Leidos Partners with SecurityMatters for Passive Monitoring of Cyber Threats to Industrial Control Systems Networks
15 December 2017 - 1:00AM
Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE 500 science, engineering, and
information technology company and SecurityMatters, an innovator in
Operational Technology (OT) network visibility and threat
detection, announced today that they have partnered to provide
passive monitoring capabilities to Leidos’ Industrial Defender
Automation Systems Manager® (ASM) Solution for Industrial Control
Systems (ICS) Networks. Leidos’ customers will immediately gain
enhanced cybersecurity for Industrial and Critical Infrastructure
networks by integrating the SecurityMatters SilentDefense™ solution
for continuous threat detection and response. The offering will be
available through resale by Leidos to both current and future ASM
customers.
The SecurityMatters flagship product, SilentDefense, is an
innovative OT network monitoring and intelligence platform that
empowers industrial operators with unrivaled visibility, threat
detection capability and control of their network. Leidos will now
offer the SilentDefense platform as one of their solutions to the
complex security challenges faced by ICS asset owners in the
utility and energy sectors today.
Leidos’ Industrial Defender ASM® solution addresses the
overlapping requirements of cybersecurity, compliance, and change
management for ICS. Industrial Defender ASM is the industry
standard for maintaining availability and reliability of critical
infrastructure amid escalating cyber threats, increasing regulatory
burdens, and accelerating ICS management
challenges. “Leidos and its Industrial
Defender ASM® product provide unique visibility into our customers’
industrial networks, and now we can maximize that visibility
through our partnership with SecurityMatters,” said Bob Meindl,
President of Leidos Cyber, Inc. “SecurityMatters is a recognized
leader in their segment with SilentDefense. Partnering with
SecurityMatters helps to provide a global solution for our
customers as they strive to better manage and secure these critical
networks.” “We are pleased to officially announce our partnership
with Leidos. Their excellent reputation and proven expertise in OT
security for the utility and energy industries, along will
SilentDefense’s reputation as the premier OT network monitoring
solution, will result in a “best of breed” solution for Leidos’
customers,” says Damiano Bolzoni, SecurityMatters’ CEO.
About Leidos:
Leidos is a Fortune 500® science and technology solutions and
services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in
the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health
markets. The company’s 32,000 employees support vital missions for
government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $7.04
billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2016.
https://cyber.leidos.com/blog
About SecurityMatters:
SecurityMatters empowers critical infrastructure and
manufacturing organizations with the ability to identify, analyze
and respond to industrial threats and flaws, minimizing
troubleshooting costs and unexpected downtime. We leverage
OT-specific knowledge and understanding to provide visibility into
critical assets and their activity and detect operational problems
and cyber security threats. Our revolutionary network monitoring
platform has been successfully deployed by customers worldwide. For
more information, visit https://secmatters.com
Contact:
Alex Van der Plaats
Email: alex.van.der.plaats@secmatters.com
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