Orange Business upped its cloud security credentials with a top-tier European protection ranking for one of its as-a-service style offerings which it stated provides assurances around the platform’s ability to ensure data sovereignty.

Approval by the French Cybersecurity Agency brings the highest-level of recognition in Europe regarding the security and transparency of Orange’s Cloud Avenue SecNum platform, the operator stated.

Orange pitched the security agency’s clearance as an assurance for companies seeking to deploy services on a cloud platform, providing proof its product can reliably protect sensitive data.

Aliette Mousnier-Lompre, Orange Business CEO, said the accreditation is timely as companies face “the complexities of an ever-changing digital landscape”.

The operator quoted a customer who explained the cloud platform helps it meet various French regulations and cuts the time taken to certify its online services.

Orange Business was one of a handful of European operators Nvidia recently highlighted as working towards providing local, secure AI infrastructure for enterprises in the region.

Figures released by Fortune Business Insights late last month indicate the potential revenue benefit Orange Business and other cloud security players could glean, predicting global cybersecurity sales to grow from $193.7 billion in 2024 to $562.7 billion by 2032.