Offshore staff
DUBAI, UAE – Honeywell has unveiled its first industrial cyber security center of excellence (COE) at its Middle East headquarters in Dubai.
This features a safe off-process environment to test and demonstrate process control network vulnerabilities and threats; train customers with real-time attack simulations; and provide customer consultations.
It builds on government initiatives such as the Dubai Cyber Security Strategy, designed to strengthen cyber security defenses amid the widespread digital transformation.
The new COE facility provides distributed control systems, a physical plant process, data analytics and networking equipment capable of supporting training sessions, demonstrations, workshops, and cyber-attack simulations.
“As threats to industrial control environments become more sophisticated, it will be crucial to train the workforce of the industry for effective cyber security implementation,” said Safdar Akhtar, business development director of Industrial Cyber Security for Europe, Middle East and Africa atHoneywell Process Solutions.
“At the center, we are able to demonstrate cyber security solutions and controls in attack scenarios to show which of them are most effective at combatting various attacks.”
Honeywell solutions at the center include Risk Manager, Experion PKS, Secure Media Exchange, Advanced Threat Intelligence Exchange, ICS Shield and Industrial Managed Security Services.
02/16/2018
