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Lockheed Martin Unveils Industrial Defender Platform Update [Travel & Leisure Close - Up](Travel & Leisure Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Lockheed Martin has detailed the release of the latest version of the Industrial Defender Automation Systems Manager (ASM), a single platform that addresses cyber security, compliance and change management requirements for industrial control systems (ICS). According to a release, this latest Industrial Defender ASM - available for current and potential customers this summer - brings a level of situational awareness to the enterprise and virtually eliminates the manual processes required to secure global critical infrastructure. The Industrial Defender ASM v6.0 further advances the reliability and performance of ICS operations by adding capabilities that: Increase situational awareness and visibility across critical infrastructure Interoperate with 90 percent of substation devices Automate change management processes Improve scalability and ease of use Speed deployment and performance "Uptime and reliability remain the number one priorities for critical infrastructure providers. Our vision with Industrial Defender ASM was to unify cybersecurity, compliance and change management applications onto a single platform; breaking down data silos and automating the tedious manual tasks security professionals face on a daily basis," said Brian M. Ahern, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin Industrial Defender Solutions. "Version 6.0 takes this approach to the next level bringing a holistic level of situational awareness and actionable intelligence from the production environment to the enterprise. Industrial Defender ASM version 6.0 is an important step forward in our mission to secure critical infrastructure while improving operational effectiveness." "Over the last few years we have been able to improve our operational effectiveness using Industrial Defender ASM as a single- pane of glass view into cyber security and compliance activities across our control systems environment," said Scott Smith, senior analyst at Commonwealth Edison. "This has led to an 80 percent reduction in the time it takes to identify, analyze, and report on these activities." More information: www.lockheedmartin.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |