The HIMA HIMax Safety Controller Is Achilles Certified

Wurldtech Announces 13th Certified Control System To Achieve The Internationally Recognized Benchmark For Cyber Security

Vancouver, BC, Canada, Wednesday June 15, 2009 —Wurldtech Security Technologies, provider of the award winning Achilles Platform and other cyber security testing and certification solutions for critical infrastructure industries, today announced the 13th Achilles-certified control system from HIMA—the HIMax safety control system. The HIMax system joins a long series of certified products that have made the Achilles program the most widely used security certification benchmark in industrial automation.

Having our HIMax safety system Achilles-certified by Wurldtech is the first step in ensuring that our customers have the highest security protection to complement the functional safety protection our systems provide.” says Stefan Ditting, product manager of HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG.
“We have integrated the Achilles testing platform into our product development lifecycle and will continue to certify our new versions to maintain the safety, security and reliability of our customers’ industrial operations”

Setting The Standard For Industrial Cyber Security

The HIMA announcement serves to show how much the Achilles certification program has matured and become a mainstream part of automation suppliers’ offerings to their customers. “We are excited and gratified to have our benchmark certification program so widely adopted by leading suppliers of automation products,” says Wurldtech CEO Tyler Williams. “The Achilles program has become a trusted, low cost and effective first step to assisting end users to produce and maintain functional security programs.”

Currently, the Achilles certification is available for all industrial control systems, whether wired or wireless, and certification tests are being developed for every category of IP-enabled network infrastructure. “We set out two years ago to produce a ubiquitous testing platform that every supplier of IP-enabled infrastructure could use to improve the security and robustness of their products before being deployed in high-availability industrial environments” Williams says. “The associated certification program simply provides suppliers the means to validate and communicate another level of product quality to their customers and end-users the ability to make better choices about the products they select by choosing only those that carry the Achilles Certified logo”

Developed in 2008, the Achilles Certification Program provides 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 three years of research, industry cooperation and end-user feedback. The Achilles Certification Program continues to develop as the de-facto standard for the industrial automation industry. For more information about the Achilles Industrial Cyber Security Certification program please visit: http://www.wurldtech.com/services/achilles_certification.html

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.

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