Honeywell and Intel Security Team to Secure Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Internet of Things

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Intel Security announced they will collaborate to help bolster protection of critical industrial infrastructure and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Intel Security's McAfee technologies will be integrated with Honeywell's Industrial Cyber Security Solutions, providing Honeywell customers with enhanced security software to protect their control systems from malware and misuse.

HPS is a leader in the industrial automation space, and its Industrial Cyber Security Solutions group has a dedicated global team of industrial cyber security experts that provide products, services and technologies to help protect industrial automation and control systems against cyber threats. The collaboration between Intel Security and HPS will combine the latest advances in cyber security technology with Honeywell's unique industrial process domain knowledge to provide tailored security solutions for the industrial environment.

The growing threat of cyber attacks to industrial targets is a major global concern according to a global survey on cyber security conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs in September 2014 on behalf of Honeywell. Two-thirds of those surveyed thought that the oil and gas, chemicals and power industries were particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks.

Initially, Honeywell will qualify Intel Security's Application Whitelisting and Device Control with its own proprietary cyber security for its Experion Process Knowledge System, providing a fully vetted and qualified solution designed to increase security without sacrificing reliability. Honeywell is also offering Intel Security's Enterprise Security Manager and Next Generation Firewall to its customers. The products will be supported by Honeywell's Industrial Cyber Security Risk Manager, which provides a continuous evaluation of cyber security risks within industrial environments. The McAfee Application Whitelisting maintains system integrity by allowing only authorized code to run. McAfee Device Control allows users to specify and categorize what data can and cannot be transferred to various plug-in devices. The Honeywell qualification of Intel Security's Application Whitelisting and Device Control is a tangible result of this strategic relationship.

The benefits from the integration include:

• Tested, proven and validated protection from known and unknown malware threats against systems using Experion Process Knowledge System.
• Consistent protection for both connected and air-gapped systems with no additional need for signature updates.
• Change Policy Enforcement so that system changes are made according to authorized policy and process.
• Integrated management and analysis of cyber security risk using Honeywell Industrial Cyber Security Risk Manager.
• Ideal for isolated systems within industrial control systems, this solution is designed to work without having access to the Internet or any other network.

Keywords: Industrial Cyber Security, Process Control, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Cyber Attacks, Malware Threats, ARC Advisory Group.