Welcome to the OPSWAT Update – your source for news and information on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and OPSWAT products and services. If you haven’t already, be sure to follow OPSWAT on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for real-time updates.
OPSWAT News
OPSWAT Academy Announces Collaboration with South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
OPSWAT Academy is now endorsed by the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) for its nine-month training program, which facilitates skills development in the state and matches employees’ skills with employers’ requirements.
ISSSource Podcast: Seeing OT Assets and Understanding How to Protect Them
How can an asset management and visibility tool help prevent cyberattacks, especially in an age of OT and IT convergence? Pete Lund, OPSWAT's VP of Products – OT Security weighs in with Greg Hale, Founder and Editor of Industrial Safety and Security Source.
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 Product Spotlight
MetaDefender Core v5.3 Release: New Central Hub Architecture
OPSWAT MetaDefender Core protects your organization by preventing advanced cybersecurity threats on multiple data channels.The newest release includes a brand new central hub architecture, PostgreSQL bundle upgrade, an additional proactive DLP workflow configuration and engine integration improvements.
MetaDefender Access Playbook: An Advanced and Evolved Feature for Compliance and Security Issues
MetaDefender Access’ powerful and evolving playbook feature offers multiple customized solutions to help you with advanced endpoint security or compliance checks across all your endpoints, regardless of whether they are on-premises or remote. Read our blog to learn about a recent security issue in which North Korean hackers using a technique known as Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) to exploit an endpoint.
Critical Infrastructure Resources
CDR: What is it, and Why it is the Ultimate Solution for Known and Unknown Threats?
Benny Czarny spoke on the topic “CDR: What is it and Why it is the Ultimate Solution for Known and Unknown Threats,” at GovWare 2022, covering how past cybersecurity attacks on critical infrastructure have shaped the future of technology, the new malware trends, how CDR works to prevent cyberattacks, and the questions that everyone should ask before selecting the CDR vendor.
The State of ICS/OT Cybersecurity in 2022 and Beyond
As cyberthreats continue to evolve, so do the means in which we confront them. SANS, a longstanding co-op for cybersecurity thought leadership and certification, and OPSWAT recently conducted an ICS/OT survey across a wide array of industrial verticals ranging from energy, chemical, critical manufacturing, and nuclear, to water management and more to ascertain where these industries feel they stand when it comes to their ICS/OT cybersecurity coverage. Download the report to explore our findings.
Conferences & Events
Upcoming
- DoDIIS | San Antonio, TX | Dec. 12-15
- 27th Annual ARC Industry Forum | Orlando, FL | Feb. 6-9
- S4x23 | Miami South Beach, Florida | Feb. 13-16
Past
- Event Wrap-up: API Cybersecurity 2022
- Event Wrap-up: Smart Banking 2022
- Event Wrap-up: AISA Melbourne 2022
OPSWAT Channel
As a leader in critical infrastructure protection, OPSWAT brings innovative technologies and products to your existing security portfolio. Our solutions are available through our exclusive community of distributors and resellers across the globe. To locate a distributor or reseller in your region please visit our reseller locator.
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