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Press Release09 April 2024Digital IndustriesNuremberg
Siemens Xcelerator: New Siemens software automatically identifies vulnerable production assets
SINEC Security Guard is a cloud-based cybersecurity software that provides full risk transparency and cybersecurity management of OT assets
The cloud-based SINEC Security Guard offers automated
vulnerability mapping and security management optimized for industrial
operators in OT environments. The software can automatically assign known
cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the production assets of industrial companies.
This allows industrial operators and automation experts who don’t have dedicated
cybersecurity expertise to identify cybersecurity risks among their OT assets
on the shop floor and receive a risk-based threat analysis. The software then recommends
and prioritizes mitigation measures. Defined mitigation measures can also be
planned and tracked by the tool’s integrated task management. SINEC Security
Guard is offered as-a-service (“SaaS”), is hosted by Siemens, and it will be
available for purchase in July 2024 on the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace and
on the Siemens Digital Exchange.
Increasing protection by reducing manual effort
“With SINEC Security Guard customers can focus
their resources on the most urgent and relevant vulnerabilities, while having
full risk transparency in their factory. It is unique because it takes the
specific situation of the customer’s operational environment into consideration
while providing a single pane of glass for security-relevant information in the
OT area,” says Dirk Didascalou, CTO of Siemens Digital Industries. “When
developing the SINEC Security Guard, we drew on our extensive experience with
cybersecurity in our own factories.”
Today, industrial operators are tasked with continuously
safeguarding their production assets on the shop floor. They need to analyze
vendor security advisories, manually match them to the asset inventory of their
factory and prioritize mitigation measures. Because this process is
time-consuming and error-prone using the existing tools, factories are running the
risk of missing critical vulnerabilities in their assets or producing
false-positives. This can lead to incorrectly configured plant components and
inadequately allocated resources. With the SINEC Security Guard, industrial
operators can tackle these challenges without needing in-depth cybersecurity
knowledge.
Attack detection at scale with Microsoft Sentinel
For a comprehensive view of IT and OT cybersecurity,
SINEC Security Guard will also offer a connection to Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft’s
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution for proactive threat
detection, investigation, and response. Once connected, SINEC Security Guard
can send alerts for security events including attacks to Sentinel, enabling a
security analyst to incorporate SINEC Security Guard insights and conclusions in
investigations and responses with Microsoft Sentinel powered Security
Operations Centers.
“As information technology and operational
technology systems continue to converge, a holistic cybersecurity architecture is
key to protecting IT and OT capabilities alike. By combining our domain
knowledge, Siemens and Microsoft make it easier for industrial operators to
efficiently detect and address cybersecurity threats at scale,” says Ulrich
Homann, Corporate Vice President, Cloud + AI at Microsoft.
SINEC Security Guard also supports the manual
upload of existing asset information for asset inventory. Siemens recommends,
however, that industrial operators use the Industrial Asset Hub, Siemens’
cloud-based Asset Management solution to enable continuous automated asset
inventory management. Functionalities also include signature-based network
intrusion and attack detection via the SINEC Security Guard Sensor, an Industrial
Edge app, which gives users live information about their industrial network.
The SINEC Security Guard Sensor App is available at the Siemens Industrial Edge
Marketplace.
The initial release of SINEC Security Guard only
supports Siemens OT assets but third-party device support is planned to follow
in the future. SINEC Security Guard will expand the existing Siemens software
portfolio for OT network security consisting of SINEC Security Inspector and
SINEC Security Monitor.
Further details on the new SINEC Security Guard
can be found at:
www.siemens.com/sinec-security-guard
www.siemens.com/sinec-security-guard
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Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 72,000 employees internationally.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare.
In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, the company employed around 320,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, the company employed around 320,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.