Falanx Assuria Cyber Security Operations Centre

Thinking Space Systems Ltd recently installed control room furniture at a brand new Cyber Security Operations Centre for cyber specialists Falanx Assuria. A total of five consoles were designed and installed, accommodating eleven Cyber Analysts in total, and all complete with the new Moni-Trak perfect positioning rail, as well as an Evolution media wall and low level storage units.

Following an enquiry from their website, Thinking Space was tasked with designing furniture to accommodate eleven Cyber Analysts and Supervisors within an office which had yet to be found. All had very specific tasks to perform, working within three teams. The challenge was to design the consoles to allow each team the ability to converse with each other, whilst still being able to view the Evolution media wall at the front of the room. Thinking Space has the clear engineering advantage when designing such consoles; their Core Assembly System offers limitless possibilities for bespoke builds.

The desk design proposed allowed for a sweeping curve for each three Analyst console, with individual curved profiles to create an ergonomic environment for each operator.  The Moni-Trak rail was fitted along the length of each console, following the curve of the desk, but allowing for complete flexibility when positioning each monitor support column.  All three large three operator consoles were positioned in clear view of the Evolution media wall, accommodating large flat screen monitors. Two single operator consoles were also provided for supervisor staff, installed at the side of the room. During the manufacturing stage, clients Falanx Assuria were invited to undertake an inspection of the furniture prior to installation. Brand new premises were found in Reading, and the new furniture was installed within the clients’ occupation timescales. The completed suite is a quiet, cool and wire-free environment, thanks to the absence of hardware within the room due to the use of KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switching applications. The clients’ branding is reflected in the colours and materials used by Thinking Space in their furniture solutions, with clever personal touches such as incorporating the clients logo on the curved end panels of each console.

The desk frames were manufactured using 40×40 faced aluminium profiles anodized silver with powder coated to RAL 5018 blue finish, to match the LJLA brand palette. Low level profiles running along the desk were provided as structural support whilst a higher level profile towards the end of the desk line provides a passenger footwear changing support. 5mm Aluminium composite panels were used around the ends of the desks and on the seated areas, and printed with messaging to direct the passenger. The desks’ single and double tray inserts were provided and surrounded by black protective rubber to prevent damage to the bench area.