NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ -- Waterfall Security
Solutions (Waterfall Security) announced today the
successful deployment of Waterfall's stronger-than-firewalls
Unidirectional Security Gateways at a leading energy distributor in
the Asia-Pacific region, together with Power Automation
(PA), Singapore. Waterfall Security is the leading provider of
Unidirectional Security Gateways for industrial control networks
and critical industrial infrastructures. PA is a leading systems
integrator and turnkey vendor, providing innovative solutions for
Power System Control and Substation Automation systems.
PA
deployed Waterfall's Unidirectional Security Gateways at a large
power distribution company in the region, following on from high
security concerns surrounding the exposure of control system
networks to attacks from the Internet and from within the
enterprise network, in what's usually addressed as an 'insider
threat'.
PA
installed Waterfall's Unidirectional Security Gateways to provide
safe and reliable integration between its IT and OT environments.
Waterfall's unique support for OPC-UA was utilized to facilitate
unidirectional data transfer from Siemens' Distribution Management
System (DMS), supplied by PA, to the enterprise network. The
Waterfall for OPC-UA solution provides the customer with real-time
access to live data, without any risk of network attacks from its
enterprise networks or the Internet.
"The
installation has greatly improved our customer's business
operations. Not only is the control system now safer and more
secure, business processes that were once cumbersome and
time-consuming are now real-time and automated." Gary Ang, Project Manager, Power Automation.
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About Waterfall Security Solutions
Waterfall Security Solutions Ltd. is the leading provider of
stronger-than-firewalls solutions for industrial control networks
and critical infrastructures. The company's products are deployed
in utilities and critical national infrastructures
throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Israel. Waterfall's technologies reduce the cost and
complexity of compliance with NERC-CIP, NRC, NIST, CFATS and other
regulations, and include support for leading industrial
applications, including the OSIsoft PI™ Historian, the GE Proficy™
iHistorian, Siemens SIMATIC™/Spectrum™ solutions and GE OSM™ remote
monitoring platforms, as well as OPC, Modbus, DNP3, ICCP and other
industrial protocols. Frost & Sullivan describes Waterfall's
solutions as ensuring "optimum security for networks across user
verticals," and awarded Waterfall the 2012 Network Security Award
for Industrial Control Systems Entrepreneurial Company of the Year,
the 2013 North America Award for Customer Value Enhancement and the
2014 Global Award for New Product Innovation Leadership. For more
information, visithttp://www.waterfall-security.com.
About PA
Power
Automation (PA), a joint venture company between Singapore Power
and Siemens was formed in June 1996 to pursue dynamic opportunities in power
system control and substation automation markets
in South East Asia.
With
its team of experienced, expert end-users and highly skilled
technical staff, PA has a unique ability to understand, recognize
and respond to both the operational and business needs of electric
utilities in South East Asia. Backed by the Siemens global research
organization, PA is well positioned to market, develop, implement
and deliver innovative solutions for power system control and
substation automation systems.
For
more information, visit http://www.pa.com.sg
For
more information, contact:
Linda Rosenblum
Metis Communications
+1-617-236-0500
[email protected]