06/06/2025
q.beyond opens second Cyber Defence Center at nearshoring location in Riga
- Growing demand for sovereign IT security services
- 24/7 protection for medium-sized companies
- Expansion in nearshoring capacities
“q.beyond is an example of the active business cooperation between Germany and the Baltic countries”, commented the German Ambassador, Gudrun Masloch. “It is creating jobs and specialist expertise in the important economic segment of digitalisation, and this is helping the economies of both countries.”
“We are absolutely delighted that q.beyond has underlined its commitment by expanding its operations and opening a dedicated cyber defence center”, added Florian Schröder, CEO of the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce.
Protecting IT at SMEs is the priority
A leading IT services provider, q.beyond supports medium-sized companies with their digitalisation projects in all aspects of cloud, applications, AI, and security. In recent times, companies have accorded ever greater priority to IT security, and to cybersecurity in particular. According to the IT services provider, demand for sovereign IT services has also risen sharply of late.
“Medium-sized companies have a wealth of information that requires protection, such as the specialist expertise and intellectual property that form the backbone of the economy. Our job as an IT services provider is to provide comprehensive protection against cyber threats to this knowledge, some of which has been built up over decades, as well as for companies’ business processes”, explained Thies Rixen, CEO of q.beyond AG. “To satisfy demand for sovereign security services, we have now massively extended our capacities by opening our second cyber defence center.”
Alongside its existing CDC at its Ulm location, q.beyond now has a further highly specialised cyber defence center. As security operations centers (SOC), both sites pool the security activities of the IT services provider.
“We are very proud of our team of more than 50 highly specialised security and cybersecurity experts. Working on a 24/7 basis, we secure all aspects of the IT, and thus the business processes, of our security customers”, comments Ralph Huenten, Head of Security at q.beyond. These experts have extensive, globally recognised cybersecurity certifications, such as CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or CISM (Certified Information Security Manager). In addition, q.beyond has certifications from various security manufacturers, as well as Microsoft Security und Incident Response certificates.
Expansion in nearshoring and offshoring capacities
q.beyond specialises in the sectors of retail, manufacturing, logistics, and banking and insurance, as well as the public sector. Its customers also include companies with particularly high security requirements in the field of critical infrastructures.
With the opening of the second CDC, q.beyond’s team at the Riga location has also moved into new premises in the same building. Since the end of 2022, the IT services provider has raised the share of its nearshoring and offshoring activities from 3 percent to 16 percent most recently. It plans to increase this quota to 20 percent by the end of 2025. Alongside Latvia, q.beyond also has nearshoring and offshoring operations in Spain, India, and the USA.
Gudrun Masloch, the German ambassador to Latvia, at the opening. © q.beyond AG
The new q.beyond Cyber Defence Center in Riga. © q.beyond AG
Thies Rixen, CEO of q.beyond AG, opens the new Cyber Defence Center and the new q.beyond offices in Riga. © q.beyond AG
The new q.beyond offices in Riga/Latvia. © q.beyond AG
About q.beyond AG
q.beyond AG is the key to successful digitalisation. We help our customers find, implement and operate the best digital solutions for their businesses. Our strong team of 1,100 specialists accompanies SMEs reliably as they tackle their digital transformation. Customers benefit here from our all-round expertise in cloud, applications, AI and security. With locations across Germany, as well as in Latvia, Spain, India and the USA, and its own certified data centres, q.beyond is one of Germany’s leading IT service providers.
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