14:30 | 15.06.2011
Industrial Defender empowers automation systems with sustainability of security and compliance management
Industrial
Defender, the global leader in security and compliance management
for automation systems, announced new technology releases that provide
the foundation for sustainable security and compliance management
programs.
New releases of Security
Event Manager, Compliance
Manager and related agents deliver efficiencies in security event
and change management, and support customers’ evolving infrastructure
requirements. By automating key security and compliance activities,
Industrial Defender customers can drive long-term strategies for
monitoring, managing and protecting automation systems.
“Organizations managing automation systems must ensure the long-term
security and compliance of those systems, while maintaining availability
and reliability,” said John
Shaw, senior vice president of products and technology at Industrial
Defender. “These new capabilities will help our customers enhance
operational excellence while more efficiently managing security and
compliance infrastructure.”
Security & compliance management technology purpose-built for
automation systems
For electric utilities; oil, gas, water and chemical companies, and
others critical infrastructure entities, Industrial Defender delivers
technology purpose-built for automation systems. New capabilities
delivered by the latest versions of Security Event Manager, Compliance
Manager and related agents include:
Efficient security event management: Security Event Manager
provides real-time security and health activity monitoring across
automation systems, networks and applications. Enhancements to the
technology reduce manual requirements by automating key functions –
delivering more efficient security management and increasing security.
Security event filters: Filtering enables customers to identify
security events that present the greatest concern. Industrial
Defender has eased the management of filters and associated filter
policies.
Agent management: New centralized, remote agent management reduce
management requirements. Centralized event data collection through
a single embedded agent increases security by eliminating two-way
communication.
Integration with the change management process: Compliance
Manager provides automated collection, analysis and reporting to
support both immediate and future audit requirements. New capabilities
help customers to better understand changes across their environment
which might impact regulatory compliance (e.g., NERC CIP, CFATS) and
adherence to corporate technology standards (e.g., configurations,
changes and patches).
Baseline customization: Baselines provide a snapshot of normal
activity across automation environments in order to identify
potential threats to security, compliance or operational health.
Enhancements provide customers the flexibility to customize
baselines based on business requirements.
Baseline management: Customers now have greater ability to manage
versions to demonstrate compliance over the long-run. In addition,
new workflow capabilities help ensure clear separation of duties
and control over changes to the accepted baseline.
Extended support of the automation systems environment: As
automation infrastructures evolve, security and compliance management
solutions must continue to support those changing environments.
Industrial Defender expanded support for automation systems, legacy
operating systems, network protocols and other control network
technologies. This builds on the company’s heritage of integrating
with technologies from leading automation vendors such as ABB,
Emerson, GE Energy, Invensys, Itron, Rockwell Automation, Schneider
Electric, Siemens and Yokogawa, among others.
Webcast:Sustainability in Security & Compliance Management
for Automation Systems
Industrial Defender will host a Webcast on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 to
provide greater detail on the new capabilities within Security Event
Manager and Compliance Manager, along with technology demonstrations.
The Webcast will take place at 11 am ET and 4 pm ET To register to
attend this Webcast at 11 am ET go here;
for 4 pm ET go here.
About Industrial DefenderIndustrial
Defender is the global leader in security & compliance management
for automation systems. Our technology empowers customers to sustain
security and compliance, while enhancing operational excellence by
protecting against breaches that might threaten availability,
performance, health and safety. Industrial Defender’s portfolio of
defense-in-depth security, sustainable compliance management, and policy
and reporting solutions enable customers to monitor, manage and protect
their vital assets, while easing the audit process.
For nearly a decade, Industrial Defender has focused exclusively on
building solutions for automation environments, delivering low
operational impact and tight integration with systems and protocols core
to your business. Over 350 companies in 21 countries rely on Industrial
Defender technology to help secure their critical infrastructure.
For more information, visit Industrial Defender’s website,
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