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HELP AG PARTNERS WITH OWL CYBER DEFENSE TO OFFER NETWORK PROTECTION
Stephan Berner , Chief Executive Officer , Help AG
Help AG , the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital and the region ’ s trusted IT security advisor , has partnered with Owl Cyber Defense , a global provider of edge security and cross domain solutions ( CDS ), to offer high-assurance network protection and secure data transfers to critical infrastructure and OT environments .
A pioneer in data diode technology , Owl is the only solutions provider with over 20 years of experience in cross domain solutions that are enforced with data diodes . Some of the world ’ s largest industrial and commercial organisations , including multiple US government and security agencies along with 90 % of the country ’ s nuclear power plants , trust Owl with the defence of their most sensitive digital assets .
Stephan Berner , Chief Executive Officer , Help AG , said : “ As regional leaders in cybersecurity , Help AG deploys best-of-breed security technologies to design , implement , and configure complex end-to-end security architectures unique to each customer , with a division dedicated to delivering world-class solutions for the OT space . Our partnership with Owl , a global pioneer in hardwareenforced cybersecurity products , perfectly complements our portfolio to offer a complete suite that elevates our customers to greater levels of protection .”
As the global economy moves into the age of rapid Digital Transformation , the IT and OT environments of critical infrastructure and industrial processes are becoming increasingly interconnected , deploying IoT and automation to remove human error and vastly improve efficiencies . However , the digitisation of industrial processes means an increase in the digital attack surface for malicious actors . Cyberattacks on critical targets such as utilities , transportation infrastructure and industrial facilities are becoming increasingly common , costing billions of dollars in damage and lost productivity , not to mention putting personnel and the public at risk .
Glenn Braverman , Vice President , International Sales , Owl Cyber Defense , added : “ Today ’ s challenge is how to communicate securely between a facility ’ s critical systems or data centres , and third-party systems that require data from those systems . Covering every level of the process from individual PLCs to large-scale SCADA , DCS and building management and automation systems , Owl ’ s hardware-enforced cybersecurity products act as the gatekeeper for data transfer between critical systems and third-party networks . They create a one-way street to ensure that only essential data is transmitted to where it is needed , and absolutely no malicious data , such as malware or viruses , is allowed back in .”
The average organisation has over 300 third-party or external direct connections in their network alone . Cross domain solutions are accredited and validated hardware-enforced cross domain data transfer products , and advanced filtering is built on Owl ’ s awardwinning data diode technology . They are intended for use in high value networks where insurance-based security measures , such as firewalls , SIEM , and IDS , are not sufficient to ensure the security of the trusted domain . •
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