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Airbus Defence and Space wins security audit contract from major oil and gas company in the Middle East
June 2014 by Marc Jacob
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by a major Middle Eastern oil and gas company to undertake a security audit of the company’s IT and Industrial Control Systems (ICS).
The purpose of the audit is to test all deployed safeguards to identify any weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers to infiltrate the company’s IT or ICS. Airbus Defence and Space cyber teams are checking the infrastructures, wired and wireless network access, services and applications, so as to uncover all potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers to infiltrate PCs, plant malware and eventually breach the system. The hackers’ aim usually is to bury deeper and deeper into the system so that they are able to gain control, extract data and/or inflict maximum damage on the targeted company.
Guy Meguer, General Manager in Middle East for CyberSecurity at Airbus Defence and Space, said: “For several years, this region has been targeted by wide-scale cyber attacks, for espionage or sabotage means, resulting in serious damage caused to companies and facilities. That is why our CyberSecurity experts have developed a systematic audit process to find any potential vulnerabilities. As a next step, we offer our latest technology solution, named Keelback, capable to identify cyber attacks, to provide continuous monitoring and immediate alarms, and – if need be – to stop intrusions.”
