Cisco's platform breaks down the silos between cybersecurity
teams and systems, allowing seamless collaboration between IT and
OT personnel to protect industrial operations against cyber
threats
SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Based
on its recent analysis of the global industrial control systems
(ICS) cybersecurity market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cisco
Systems, Inc. with the 2020 Global Enabling Technology
Leadership Award for its Cyber Vision platform. The solution offers
both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT)
teams a comprehensive view of their IoT/OT security posture, so
that they can work together in leveraging existing IT security
tools and expertise to protect industrial operations against cyber
threats.
"With Cyber Vision, Cisco offers a holistic approach to help
industrial organizations and critical infrastructures protect
operations against cyber threats. Cyber Vision extends the
capabilities of Cisco's IT security platforms to the OT space by
providing full visibility into what is connected, detecting
intrusions and abnormal behaviors," said Samir Sakpal, Consulting Director at Frost &
Sullivan. "The platform helps ensure process integrity, drive
regulatory compliance and enforce security policies through
seamless integration with the IT SOC and easy deployment within the
industrial network."
Cisco can uniquely run this Cyber Vision feature within network
switches, routers, and gateways, which makes the overall solution
simpler to deploy and dramatically reduces its total cost of
ownership because the networking team does not have to deploy,
maintain, or manage a fleet of security appliances. Importantly, a
networking team does not have to build a separate network to carry
the additional traffic created by these appliances to the central
analytics platform. Furthermore, the platform offers mechanisms for
control engineers to comment on vulnerabilities, anomalies, and
events so that IT security experts have context and can act
accordingly.
Cisco integrated Cyber Vision into its wide suite of security
products, such as Firepower firewalls, Stealthwatch network anomaly
detection, Talos threat intelligence and SecureX Threat Response,
providing users with a seamless experience when investigating and
remediating a threat within an industrial network. Cisco provides
Cyber Vision as both a product and as a range of services, such as
advisory, implementation, optimization, and support. To help OT
customers begin their cybersecurity journey, the company presents a
consultative assessment and an in-depth proof of concept.
"Cyber Vision goes beyond traditional IoT/OT cybersecurity
solutions. It bridges the gap between IT and OT by embedding
security features within industrial networks and adding OT context
and threat detection to the entire range of Cisco IT security
solutions, enabling industrial organizations to build a truly
converged IT/OT security strategy," noted Sakpal. "Overall, the
Cyber Vision IoT/OT cybersecurity technology, combined with its
experience with industrial network equipment, cybersecurity, and
consulting services, positions Cisco to excel in the ICS
cybersecurity industry."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company
that develops a pioneering technology that enhances current
products and enables the development of new products and
applications. The award recognizes the high market acceptance
potential of the recipient's technology.
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