Welcome to the OPSWAT Update – your source for news and information on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and OPSWAT products and services.
OPSWAT in the News
OPSWAT Named Strategic Innovator in Westlands Advisory’s Global OT Cyber Security Market Analysis
OPSWAT has been selected as one of 17 companies out of 103 to be featured in Westlands Advisory Global Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security Market Analysis. OPSWAT scored significantly higher than competitive platforms for its strategic direction, earning it a spot in the IT/OT Security Platform Navigator innovators category.
OPSWAT Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program
OPSWAT has been accepted into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners who provide software solutions that run on or work with AWS. The relationship will enhance the shared responsibility model between OPSWAT and AWS to offer a comprehensive security solution for web applications deployed on AWS
Industrial Cyber: Implementation of data diodes can boost cybersecurity architecture at critical infrastructure installations
As large industrial companies continue to face cybersecurity challenges across their distributed, decentralized governance structures and large operational technology (OT) environment, there is a growing number of situations where the use of data diodes can be deployed to deliver one-way data flow. Sal Morlando, OPSWAT Sr. Director of Products, is featured in Industrial Cyber sharing, “Unidirectional Security Gateways are one of the few proven methods to prevent cyber incidents from propagating into protected network segments.”
Check out our recent global and media coverage highlights at OPSWAT in the News and Press Releases to see how we are continuing our commitment to protect the world’s critical infrastructure.
OPSWAT Academy Cybersecurity Training Updates
OPSWAT Academy’s new MetaDefender Core Professional Course has now released Series 2: Basic Configuration, and Series 3: Product Security. Any administrator of the MetaDefender Core v5 product can use these courses to maximize the effectiveness of their File Analysis deployments. Stay tuned for more upcoming MetaDefender Core v5 Professional Series releases.
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OPSWAT Product Spotlight
OPSWAT MetaDefender Cloud as a Service
OPSWAT developed MetaDefender as a Service (MDaaS) to ensure that MetaDefender Cloud could scale to meet the changing requirements and the growing need for advanced application security services and address the increasing complexity of DevOps Security as more applications move to the cloud.
MetaDefender ICAP Server v4.12.2 Release
MetaDefender ICAP Server 4.12.2 adds small enhancements to existing features. This version contains improvements for a better experience with Huawei OceanStor integration, an extended value range for session timeout, and minor bug fixes.
Protect your Salesforce implementation with OPSWAT Cloud Security for Salesforce
As your Salesforce environment lives and grows, you will need to protect all it contains. OPSWAT’s advanced cloud-based threat prevention solution is designed to complement the native security capabilities of the Salesforce platform and includes two modules – one for endpoint compliance and the other for file protection.
Critical Infrastructure Resources
How Do You Treat Email Attachments?
Email security should be the top priority as it is still the number one initial attack vector for data breaches, according to IBM. Read our blog to learn about a new cybercrime campaign, why commonly used protection measures can’t effectively protect against the campaign, and how OPSWAT’s MetaDefender Email Security can help.
Is there anything you can do about Follina?
On May 27, 2022, a zero-day remote code execution bug in Microsoft Office was discovered by Nao_Sec (1) and dubbed "Follina" by researcher Kevin Beaumont. This vulnerability enables an unauthenticated person to gain persistent access and take control over a target system remotely by exploiting downloaded Microsoft Office files. Read our blog to understand how we analyze the malware sample and demonstrate how to defend against the attacks.
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Find the OPSWAT team at these upcoming conferences and events to learn how our cybersecurity solutions can protect your organizations against cyberattacks.
- NITSL | Baltimore, MD | July 18-21
- Black Hat USA | Las Vegas, NV | August 10-11 [Booth #1186]
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