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Updated SCADA Security Software Released

Posted on Friday, July 13, 2007 4:15:00 PM       Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox                            Digg This Article   Add to Delicious

Abstract:Industrial Defender, formerly known as Verano, releases version 3.0 of its eponymous product for SCADA and process control security, adding new firewall capabilities and scalability.
Keywords:Industrial Defender, SCADA security, process control security, cyber-threats, critical infrastructure, Verano, firewall, intrusion detection, IT-based attacks
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SCADA security software provider Industrial Defender this week announced the latest version of its application suite, featuring enhanced firewall support, greater product scalability, and additional intrusion-detection capabilities specific to power substations.

Fresh off its name change from Verano to Industrial Defender, the company announced version 3.0 of its flagship offering, which affords manufacturers and other companies prevention and detection of IT-based threats that can come from hackers, malicious software, employees, partner companies, and others. Industrial Defender includes among its core customers power, energy, transportation, water, and chemicals companies.

In version 3.0 of the system, the company has created a single console that rolls up management of multiple firewalls. Prior versions had allowed for management solely of the company's own technology, but version 3.0 will allow users to monitor firewalls from Cisco and Secure Computing in conjunction with Industrial Defender's.

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