Symantec Partners with Rockwell Automation to Maximize Security for Industrial PCs
April 20 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Symantec Embedded Security: Critical Systems
Protection has been qualified for use with Rockwell Automation
software
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC) today announced a partnership with
Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) to secure connected industrial
systems from malicious attacks. As a first step, Rockwell
Automation has qualified the Symantec Embedded Security: Critical
Systems Protection (SES:CSP) solution for interoperability with a
range of Rockwell Automation software products in industrial
control systems (ICS).
More industrial devices are becoming network connected, allowing
for easier monitoring and control of the devices. However, this
also opens them up to new avenues of attacks and even potential
sabotage.1 Without the right defenses, attacks on industrial
control system resources can have serious implications, including
downtime, disruption of productivity, equipment damage and safety
risks.
“The connectivity driving the industrial Internet of Things
brings countless advantages for all manner of manufacturing and
industrial automation, but requires effective protection to
maximize plant uptime and safety,” said Sean Doherty, VP,
Technology Partnerships and Alliances at Symantec. “Together,
Symantec and Rockwell Automation are securing industrial systems
against bad actors targeting critical infrastructure, further
demonstrating our commitment to industrial security.”
“The benefits of a connected infrastructure can be overshadowed
by downtime and safety risks,” said Clark Case, Security Platform
Leader, Controls and Visualization Business, Rockwell Automation.
“With Symantec as a member of our Encompass™ program, our customers
can deploy increasingly connected industrial automation equipment
to increase efficiency without compromising the safety of personnel
and the community.”
Symantec is investing in and offering the industry’s most
comprehensive IoT security solutions, such as SES:CSP. This
approach includes authentication, device security, software
protection and analytics to help prevent cars, medical devices,
industrial control systems, and countless consumer electronics from
becoming hacked, tracked and electronically hijacked. Symantec
recently announced that the company is securing more than 1 billion
IoT devices, from industrial control systems to cars to smart
meters.
SES:CSP is currently available and shipping to customers.
Additional information about the solution can be viewed here.
More information about the partnership can be found in the
whitepaper, “Symantec Secures Rockwell Automation Industrial
Control and Business Intelligence Solutions.”
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) is the global leader in
cybersecurity. Operating one of the world’s largest cyber
intelligence networks, we see more threats, and protect more
customers from the next generation of attacks. We help companies,
governments and individuals secure their most important data
wherever it lives.
About the Rockwell PartnerNetwork Program
The Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program offers global
manufacturers access to a collaborative network of companies
mutually focused on developing, implementing and supporting
best-in-breed solutions to achieve plantwide optimization, improve
machine performance, and meet sustainability objectives.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest
company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes
its customers more productive and the world more sustainable.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs over
22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
For more information:
PartnerNetwork website:
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellautomation/sales-partners/partnernetwork.page
Encompass and PartnerNetwork are trademarks of Rockwell
Automation Inc.
1 Symantec’s 2015 Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 20:
https://know.elq.symantec.com/LP=1542
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