KONGSBERG Achieves Achilles™ Level 1 Cyber-Security Certification
The Achilles™ Certification Program Boasts 10th Industrial Controller To Meet Industry-Defined Cyber-Security Benchmarks for Security and Reliability
Vancouver, BC, CANADA - September 29th, 2008 - Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, a leading provider of cyber risk and compliance management solutions for industrial automation industries worldwide, today announced that the KONGSBERG AIM 8.2 RCU501 industrial controller as been awarded the Achilles™ Level 1 Cyber Security Certification from Wurldtech™ Labs.
The Achilles Certification Program presents device manufacturers with an independently verified result from which to demonstrate the quality, reliability, and security of their industrial Ethernet control systems to customers, while providing the end-user with the most complete, accurate, and trustworthy information possible on the security posture of their deployed products.
“Operators of critical process automation systems are demanding the highest levels of safety, security & reliability when deploying new industrial Ethernet networks,” stated Sølve Raaen, Product Manager of Kongsberg Maritime. “By integrating the Achilles Certification requirements into our internal QA testing processes, KONGSBERG is well positioned to continue providing customers in the offshore oil & gas, marine transportation, defense & aerospace industries with automation technology that conforms with industry accepted cyber-security benchmarks for performance.”
The Achilles Certification Program is also an important worldwide evaluation standard for many of the world’s largest end-users of SCADA and industrial control systems with the brand now trusted and recognized as a selection criteria in many internal vendor procurement documents. As the tenth (10th) controller to be awarded Level 1 Certification, the Kongsberg Maritime AIM 8.2 controller RCU501 reinforces the increasing industry adoption of the Achilles Certification Program among suppliers and operators of mission-critical automation systems.
“We congratulate KONGSBERG for achieving Achilles Level 1 Certification for their RCU501,” said Tyler Williams, President and CEO of Wurldtech Security Technologies. “By demonstrating compliance with the most demanding cyber-security performance standards available today, their customers can be confident the RCU501 will help improve their internal security posture and reduce cyber risk exposure that could cause downtime or disruption of their industrial operations.”
The Achilles Certification Program was developed in 2007 to provide a benchmark for the development and deployment of secure industrial Ethernet devices by testing control process resilience and robustness under real-world conditions and validating that operational integrity is not jeopardized. The Achilles Certification testing methodology employed by Wurldtech Labs is the result of more than two years of research, industry cooperation and end-user feedback. The testing includes attacks targeting hundreds of medium-to-high severity vulnerabilities, numerous complex evasion techniques, denial-of-service attacks and latency requirements.
About Kongsberg Gruppen
Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG) is an internationally-oriented knowledge-based corporation. The bulk of the Group's operations address international markets, with a strong and growing geographical distribution of earnings.
KONGSBERG's two business areas, Kongsberg Maritime and Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace, are engaged in the same areas of technology. They both have their core competencies in signal processing, engineering cybernetics, software development services and systems integration.
Kongsberg Maritime delivers products and systems for positioning, navigation and automation to merchant vessels and offshore installations, as well as products and systems for seabed surveying and monitoring, and for fishing vessels and fisheries research. The business area is a market leader in these areas. Important markets include countries with large offshore and shipyard industries.
About Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, Inc.
Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is a leading provider of cyber-risk and compliance management solutions for industrial automation industries worldwide. Wurldtech has a proven track record in recognizing and responding to cyber-security threats; developed the industry’s first available controller certification program; and has certified the largest number of products from global suppliers of the systems used in today’s critical infrastructures. Wurldtech is committed to delivering breakthrough products and services that help protect global critical infrastructure and address the security needs of major industrial organizations and government agencies worldwide.
About Wurldtech™ Labs
Wurldtech™ Labs, the research center of Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, is charged with anticipating the future needs and requirements for security products designed for the SCADA and Control System Industry.
Wurldtech™ Labs is an independent testing facility that performs the Achilles™ Certification program, a vendor-agnostic security testing and certification of industrial automation products. The majority of the world's top Industrial Automation vendors submit their products for testing and certification at Wurldtech™ Labs. The end-users of security technologies rely on Wurldtech™ Labs to authoritatively set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring product security, reliability and performance.
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