Forescout Joins Global Cyber Security Alliance for Operational Technology
October 22 2019 - 07:00AM
Forescout Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCT), the leader in device
visibility and control, today announced that it has joined a new
alliance to provide a technical and organizational framework for
safe and secure operational technology (OT). The Operational
Technology Cyber Security Alliance (OTCSA) aims to bridge dangerous
gaps in security for OT and critical infrastructures and industrial
control systems (ICS) to support and improve the daily lives of
citizens and workers in an evolving world. Industry leaders ABB,
Check Point Software, Cylance, Fortinet, Microsoft, Mocana, NCC
Group, Qualys, SCADAFence, Splunk and Wärtsilä have partnered with
Forescout to establish the OTCSA.
The OTCSA mission is five-fold:
- Strengthen cyber-physical risk posture of OT environments and
interfaces for OT/IT interconnectivity
- Guide OT operators on how to protect their OT infrastructure
based on a risk management process and reference
architectures/designs which are demonstrably compliant with
regulations and international standards such as IEC 62443
- Guide OT suppliers on secure OT system architectures, relevant
interfaces and security functionalities
- Support the procurement, development, installation, operation,
maintenance, and implementation of a safer, more secure critical
infrastructure
- Accelerate the time to adoption of safer, more secure critical
infrastructures
With 60 percent of organizations using ICS indicating that they
experienced a breach in their systems in the past year, and 97
percent acknowledging security challenges because of the
convergence of IT and OT1, the need for the OTCSA is critical.
Cyber-attacks on OT and critical infrastructures are on the rise
and they are impacting business risk across all industries – from
disrupting manufacturing systems to halting safety services.
Threats to OT can have potential impacts in scope and scale greater
than in information-only environments, including negative financial
impact, ecological damage and loss of life.
“Critical infrastructures and industrial control systems are
essential to organization revenue and profits and the global
economy,” said Damiano Bolzoni, vice president of industrial and OT
business, Forescout. “As the market leader in device visibility and
control, Forescout is committed to collaborating with the industry
to establish architectural, implementation and process guidelines
that further strengthens the cyber security risk posture and
resiliency of operational technology.”
Until now, there has been no industry group focused on improving
cyber risk posture by providing tangible architectural,
implementation, and process guidelines to OT operators and solution
providers so that they can navigate necessary changes, upgrades and
integrations to evolving industry standards and regulations. These
robust security guidelines will cover the entire lifecycle -
procurement, development, deployment, installation, operation,
maintenance and decommission - and address aspects related to
people, process, and technology.
OTCSA promotes collaboration amongst IT and OT operators and
leading companies in the industry. Membership is open to any
company that operates critical infrastructure or general OT systems
to run its business (OT operators) as well as companies providing
IT and OT solutions (solution providers).
To learn more about the OTCSA or becoming a member, visit:
www.otcsalliance.org.
Operational Technology Cyber Security Alliance
(OTCSA) is a group of global industry-leading
organizations focused on providing operational technology (OT)
operators with resources and guidance to mitigate their cyber risk
in an evolving world. Founded in 2019, OTCSA is the first group of
its kind to architect a technical and organizational framework –
the who, what and how – for safe and secure OT. Membership is open
to all OT operators and solution providers. Current members include
ABB, Check Point Software, Cylance, Forescout, Fortinet, Microsoft,
Mocana, NCC Group, Qualys, SCADAFence, Splunk and Wärtsilä.
About Forescout
Forescout Technologies, Inc. provides security at first sight.
Our company delivers device visibility and control to enable
enterprises and government agencies to gain complete situational
awareness of their environment and orchestrate action. Learn more
at www.forescout.com.
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Media Relations Contact: Katie Beck Forescout
Technologies, Inc. katie.beck@forescout.com
Investor Relations Contact: Michelle Spolver
Forescout Technologies, Inc. michelle.spolver@forescout.com
1Forrester consulting study commissioned and published by
Fortinet, May 2018
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