Meet the people of Stormshield - episode 1
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Assises 2022
The 2022 edition of the Assises in Monaco comes to an end. Presentation of the latest innovations, animation of five demos: four intense days full of meetings!199
This is the number of R&D employees on 1 October 2022. Would you like to join our teams? Get your CVs ready, we're recruiting!
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Stormshield gets involved for young people in employment
Helping seven young people looking for work to develop their career plans: that's the challenge of the meetings with the Jeunes Dynamiques group. We are delighted to feel that they are more confident and more at ease in their oral expression at the end of our three weeks of exchanges with them! A great action in partnership with the E2C that feels good and allows us to strengthen our social commitment.
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Ekiden 2022: a challenge for our Stormshielders!
How beautiful were the athletes who took part in the Ekiden in Villeneuve d'Ascq on this Sunday in October! Dressed in Stormshield colours, proud to represent the company, they showed team spirit and unfailing motivation during this marathon relay: they gained 10 minutes compared to their previous score, congratulations for this incredible challenge!
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Successful integration day
28 people attended our integration day in October! The newcomers were brought together at our Villeneuve d'Ascq site and in a relaxed atmosphere, they were able to discover the inner workings of Stormshield and get to know each other through a personal development workshop. Welcome to all!
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Stormshield values employee seniority
At Stormshield, we like surprises! On this day, during a tea party, we offered 70 of our employees a bottle of champagne and an eco-responsible gift card. This was a nice gesture to reward the loyalty and attachment of Stormshielders who have been with the company for more than ten years. It's fair to say that they weren't expecting it... A moment rich in emotion!
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This is the number of new recruits who will join us by the end of September 2022. And you, want to join us? We're always on the lookout for rare talent with a passion for cybersecurity!
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Integration day in Lille
Welcome to the new Stormshielders! The first integration day of May was held at the Lille site and was well attended. The newcomers were able to enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the company.
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Integration day in Lyon
In view of the number of new employees, the integration day was even duplicated in Lille and Lyon in May. In Lyon, the programme was full of meetings, fun activities and a lot of sharing about our values and our business. The Stormshield adventure has begun, and we wish you all a safe journey!
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Job dating: in search of our future work-study students
Let's go and find our future talents in the various IT establishments in the north of France! Justine, our recruitment officer, supported by Kevin, one of our developers, has been going on job dating for several months, meeting students. QA engineer, aspiring developer... no profile escapes her. Next job dating at Aston in April: see you there?
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A great start at the Cyber Campus
Since February 2022, Stormshield's teams have been based at the Cyber Campus in Paris-La Défense, warmly welcomed by Michel Van Den Berghe, the President of the site. This is an opportunity to meet the major cyber players in the French ecosystem and to move forward together.
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Inclusion with Duo Days
First edition of Duo Days for Stormshield. This project is part of the European Week for the Employment of People with Disabilities. On this occasion and during a morning, the Finance & Sales Administration team welcomed Pascal to show him the site and the world of these professions. Valuing skills, creating a bridge between the professional world and people with disabilities, opening up to diversity, the challenges of Duo Days are many... so see you next year!80%
Our latest Quality of Work Life survey conducted in 2021 reveals that 80% of employees are happy to come to work every morning at Stormshield. A true mark of commitment!
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International Ugly Sweater Day
Tasselled, printed with a strange animal, flashing or just plain ugly: (ugly) Christmas jumpers had their day this December. And some Stormshielders played the game with enthusiasm!
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Integration day in Lyon
And a few weeks later, the Lyon edition of the integration day took place! Reflection, team building and good humour were also on the agenda during this session.
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Integration day in Lille
Here we go again with the face-to-face integration days; welcome to the new Stormshielders! Our new recruits were able to put their team spirit to the test during an escape game and thus become familiar with one of our values: collaborative success.12
people co-opted by Stormshielders out of the 75 recruitments made since the beginning of the year. A mark of confidence!
