Mission Secure partners with Idaho National Laboratory to secure critical infrastructure

OT cybersecurity company Mission Secure announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. The alliance will expand the adoption of the consequence-driven, cyber-informed engineering (CCE) methodology to protect critical infrastructure against cyber threats. 

Through its partnership with Idaho National Laboratory, Mission Secure will apply the CCE methodology to help customers identify critical cyber risks and implement engineering changes and cybersecurity controls to mitigate those risks. CCE techniques can be applied to existing facilities as well as to greenfield facilities that are still in the design phase.

Mission Secure will apply the CCE methodology to assist critical infrastructure operators in a variety of ways, including conducting cyber risk assessments, developing secure OT (operational technology) network designs, and optimizing deployments of the company’s process-aware OT cybersecurity platform.

The CCE methodology was developed by Idaho National Laboratory to reduce the risk of potentially catastrophic cyber attacks against critical infrastructure systems. The methodology aims to design out opportunities for adversaries to inflict real-world damage to the power grid, oil and gas facilities, water systems, transportation systems, and other critical assets. 

Using the CCE’s ‘think like the adversary’ approach helps organizations reduce or eliminate the consequences of a cyber attack, even if an adversary is able to gain access to critical systems.

“CCE is going to transform industrial cybersecurity over the next decade, and we are thrilled to be on the leading edge of that transformation,” Dr. Jens Meggers, executive chairman at Mission Secure, said in a media statement. “Mission Secure has always been focused on preventing high-consequence cyber events, so the CCE methodology is a perfect complement to our approach.”

“Consequence-driven, cyber-Informed engineering is a powerful tool for reducing risks to critical infrastructure,” according to Zach Tudor, INL National and Homeland Security Associate Lab Director. “We are excited to partner with Mission Secure in bringing the methodology to more organizations.”

“The OT cyber threat landscape changes every day,” Ed Suhler, Mission Secure co-founder and chief operating officer said. “Our partnership with Idaho National Laboratory will keep Mission Secure a step ahead, and ultimately, make our customers more resilient in the face of unpredictable threats.”

In August 2021, another industrial cybersecurity company 1898 & Co. teamed with the Idaho National Laboratory to apply a CCE methodology discipline developed and pioneered by the laboratory. These initiatives are supported by the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) in the U.S. Department of Energy.

Industrial Cyber News Desk

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