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Honeywell and Intel Security Collaborate to Enhance Industrial Cyber Security

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Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS), a leader in the industrial automation space, has partnered with Intel Security to provide enhanced security software to protect critical industrial infrastructure and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). As the threat of cyber attacks on industrial targets continues to grow, HPS has integrated Intel Security's McAfee technologies with its Industrial Cyber Security Solutions to provide tailored security solutions for the industrial environment.

HPS's Industrial Cyber Security Solutions group has a dedicated global team of industrial cyber security experts that provide products, services, and technologies to help protect industrial automation and control systems against cyber threats. The collaboration between Intel Security and HPS will combine the latest advances in cyber security technology with Honeywell's unique industrial process domain knowledge to provide a robust security solution.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between Honeywell and Intel Security aims to provide enhanced security software to protect critical industrial infrastructure and the IIoT.
  • Intel Security's McAfee technologies will be integrated with Honeywell's Industrial Cyber Security Solutions to provide a fully vetted and qualified solution designed to increase security without sacrificing reliability.
  • The products and services to be offered by Honeywell and Intel Security include McAfee Application Whitelisting, McAfee Device Control, Enterprise Security Manager, and Next Generation Firewall.
  • The partnership will provide a comprehensive solution to protect industrial automation and control systems against cyber threats.
  • The McAfee Application Whitelisting maintains system integrity by allowing only authorized code to run.
  • The McAfee Device Control allows users to specify and categorize what data can and cannot be transferred to various plug-in devices.
  • The partnership is a result of Intel Security's strategic relationship with Honeywell.
  • Intel Security is combining the experience and expertise of McAfee with the innovation and proven performance of Intel to make security an essential ingredient in every architecture and on every computing platform.
  • Honeywell Process Solutions is a pioneer in automation control, instrumentation, and services for various industrial sectors.

Statistics:

  • Two-thirds of those surveyed in a global survey on cyber security conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs in September 2014 on behalf of Honeywell thought that the oil and gas, chemicals, and power industries were particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks.
  • The global survey on cyber security was conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs in September 2014.
  • Intel Security's Security Connected strategy aims to develop proactive, proven security solutions and services that protect systems, networks, and mobile devices for business and personal use.

Sources:

  • Honeywell Process Solutions press release, "Honeywell and Intel Security Collaborate to Enhance Industrial Cyber Security".
  • Intel Security website, "About Intel Security".
  • Intel Security website, "McAfee Application Whitelisting".
  • Intel Security website, "McAfee Device Control".
  • Honeywell Process Solutions website, "About Honeywell Process Solutions".
  • Honeywell website, "About Honeywell".

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