Stormshield joins the GEIQ Emploi & Handicap Hauts de France
The GEIQ Hauts de France is a group of companies involved in a CSR approach through the integration and professional retraining of workers with disabilities. As the ambitions of the GEIQ Hauts de France are in line with our HR policy, our membership seemed obvious.
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Technical's Meet up
As in any company, some professions are less visible and (re)known. But that doesn't prevent us from keeping up to date and exchanging with our colleagues. This is why the Stormshield technical writers team organised a meeting in our Parisian offices to discuss the bridges between technical writers and UX writers. A moment of exchange to challenge each other and progress!
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After-FIC
On the sidelines of the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) in the north of France, the entire Stormshield marketing team met for a back-to-school party in sunny Lille. A friendly moment before starting the end of the year with many projects and events to come!
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SES celebrates its release
Quick drink under the Lyon sun for our SES R&D team. This event was an opportunity to mark the delivery of the SES Evolution 2.1 version during the summer and to thank all the stakeholders of the project. "It was the team's reunion after 8 months of work in confinement, and an opportunity for some of them to meet in real life", underlined Nicolas Ublet, R&D Manager.
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Euro 2020 predictions
Prizes awarded to the first 50 finishers in the Euro 2020 prediction competition. A tight competition with many surprises until the end, as Benjamin, our big winner, wins at the very end!
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Back on track
Our Product Management team (finally) in a physical meeting, after more than a year of remote meeting. Because there is no substitute for live interaction!
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Return to Villeneuve d'Ascq
The return on site is organised. For three weeks, breakfast is served; an opportunity to see colleagues again and to chat over a coffee.
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Return to Lyon
The return on site is organised. For three weeks, breakfast is served; an opportunity to see colleagues again and to chat over a coffee.
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Return to Issy-les-Moulineaux
The return on site is organised. For three weeks, breakfast is served; an opportunity to see colleagues again and to chat over a coffee.
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Tailor-made training sessions
There are many new recruits in the Technical Support team. It is difficult to master everything with more or less complex subjects (encryption, proxy, network analysis, etc.). Rémy teaches at the university and has decided to take over some of the modules to run training sessions for volunteers during lunch breaks. These sessions are friendly and open to other services. These sessions enable the newcomers to learn more about key concepts, to unblock certain situations and thus to feel more at ease in their new job.
Disability at work – a testimonial
At Stormshield, we believe that diversity is a strength. As we start a new campaign to raise awareness of the issue of disability among employees and help them in the process of gaining recognition, one of our employees has agreed to talk about his disability at work.
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The TAC team mobilised for healthcare institutions
Hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing an unprecedented dual situation of tension due to the ongoing health crisis and a climate of destructive cyber attacks. To make their daily life easier, Stormshield's Technical Support team is taking turns to answer the requests of these specific customers with a specially dedicated line, freely available 24/7. A great show of solidarity!
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In 2020, Stormshield's team has grown by 30%! Hard to figure it out with teleworking and successive confinements, but our offices have changed a lot in the last year and are still growing.
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A new open space in Lille
One of the open spaces in Villeneuve-d'Ascq is getting a makeover. Everything is ready to welcome everyone and provide good working conditions.
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An extra floor for Parisian R&D
In Issy-les-Moulineaux, we needed an extra floor to accommodate everyone! A word for babyfoot players, it's located on this floor...
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New offices for the Lyon teams
Brand new offices now await the SDS teams in Lyon.
Disability at work - A first-hand account from Alain Yanacopoulo, a developer at Stormshield
Every year, a disability information and awareness-raising campaign is organised, aimed at Stormshield employees. This substantive approach is designed to promote diversity and de-dramatise the issue of disability within the company. Alain Yanacopoulo, a Developer who is part of the SMC team in Lyon, gives us a first-hand account.
