Previously, utilities such as nuclear power stations, electricity distribution, water supply, transportation and telecommunications used closed systems for reporting. Today they all depend on open IT systems and often third parties for management, surveillance and control of functions. These functions include collecting, processing and storing log messages, managing devices on IP networks, real-time billing and more.
Secure digitalisation of information systems
One major challenge for critical infrastructure businesses is how to enable digitalisation of information systems without introducing risks for cyberattacks. Integrating production environments with IT systems is driven by efficiency goals and lowering costs. However, it leaves facilities more open to risks with integrity and accessability, and even cyberattacks that could have devastating effects. How to protect your facility from these threats, yet remain efficient and continue to guarantee operational uptime?
Persistent protection of your production environment with data diodes
Advenica’s Data Diodes are the failsafe way to protect your sensitive systems and confidential data. By hardware enforced one way data flow, they allow only designated data to pass in one direction. This security function is persistent over time as no malware, destructive data or a simple administrative mistake can change the information flow during data transfer.
Data diodes are compact appliances, also called ‘unidirectional security gateways’, which sit between two networks. They guarantee secure, one-way data transfer, safeguarding the integrity of the connected system. The data diode disconnects the critical part of your infrastructure from other networks while maintaining vital information flows.
With data diodes no unauthorised people or processes are able to interfere with your systems. Additionally they offer greater efficiencies over conventional firewalls as data diodes do not require any configuration or software updates for maintaining the one way data flow, minimising the risk of human error.
Keep up with standards and regulations
With the growing need for IP-based access and the risk of intrusion or leakage it brings, it is more important than ever to conform to relevant standards. There are several authorities that recommed the use of data diodes to comply to these standards and regulations. With Advenica’s Data Diodes you will recieve a solution that brings high security over time, making sure your data and your business processes stay protected.
Read more about our data diodes
SecuriCDS Data Diode prevents intrusion and leakage in addition to maintaining network integrity and confidentiality. This high assurance solution safeguards assets for operators within ICS/SCADA or the defence industry.
