ForeScout, Belden team to secure industrial environments
The alliance, say the companies, was formed to help organizations mitigate detrimental impacts to safety, quality, and productivity in their industrial automation and control networks caused by cyber events. Through the partnership, the companies will deliver secure network access, comprehensive device visibility, and dynamic network segmentation capabilities in industrial environments powered by Belden infrastructure.
ForeScout formed a strategic alliance with Belden brands Tripwire (a leading provider of industrial control system (ICS) security-focused technologies featuring the Tripwire Industrial Suite) and Hirschmann (a technology and market leader in industrial networking) to offer a “best-of-breed” solution for operational technology (OT) security. According to research, say the companies, cybersecurity incidents in industrial control environments originate from multiple vectors such as system vulnerabilities, network architecture loopholes, lack of network segmentation. and unsecured hardware and software configuration.
“The convergence of IT and OT is shepherding unforeseen levels of interconnectivity among business networks and industrial automation environments,” says Pedro Abreu, chief strategy officer, ForeScout. “Because OT networks may no longer be air-gapped, threats such as WannaCry and NotPetya that target traditional IT devices have caused immense collateral damage to OT and industrial environments. Through our strategic alliance and integrations with Belden and others, ForeScout is helping organizations elevate their security posture in critical infrastructure networks.”
Belden customers can now leverage ForeScout’s active and passive discovery and profiling techniques in industrial environments to gain device insight without needing to take devices offline. They can also build and maintain an asset inventory of devices across ICS layers, ensure compliance with industry regulations and security standards, and make dynamic, policy-based decisions for network access control within industrial control networks.
Dhrupad Trivedi, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Belden and president of Tripwire says, “Industrial security continues to be a top priority and asset visibility is the first line of defense to prevent intrusions into the network. By partnering, we further strengthen our Industrial Cybersecurity Suite to expand our asset detection and system hardening capabilities while introducing ForeScout’s industry leading network access control and segmentation capabilities to our IT and OT customers.”
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