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R&D investment
R&D has taken delivery of hardware that will be used to create a complete new set of non-regression models in order to qualify the new version of our SNS firewall. The aim is to test our product in an automated way and to validate the new functionalities. The company has made a significant investment to achieve this, including the addition of a new server room rack. It has also added 80 electrical outlets, 50 firewalls, 90 virtual machines, numerous 8, 24 or 48 port switches, and more than 200 network cables in the process. This is a fine example of how Stormshield equips itself to ensure maximum product quality.
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Online escape game
As they were unable to meet on site, part of the R&D teams took part in a team-building in Covid mode! On the program: an online escape game, then sharing a meal prepared by a starred chef and delivered the same morning to each person's home. A good way to enjoy a moment with colleagues and to give yourself energy to meet the challenges that await Stormshield this year!169
The number of product training courses attended in-house in 2020, ensuring true manufacturer expertise.
Women at Stormshield – episode 3: Sandy Lambriquet and Mounia Bouhriz: network and security technical experts
Mounia and Sandy arrived in 2018 and 2019, and are today the only women in the Stormshield support team (usually referred to internally as the TAC). We jointly interview these two technology lovers from very different backgrounds.
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Halloween 2.0
Confinement ou pas, nous maintenons les traditions. Et certains n'ont pas résisté à l'envie de se déguiser pour Halloween lors d'un zoom improvisé.
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Show me your keyboard, and I will tell you who you are (3)
Fifteen years ago, Charles-Henri, an SMC developer, decided to drop Azerty and switch to the Dvorak layout. And for good reason, too. “I decided to switch to this keyboard for several reasons: after many years working with a TypeMatrix, I wanted to stick with an orthogonal keyboard. The thing to understand is that staggering the keys is just a holdover from typewriters, which doesn’t make sense in the era of computer keyboards. But today, being able to reach multiple keys directly with the thumbs saves a lot of time. It’s a shame to limit yourself to the space bar, as with most keyboards...” As for custom options, “I can change the keyboard’s internal software so that it corresponds exactly to my needs.” Charles-Henri has never regretted his decision, but he still has to convince his colleagues, “who are lost whenever they have to use my computer!”
Women at Stormshield – episode 2: Manon Hasard, Field Marketing Manager
Manon joined Stormshield in 2007 as an assistant in the Marketing department. As she progressed from post to post, she gained new skills and successfully embraced the challenges of this constantly changing sector. We look back on her career, which already spans thirteen years.
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Show me your keyboard, and I will tell you who you are (2)
Julien’s BEPO keyboard, a QA SNS, is more optimised for the French language than traditional keyboards. And for a developer, certain commonly used characters and symbols, such as parentheses and curly brackets, are more easily and logically accessible than on the typical Azerty or Qwerty layouts.
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Amiga vs. Atari
A duel that provoked a lot of nostalgic debate internally. And a poll to find out which one is the best that hasn't found a winner. So far?
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Show me your keyboard, and I will tell you who you are (1)
Gabriel, SMC Technical Leader, has a real love affair with his Vortex keyboard. Portable and easy to use, it goes wherever he does, whether in the office or at home. And the keyboard has a geeky side, which lets him personalize some of the details, including:- changing the key layout from Qwerty to Dvorak, which was designed for speed and comfort
- moving a few accent keys higher to make them easier to find with his fingers
- adding dielectric grease underneath the stabilisers of the longer keys (space, shift, etc.) for more stability
- and saving shortcuts in the keyboard’s memory, making them usable on any computer.
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Already 20 new employees have been hired in France since the start of containment. Welcome newcomers!
Locked down... but hired!
This period of uncertainty is a hard time to be joining a new company and learning the ropes while there’s no-one in the office. Hard... but not impossible! Maxime, Quentin and Manuel – three new recruits who joined Stormshield in the middle of the lockdown – talk to us about their experiences.
