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Cisco launches a comprehensive security
architecture for Industrial IoT
etworks have become the
foundational backbone for the
operational technology (OT) that
underpins critical infrastructure including
energy, transportation and manufacturing.
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Organisations increasingly require real-
time access into the data these systems
hold to improve production, manage costs
and enhance safety metrics. Cisco has
introduced an IoT security architecture
that provides enhanced
visibility across both IT and
OT environments and protects
industrial processes.
Cisco’s new solutions enable
the collection and extraction
of data from the IoT Edge so
organisations can increase
efficiencies to make better
business decisions and
accelerate digitisation projects.
Osama Al-Zoubi,
Cisco CTO for MEA
“Organisations need
complete visibility into the
most disparate of network
environments in order to
secure their industrial edge,
lower the risk of cyberthreats
and optimise industrial processes,” said
Osama Al-Zoubi, Cisco CTO for Middle
East and Africa.
Cisco’s new IoT security architecture
innovations include securing the Industrial
Network Environment.
Cisco Cyber Vision is the first software-
based security solution for automated
discovery of industrial assets delivered
via Cisco’s Industrial IoT (IIoT) networking
portfolio. Cisco Cyber Vision analyses
traffic from connected assets, creates
segmentation policies in Cisco ISE and
DNA Centre to prevent lateral movement
of threats across the operational
environments and is powered by Cisco
Talos’ threat intelligence.
This provides real-time monitoring of
cybersecurity threats to industrial assets
and processes that impact uptime,
productivity and safety.
Batelco launches ‘SmartConnect’ service with
SD-WAN 2.0 Technology
atelco has announced the
launch of its ‘SmartConnect’
service on SD-WAN 2.0
technology, to support cloud
connectivity, automation and Digital
Transformation services for Batelco’s
Bahrain based and international
enterprise customers. Networks (SDN) over any type of Wide
Area Network (WAN). Batelco customers
can enjoy advanced control over their
network, allowing network traffic
segmentation where data transmissions
can be prioritised on reliable pathways
and less-critical traffic routed to public
Internet connections.
Batelco will complement its
existing business services by
providing customers with simplified
management of, and dynamic support
for, traditional connectivity, cloud and
IoT applications. Batelco GM Enterprise Division,
Abderrahmane Mounir, said: “We
are delighted to announce the
launch of ‘SmartConnect’, which will
allow enterprise customers to have
comprehensive control over their
networks and efficiently carry out their
business with improved capability.
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This development follows the signing
of an agreement between Batelco and
Nokia during GITEX last year.
Batelco is the first in the Kingdom to
offer the SD-WAN 2.0 ‘SmartConnect’
service as part of its digital business
strategy, where SD-WAN 2.0
technology can use Software Defined
www.intelligentdatacentres.com
“We are extremely proud to be the first to
launch this service in the Kingdom. The
launch of ‘SmartConnect’ is in line with
our digitisation strategy to position the
company as a leader in providing digital
communication solutions in the Kingdom
of Bahrain and the region.”
Batelco GM Enterprise Division,
Abderrahmane Mounir
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