Critical infrastructure companies face considerable challenges when it comes to cybersecurity: Besides classic IT, a growing number of sensitive production areas (operation technology, OT) must be protected against attacks from the Web. A new solution now makes it possible to connect both and comprehensively secure systems. Cybersecurity specialist EnBW Full Kritis Service (FKS) and European technology manufacturers Radar Cyber Security and Rhebo Industrial Continuity got together to create it.
Digitalization needs intelligent protection
Hackers no longer stop at merely attacking employees’ desktop PCs: Pumps and valves of water network operators, for example, are digitalized in order to be able to control them remotely. Most of the time, however, the OT components and sensors installed for automation purposes are inadequately protected against attacks or are not monitored at all. An attack can therefore result in a loss of production or supply. The new solution from EnBW FKS, Radar Cyber Security and Rhebo Industrial Continuity represents an integrated approach that bridges the gap between IT and OT.
The partners are set to pool their expertise in EnBW’s cybersecurity center and combine advanced threat detection, log data analysis and vulnerability management and compliance with network condition monitoring, network behavior analysis and endpoint detection and response. This will give customers comprehensive security services and allow new products to be developed on a partnership basis. These include the new EnBW cybersecurity monitoring cockpit, which processes the data and analyses from Rhebo and Radar Cyber Security based on need and geared toward the target group, allowing customers to react quickly to events.
The combination of products makes the difference
The integrated solution is aimed at manufacturers and suppliers in the energy, water and healthcare sectors as well as industrial customers who have to protect their IT and control technology from cyberattacks – in line with the German IT Security Act 2.0, which is in the process of being approved, and the ISO 27000 standard.
»With our solution, critical infrastructure companies can comprehensively enhance their cybersecurity strategy to incorporate the telecontrol and network control systems«, says Frank Brech, Head of EnBW Full Kritis Service.
Ali Carl Gülerman, CEO of Radar Cyber Security, adds: »Several European companies are already successfully working with our technology platform, which has been developed in-house, to operate and secure their own security operations center. The security monitoring and detection processes made possible by this platform already comply with the new standard as laid down in the IT Security Act 2.0.«
»The combination of the three products gives those in charge of such matters a 360° view of operative cybersecurity and provides stability for their infrastructure«, adds Rhebo CEO Klaus Mochalski. »The risky loophole between IT and OT is closed. Both worlds are intelligently merged. As a result, industrial companies are ideally prepared to counter known and new attack patterns and deal with technical faults.«
For more information on Rhebo’s OT Security solutions, please visit www.rhebo.com.