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Solidarity above all
For the past few weeks, Stormshield employees with a 3D printer have been showing their solidarity with those closest to the virus and in need of masks. How do they do it? By manufacturing 3D protective visors. More than 500 visors have been manufactured thanks to the initiative of three employees: Dominique Allietta (Project Manager), Daniel Alexandre (Pre-Sales Engineer) and Frédéric Princelle (IT Manager). For its part, Stormshield will also supply kits containing a reel and 200 transparent sheets to these supportive employees, to enable them to continue their actions.500
The number of 3D protective visors manufactured in a few weeks thanks to the initiative (and 3D printers) of three employees, to help professionals closest to the virus and in need of masks.
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Confinment for HR teams
... but are still available for employees!
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Like the whole company
Due to the health crisis, the Stormshield version of teleworking includes a lot of video meetings.
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What's the best Star Wars?
A tricky question, but a frank answer from our staff.
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Even better than an SOC
Because of the self isolation, the office of Luca Astori, our Italian Pre-Sales, looks like even better than a SOC!
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The Italian team
Almost complete on this picture, during the Sales - Marketing Kick Off! With from left to right, Luca Astori & Davide Pala, Pre-Sales Engineers, Andrea Scattina, Channel Sales Manager, and Marco Genovese, Product Manager.
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An amazing duo
Rémi Decheron, Sales Engineer, and Jocelyn Krystlik, Director of the Business Unit: a shock duo to present Stormshield Data Security.
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What a team at FIC 2020
Early in the morning, late in the evening, a wonderful team il Lille!
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Industrial demo
Three days without leaving his demo counter is a long time. Even for our PreSales Manoël Bizien.
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Galettes des rois
Long life the Kings and Queens!
President's greetings
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Santa-Cluster
Even better than a Christmas tree!
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IT team on New Year's Eve
On the last day of the year, the VdA IT team dressed up and brought out the champagne early. Just to celebrate the New Year with colleagues!
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At the foot of the Christmas tree
A mountain of gifts for the children of our employees at our headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
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Secret Santa
And to coincide with Christmas Eve, the classic 'Secret Santa' by Villeneuve d'Ascq's co-workers.
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Christmas party at VDA
On Villeneuve d'Ascq, gifts for the children and a party for the parents; thanks to the CSE for the organization!
A VIP Partner Event in Paris
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Dressed to the nines
Elegance and gallantry: the Spanish Stormshield team in action!
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On stage
Who better to present the current year’s results and strategic directions for the future than Pierre-Yves Hentzen, CEO of Stormshield?
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In the wings
Behind the scenes at our events: the Marketing team, always ready for action!
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A multi-skilled role
Both on stage and behind the scenes, a Chief Marketing Officer needs to be ready for anything!
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Day 4 of onboarding
The new team members from the last few months met up at our Lille site. The event was all about introductions, good humour... and a friendly atmosphere!
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WeDays 2019
Stormshield’s employees assemble in Marseille’s Belle de Mai amphitheatre for a unique presentation...
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Let's build our future!
On the agenda: 2 intense days for all Stormshielders! With plenary-session presentations, boat tripping, a “paddling” evening, a concert by our legendary homemade rock band, a tour of Marseille and a boules tournament... there were great memories for everyone.
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Paddling in the water
The Beach, without Leonardo and Tilda. But with another Virginie, another Guillaume and another Robert.
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Stormtroopers
The Stormtroopers... a unique musical experience.89%
team members happy to be working at Stormshield (according to our recent QVT survey in June 2019)
What’s the most popular OS?
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The Lyon King
Step aboard “La Péniche”, one of the buildings at our Lyon campus. And the only one of its kind accessible to people with seasickness.
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This is Issy
Our Paris premises, seen from below.
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Behind the scenes at webinars
With Marco and Stéphane, from the Stormshield Product Managers team
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Hallowe’en by Stormshield
Decorated workplaces, terrifying disguises, endless sweets... a glimpse of Hallowe’en at Stormshield!Gender balance in IT is a tough issue. But we’re working on it!
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