Tofino Xenon Industrial Security Appliance now supports
energy-specific communication protocols
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a global leader in high quality, end-to-end
signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, today
announced that the Tofino™ Xenon Industrial Security Appliance now
supports two of the most widely used energy-specific communication
protocols. This new solution reduces the time and resources required to
protect energy power generation and transmission substations from cyber
security threats.
The Tofino Xenon Industrial Security Appliance provides an advanced
industrial solution that solves many of the most challenging
energy-specific cyber and physical security challenges. The
easy-to-deploy appliance protects against malicious and unauthorized
access, improves Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system
reliability, provides greater security control for ICS devices, and
supports more industrial protocols than any other device available. The
appliance meets and exceeds ISA99/ IEC-62443 security standards, as well
as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s Critical
Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) requirements, version five and the
new version six standard. It also meets the Department of Homeland
Security’s directive to effectively isolate mission-critical systems so
that unsafe network protocols are not allowed.
“Protecting the critical infrastructure that drives every nation’s
substations and power generation systems requires an industrial-focused
solution,” said Rekha Shenoy, vice president and general manager of
cyber security for Belden. “Belden is uniquely positioned to deliver
cyber security solutions designed to address the requirements of special
purpose networks in the energy industry.”
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the cyber
attacks against the energy sector are increasing. ICS-CERT
has found that more of these attacks are making it through to the
control layer of energy networks. Attacks against the control layer can
allow attackers to compromise the reliability, availability and safety
of mission-critical infrastructure. The North American Electric
Reliability Corporation’s Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP)
standard is being used to protect IT systems on energy sector networks.
However, the power generation and transmission substations on special
purpose networks require a purpose-built cyber security solution.
The Tofino Xenon Industrial Security Appliance is a versatile, extremely
rugged device that ensures maximum data protection for production energy
systems as part of a defense in-depth strategy. The appliance is ideal
for control professionals because it is designed to be installed in a
live network with:
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No pre-configuration.
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No network changes.
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No plant downtime.
In addition, the Tofino Xenon Industrial Security Appliance solution is
easy for operations and maintenance staff to install and operate; no
specialized information technology training is required.
This release of the Tofino Xenon Industrial Security Appliance is part
of Belden’s cyber security initiative. The initiative brings together
three trusted Belden brands – Tripwire, Tofino Security and GarrettCom –
to form comprehensive industrial cyber security solutions. These
solutions will eventually encompass all Belden brands and deliver
solutions designed to protect all layers of industrial systems,
including networks, controllers and endpoints.
For more information about the Tofino Xenon Security Appliance for
energy, please visit: http://www.belden.com/products/industrialnetworking/security/tofino-xenon.cfm.
About Belden
Belden Inc., a global leader in high-quality, end-to-end signal
transmission solutions, delivers a comprehensive product portfolio
designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of
industrial, enterprise and broadcast markets. With innovative solutions
targeted at reliable and secure transmission of rapidly growing amounts
of data, audio and video needed for today’s applications, Belden is at
the center of the global transformation to a connected world. Founded in
1902, the company is headquartered in St. Louis and has manufacturing
capabilities in North and South America, Europe and Asia. For more
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