Colacem uses Armis to boost cybersecurity posture; gain control over vulnerabilities, threats, risks

October 13, 2023

Asset intelligence cybersecurity company Armis announced that it was selected by Colacem S.p.A, an Italian company active in cement production, to strengthen its cybersecurity posture. The collaboration has enabled Colacem to gain complete control over vulnerabilities, threats and risks for all assets in its environment.

Additional organizations from Colacem’s holding group, the Financo Group, also work with Armis, making the company a crucial part of their security program. The group uses Armis Centrix, the AI-powered cyber exposure management platform, to protect Colacem’s cement production facilities, a data center, and an international racetrack amongst others.

With Armis Centrix, Colacem obtained a complete picture of all assets across their infrastructure, including IT, OT (operational technology), and IoT (Internet of Things) devices, and a map of their communications. By providing complete asset visibility across all asset types, Armis Centrix enabled Colacem’s security team with control over their whole environment. Through its integrations with existing network and security technologies, it added value to existing tools by enabling the exchange of information and data.

“We requested Armis’ support because we realized we did not have visibility of all the devices,” Luca Salemmi, ICT security manager at Colacem, said in a media statement. “What we immediately liked about Armis Centrix is its ability to assess the level of vulnerability of each of the devices and provide an order of priority for immediate intervention to resolve the most critical risks.”

With the contextual intelligence, Colacem can automatically detect and address real-time threats, and prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities across their entire asset attack surface.

“We are confident that this partnership will help the Financo Group achieve their security goals and protect its most critical assets,” according to Nicola Altavilla, country manager for Italy and the Mediterranean at Armis. “Our companies have embarked on a promising collaboration that is already yielding results, and we are actively engaged in ongoing initiatives.”

Armis Centrix was installed at Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli,’ an international racetrack known for hosting numerous prestigious two- and four-wheel motorsport events.

“Inside the Misano World Circuit,” comments Luca Salemmi, “Armis Centrix is used to secure and monitor technologies for track services such as telemetry, CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) and race control, electronic flags, access control systems, video surveillance for public safety, and pit box services for quick vehicle repairs and refueling. In addition to office equipment, VOIP (voice-over-IP) and network server including both WIFI and LAN.”

The collaboration has seen the involvement of Armis’ partner Coherentia, a company specialized in cybersecurity and digital innovation solutions.

Earlier this month, Armis announced two new integrations with CrowdStrike to help organizations strengthen their security posture across their IoT and OT environments. These integrations will provide organizations with comprehensive cyber exposure management capabilities and real-time actionable asset intelligence to see, secure, protect, and manage threats across their entire extended attack surface.