Ubisoft 2013 Annual Report Download - page 51

Management Report
2013
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Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s terms for trade payables:
Pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 441-6-1, paragraph 1 and D. 441-4 of the French Commercial
Code, please note that the Company's liabilities to suppliers at the close of the last two financial years
break down by due date as follows:
Liabilities by contractual due date
Due date
Total trade payables: 1 to 30
days
Total trade payables: 31 to 60
days
TOTAL
At 03/31/13
€45,076,101
€161,990
€45,238,090
At 03/31/12
€41,379,722
€552,675
€41,932,396
FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING RISKS 1.7.3.3
The reliability of financial and accounting information, risk management and the related internal control
system are explained in the report by the Chairman of the Board of Directors on the internal control
procedures implemented by the Company.
CHALLENGES INHERENT IN INFORMATION SECURITY 1.7.3.4
Like any other international company with a strong presence on the Internet, Ubisoft is exposed to
multiple prerequisites in regulations and standards relating to data protection and management.
Ubisoft is conscious of the strategic value of information and takes particular care to protect gamer
information.
Ubisoft also faces numerous threats in many areas: mobility solutions, social networking, online
services and games, partnerships for development, etc.
To respond to these challenges, Ubisoft's Security and Risk Management team does its utmost to
guarantee the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information it holds and of its
infrastructures by implementing a business continuity plan, strengthening the security of people and
goods, etc. To achieve this, Ubisoft is investing more and more heavily in specialist resources to
reduce current risks and to increase its ability to anticipate future threats.
Efforts on security policies and standards have continued, particularly in relation to the classification of
data and information which could identify employees, customers and players (UPlay, various sites and
forums, etc.). These policies and standards are subject to a permanent control process in order to
guarantee relevance and efficiency. This initiative, which is accompanied by strengthened human and
technical resources, requires, among other things:
x Increased employee awareness through information campaigns via different channels (online
training and self-assessment, etc.);
x Management of the network of local security departments present in all the Group subsidiaries
and a centralized incident management system; this system gives Ubisoft an overview of
security.
In addition, internal and external audits are conducted regularly to validate various architectures and
technology choices implemented by Ubisoft.