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Symantec Partners with Rockwell Automation to Maximize Security for Industrial PCs
April 2016 by Marc Jacob
Symantec Corp. announced a partnership with Rockwell Automation 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.
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.
