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HONEYWELL AND NOZOMI NETWORKS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN CYBERSECURITY PRACTICES
Honeywell and Nozomi Networks announce a partnership to deliver a more comprehensive, end-to-end cybersecurity system for OT environments. This partnership combines Nozomi Networks’ leading security and visibility technology in OT and IoT environments, with the strength of software, professional consulting services, and managed security from Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity. In addition, this partnership provides comprehensive solutions to manage compliance in cybersecurity and thereby reduce the risk of downtime due to cyberattacks.
According to Jeff Zindel, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Connected Enterprise Cybersecurity, he said, “Our partnership with Nozomi Networks will enable us to provide our customers with one unified system for all their businesses. best cybersecurity products and services. With the emergence and continued growth of the cyber threats faced by asset owners around the world, including critical infrastructure, customers are looking for the best solutions. and more effective to protect the operating environment and reduce cybersecurity risks. Our partnership brings the most comprehensive list of cybersecurity technologies to a neutral OT cybersecurity environment, underpinned by professional security services and globally managed by Honeywell. “
With Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity software, customers can use a single dashboard to centralize all operations and manage security assets for Honeywell and non-Honeywell assets. It also simplifies, enhances, and scales security operations for multi-asset businesses that face a variety of evolving cybersecurity threats. It can also improve performance at a single site or across an enterprise, by increasing visibility into cyber risks and reducing inefficiencies in cybersecurity management. This software is complemented by a large list of Honeywell cybersecurity professional services, delivered by certified OT cybersecurity experts and extensive expertise in Honeywell and not Honeywell.
Nozomi Networks OT & IoT anomaly and threat detection technology adds to Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity’s cybersecurity portfolio to help customers identify and respond to cyber threats before they occur. infiltrate their OT network. Additionally, vulnerability assessment helps customers identify OT devices that can be exploited in cyberattacks. Asset discovery from Nozomi Networks combines active and passive techniques to securely identify OT and IoT assets.
Nozomi Networks CEO Edgard Capdevielle said: “Amid growing cybersecurity threats to industrial targets, our partnership with Honeywell offers a unique offering of security services. more complete and vendor-neutral network security that the OT environment requires. The products will provide powerful remote access security and patch management with rich network visibility and security from Nozomi Networks. We are excited to partner with Honeywell to provide customers with a fully integrated solution that supports compliance requirements against the most stringent security risks.”
Customers can install Nozomi Networks solutions directly by Honeywell, offered as standalone products or as part of a more comprehensive Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity solution. For those who do not have the resources to support long-term cybersecurity operations, the Nozomi Networks solution can also be accessed through the Honeywell Forge Managed Security service.
As a distributor of cybersecurity products and solutions from both Honeywell and Nozomi Networks, the cooperation between the two security firms promises new opportunities for VNCS. From now on, VNCS can provide a more comprehensive and powerful information security defense system for IoT and OT businesses.
