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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The HIMA HIMax Is Achilles Certified!
The Wurldtech certification team is pleased to announce the 20th
Achilles certified industrial control system. The HIMax safety
controller from HIMA has achieved the internationally recognized
benchmark for system security and robustness on the previous 2.14/2.16
and latest 3.8/3.12 versions. What is important about this
announcement, beyond HIMA’s achievement, is the fact that vendors are
now starting to get multiple products and successive versions certified,
demonstrating a longer-term mindset by vendors. This is a big win for
the industry as the Achilles testing platform and associated
certification program crosses the “chasm” from the early adopter vendors
looking to one-off test ...
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Updated list of Achilles Certified Devices
Here is the list of all Achilles Certified devices as of May 31st, 2010.
In addition to the below embedded devices, we have also certified one software component: MatrikonOPC’s MatrikonOPC Server for Triconex Tricon and Trident, version 4.2.0.0.
Vendor
Device
Model
Version
ABB AC800M Controller PM865 5.0.1001.51 ABB Plantguard TMR Safety System P8110 352000 build 115 Emerson Process Management Delta V Controller MD Plus v8.4.1 and v9.3 HIMA HIMax X-CPU 01/X-COM 01 2.14/2.16 HIMA HIMax X-CPU 01/X-COM 01 3.8/3.12 Honeywell Experion PKS C300 CC-PCNT01 EXP310.1-65.71 ICS Triplex Trusted Controller T8110/T8110B 352000 build 115 Invensys Process Systems Tricon 10.3 4353 6236...
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Wurldtech At European SCADA and Control Systems Information Exchange (EuroSCSIE)
On the heels of our last post announcing our joint presentation with Shell at the upcoming Industrial Control System Joint Working Group (ICSJWG), we’re pleased to announce another speaking engagement - this time at EuroSCSIE 2010.
EuroSCSIE is Europe’s premier industrial cyber security conference with many of world’s leading cyber security experts, industry stakeholders and international government agencies in attendance to discuss the latest topics in industrial cyber security.
Our CEO Tyler Williams will be presenting on the Achilles Practices Certification Program and update the community on the progress of current field trials.
The conference will take place in Berne, ...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wurldtech & Shell At Upcoming ICSJWG
Wurldtech’s CEO Tyler Williams, together with cyber security leaders from Shell and at least one (yet to be selected) major process automation and control system supplier, will be presenting at this year’s US Department Of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Joint Working Group (ICSJWG) conference. The topic will be the Achilles Functional Cyber Security Best Practices Certification program. At last year’s ICSJWG, Wurldtech, Shell and Invensys announced the creation of the program along with the strategic objectives and timelines for 2009 and 2010. Our presentation at this year’s conference will provide the attendees with an update on the program’s progress ...
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Cyber Security As A Process: Reality Checks & Real World Examples
As we near the second year anniversary of the official launch of our Achilles industrial cyber security certification program, and prepare to launch some major new program initiatives, I thought a small polemic that attempts to: Dispel a few common misconception about cyber security certification and; Highlights a few examples of industrial stakeholders who are embracing cyber security as a functional process and providing the shoulders for the rest of the industry to stand on. would adequately stimulate the discourse in the industrial cyber security community and start the year off with some fodder for conversation. There are two common ...
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Certification Program Update: Achilles Certified Products
In my last post, I discussed the importance of checking the versions of the devices, systems, and applications that are being sold as Achilles Certified, as the certification designation is tied to a specific version number. Given the amount of recent requests from end-users about who is certified, and the fact that we are still a few weeks away from our new website which will contain a complete database of certified products, I thought I would show a list of the certified devices here: Embedded Controllers Vendor Device Model Version ABB AC800M Controller PM865 5.0.1001.51 ABB Plantguard TMR Safety ...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Wurldtech & The European Organization For Nuclear Research
We typically do not blog about customer engagements given our restrictive disclosure requirements and sensitive nature of our work, but thankfully more and more of our users are starting to speak out and share their experiences with the Achilles technology. One of our latest users just happened to be the security team at CERN, the international nuclear research facility that houses the now infamous large hadron collider (LHC).
If you aren’t familiar with CERN you can learn more here.
Unfortunately, we can’t share the results of our testing but we can share with you a quote from the manager ...
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Monday, November 02, 2009
MatrikonOPC’s Triconex TSAA OPC Driver Is Achilles Certified
With cyber security and critical infrastructure protection becoming a major topic in the industrial automation community, the Wurldtech team is pleased to announce the latest product to achieve the internationally recognized benchmark for system security and robustness. Official release is here.
The Triconex TSAA OPC Driver is the first application from MatrikonOPC to meet the Achilles certification criteria for industrial connectivity infrastructure and joins a long series of certified products that have made the Achilles Certified designation the standard for cyber security certification in critical infrastructure industries. What Does This Mean & What Can You Do? Equipment Manufacturers: Insist ...
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Monday, August 31, 2009
An Operator’s Guide to Requiring Achilles Certified Devices
Achilles Certification is a simple and effective method for an operator to improve their cyber security posture. By acquiring devices that have earned Achilles Certification, operators will be employing devices that have demonstrated a high level of network robustness, thereby increasing their cyber security and reducing the risk of unplanned downtime. However, although operators may know the benefits of certification, it is not up to them to get their devices certified; it is ultimately the device vendor’s decision whether or not to pursue certification. While the operator may not have the final say, the following approaches can be employed to ...
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Friday, August 21, 2009
An Introduction to Achilles Certification for Host-Based Devices
As I mentioned in an earlier post, in the weeks to come I will be describing the expansion of the Achilles Certification program. Let’s start this discussion today by talking about host-based device (HBD) certification. A host-based device is “a general purpose device running a general purpose operating system (eg Windows OS, Linux) capable of hosting one or more applications, data stores or functions.” An HBD is what the control engineer uses to interface with the DCS or SIS system (an embedded device in Wurldtech’s device taxonomy). Examples of HBDs are HMIs or engineering workstations.
The best way to describe ...
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