BUILDING A SAFER, MORE RESILIENT INDUSTRY!
Artificial intelligence is industrializing vulnerability discovery, and published flaws are exploited within days. But patching a PLC means waiting for the next maintenance shutdown, then retesting and requalifying the installation. In this context, a critical vulnerability can stay open for months.
In OT cybersecurity, Schneider Electric and Seclab deliver a joint response: an Xchange appliance placed inline on critical communications between Schneider Electric PLCs, DCS, and SIS, allowing only the communications strictly required by the process. The protection is deployed and maintained end to end by Schneider Electric teams in Europe.
Two complementary Areas of Expertise
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Automation and OT Services
END-TO-END OT EXPERTISE
Schneider Electric’s OT cybersecurity teams in Europe manage the entire solution:
- Architecture assessment: analyzing communications to define where to place the isolation points.
- Supply, configuration, and integration: on-site implementation, as close as possible to the processes.
- Testing and periodic maintenance: cybersecurity becomes part of existing automation service contracts.
SECLAB
Xchange – Electronic AirGap
THE HARDWARE BARRIER
A dedicated configuration for securing Schneider Electric OT protocols, jointly developed by the two companies:
- Hardware protocol break: placed inline on critical communications, the appliance eliminates any direct network connection between protected zones.
- Fine-grained application-level filtering: only communications that use Schneider Electric protocols and are strictly required by the process are allowed between PLCs, DCS, and SIS.
Rock-Solid OT Protection
Learn More
> Read the partnership press release
> Discover Seclab Xchange.
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