Industrial Defender Introduces Technology Partner Program

Collaborative Partner Program Will Enhance Cyber Security Protection for
Real-Time Process Control and SCADA Markets

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial Defender, Inc., the
global leader in Cyber Risk Protection(TM), today announced a new partnership
program that enables technology providers focused on the real-time process
control/SCADA market to collaborate on expanding their technology offerings
and providing end customers with comprehensive integrated cyber security
solutions.
The new Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program is designed to enhance
cyber security protection while creating value for participating industry
vendors through integrated technology solutions, co-marketing and
demand-generation programs. Partners can leverage Industrial Defender's
comprehensive Defense in Depth(TM) approach to cyber security, which includes
network security professional services, cyber security technology, and managed
security services. By collaborating with Industrial Defender, which is
uniquely focused on providing end-to-end Defense in Depth(TM) cyber security
solutions for the real-time process control/SCADA market, technology vendors
can fortify their products with enhanced cyber security protection by taking
advantage of Industrial Defender's expertise in this market.
The program offers two levels of participation for technology providers.
As an Industrial Defender Enabled Partner, technology providers complete a
comprehensive technology validation process that will enable a partner device
to be monitored by the Industrial Defender Security Event Management (SEM)
console, enhancing the cyber security posture of the process control/SCADA
network. Customers who purchase an Industrial Defender (SEM) console can
monitor all Industrial Defender Enabled devices on the real-time process
control/SCADA network. Industrial Defender Enabled partners also will benefit
from opportunities to participate in co-marketing and demand-generation
programs.
For a tighter level of integration, technology vendors can become an
Industrial Defender Enabled Premier Partner, which delivers a more extensive
technology integration of partner devices, including monitoring and management
by the Industrial Defender (SEM) console, co-marketing, demand-generation and
solution-selling by combining Industrial Defender's cyber security technology,
network security professional services and managed security services with
industry-leading premier partner technologies.
CSE-Semaphore, a leading IP-based SCADA RTU provider, is the first
technology provider to join the Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program,
and RuggedCom, a leading provider of ruggedized communications networking
solutions for mission-critical applications has joined the Industrial Defender
Enabled Premier Partner Program.
Semaphore telemetry systems are designed to leverage easy-to-use web
technologies and inexpensive public networks. They offer up to 50 percent
less total installed cost-per-point versus traditional SCADA/PLC systems and
permit greater organizational access to data through automated reporting and
browser software. Semaphore's RTU product lines include T-BOX, which offers
an integral Web server and is ideal for decentralized networks, and
Kingfisher, which brings open programming and advanced capabilities to SCADA
systems that employ central stations. As an Industrial Defender Enabled
partner, Semaphore offers the industry's first RTU line to fully support cyber
security protection for process control/SCADA networks.
"In today's world, control systems require the highest levels of security
when monitoring critical infrastructure," said William Ketelhut, Managing
Director of CSE-Semaphore. "Our partnership with Industrial Defender has
enabled us to provide uncompromised cyber security monitoring for our
customers."
RuggedCom offers industry-leading rugged communications networking
infrastructure products for environments requiring hardened specifications
including the electrical substation environment, as well as RuggedCom
Gauntlet(TM), a user authentication solution for the electric power market
that provides secure access to critical cyber assets.
With North American electric utility customers facing mandatory NERC-CIP
compliance by mid-2008, (which are now enforceable due to the recent January
17th FERC approval of the NERC-CIP standards) combined technology solutions by
Industrial Defender and RuggedCom provide the unique benefit of delivering an
integrated solution for compliance, since bulk electricity asset owners were
previously forced to deploy single purpose non-integrated solutions from
multiple vendors.
By combining expertise in specific vertical markets, including power, oil
and gas, transportation, water and chemical industries, with complementary
industry-leading technology providers, the Industrial Defender Enabled Partner
Program ultimately delivers a deeper level of cyber security protection for
customers using real-time process control/SCADA systems. Industrial Defender
will enable program participants and customers to tap into more than 17 years
of process control and SCADA industry experience and more than six years of
industrial cyber security experience to fortify partner devices against cyber
security threats and vulnerabilities.
"Global awareness about cyber security risks and the uniqueness of
securing real-time process control/SCADA systems is driving the rapid adoption
and expansion of our world-class Industrial Defender technology platform,"
said Brian M. Ahern, president and CEO of Industrial Defender. "This
partnership of market-leading technology providers strengthens our
best-in-class, Defense in Depth security solutions, and provides mutual
assistance in developing new customer opportunities."
Industrial Defender has completed more than 80 process control/SCADA cyber
security assessments, more than 1,800 cyber security technology deployments
and more than 3,000 mission-critical RTAP SCADA deployments. The company also
provides managed security services for 160 process control plants in 21
countries.
For more information on the Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program or
the company's products and services, please visit
http://www.industrialdefender.com.
About Industrial Defender, Inc.
Industrial Defender, Inc., the global leader in Cyber Risk Protection, is
the first company to offer a completely integrated cyber security solution
designed to protect the real-time process control and SCADA environment in a
flexible and cost effective platform. This comprehensive Cyber Risk
Protection Lifecycle solution enables the efficient assessment, mitigation and
management of cyber security risk within the critical infrastructure network
domain.
Formerly known as Verano, Inc., Industrial Defender is a privately held
company with over 17 years of real-time process control and SCADA industry
experience and more than 6 years of industrial cyber security experience.
Industrial Defender has completed more than 80 process control / SCADA cyber
security assessments, more than 1,800 global technology deployments in
securing critical infrastructure systems, more than 3,000 mission critical
SCADA deployments and provides managed security services for 160 process
control plants in 21 countries.
About Semaphore
Established in 2006, Semaphore is the result of a merger of two CSE Global
companies, RTUnet, or Australia, and TechnoTrade SA, of Belgium. For over 20
years, these companies have provided leading solutions for telemetry,
automation, and remote monitoring and have an installed base of more than
70,000 devices. For more information, visit http://www.cse-semaphore.com
About RuggedCom
RuggedCom is a leading provider of rugged communications networking
solutions designed for mission-critical applications in harsh environments.
RuggedCom's technology solutions include Ethernet switches, network routers,
wireless devices, serial servers, media converters, software and professional
services. RuggedCom's products are designed for use in harsh environments such
as those found in electrical power substations and "Smart Grids", intelligent
transportation systems, industrial process control and military applications.
For further information, please visit http://www.RuggedCom.com.
SOURCE Industrial Defender, Inc.

Todd Nicholson of Industrial Defender, +1-508-337-0305,
tnicholson@industrialdefender.com; or Katherine Manning of GolinHarris,
+1-213-438-8788, kmanning@golinharris.com, for Industrial Defender, Inc.