institutional partner of Urgence Cyber.
• Pôle d'Excellence Cyber (Bretagne Cyber): Bretagne-based regional cybersecurity initiative combining industry, research, and incident response support. It is the most direct analog as a French regional cybersecurity association, with similar territory-based membership, awareness, and partner-vetting programs.

Broad incumbents

• ENISA: European Union cybersecurity agency coordinating CSIRTs across member states via the EU CSIRT Network. It is a broad incumbent that defines the regulatory and cooperation framework in which regional CSIRTs such as Urgence Cyber operate.
• ANSSI: France's national cybersecurity agency and home of CERT-FR, the national CSIRT. It is the broad incumbent reference partner — it operates CSIRT functions at national scale, sets standards that Urgence Cyber aligns to, and is institutional partner to the regional CSIRT.

Regional players

• NCSC (UK): UK's national technical authority for cyber incidents and CERT-UK successor. Comparable in role (national CSIRT and incident response coordination) to ANSSI but operating in a different geography; useful as an analog for the strategic positioning Urgence Cyber aspires to at regional level.
• CISA (US): US federal cybersecurity agency with national and regional CSIRT functions, including an explicit regional engagement model. It illustrates the institutional scaling pathway that consolidated regional CSIRTs in other geographies have followed.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xyoutube.com/@urgencecyberregionsud
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@urgencecyberregionsud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urgence-cyber-region-sud

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