Global Secure Systems

Global Secure Systems is a hands-On It security consultancy and managed service provider with a list of blue-chip clients and business partners.

Prior to April 2001 Global Secure Systems Ltd operated under the company name of Global Technology Associates Ltd (GTA). GTA started Providing security products and services in the UK in 1997. Since then, the company has become best known for the GNAT Box firewall family, a product devised and developed by Florida-based GTA, Inc. The GTA branding however, become a victim of the product's tremendous success: the general attitude to the GTA name has been "You're the GNAT Box people, aren't you"?

GTA gained a wider recognition within the UK security market place for their extensive product portfolio, and in April 2001 became Global Secure Systems Ltd (or GSS).

GSS has evolved into something that is more than just a IT Security distributor. GSS work with NHS Trusts, local government, central government, education, major financial institutions, travel, retail, manufacturing as well as small businesses.

GSS has exceptional vendor relationships with a history stretching beyond the standard vendor-reseller conformity. GSS were Websense partners before they were even called Websense and were also the first in the UK to provide clients with EMU (now SurfControl email).

Today there are several divisions within the group: Global Secure Systems for end-user sales; Global Secure Technical Services for managed technical services, penetration testing, configuration testing and training courses and G-Stor for storage solutions.

Peapod merger

On 24th September 2007, having both been leading Security Integrators for over 10 years, Global Secure Systems Limited and Peapod (UK) Limited announced that they had merged their associated businesses. The New company which will continue under the GSS brand will be one of the largest security integrators and consultancy firms in the UK with over 2,500 combined clients.

Peapod's owner, private equity firm CTIL, has taken a stake in the new entity formed to co-ordinate the merger, GSS Holdings. GSS will to be run from Worthing, West Sussex and Peapod's offices in Bracknell (with additional sales offices in London and Dublin).

GSS & Carlin Motorsport

GSS have enjoyed a long relationship with Carlin Motorsport and have been commercial supporters of the team since it began. GSS supply the technology and expertise that ensures Calin's technical data is kept secure both at the track and at their factory in Aldershot.