TXOne Edge V2 engine for OT cybersecurity offers automatic rule generation capability, offers network segmentation

Industrial cybersecurity company TXOne Networks announced the second generation of its Edge engine for eliminating the spread of operational technology (OT) network infections and safeguarding operations. Edge V2 delivers automatic rule generation, enabling effortless network segmentation in complex, large-scale OT environments. 

Edge V2 is equipped with an operation-oriented OT network visibility design and an advanced OT-intelligent policy deployment mechanism. The solution also delivers inline virtual patching for proactive protection from vulnerabilities without operational downtime, form-factor flexibility for building a defense-in-depth posture, and deep analysis across a range of network protocols. 

The Edge V2 engine enables effortless network segmentation via automated rule generation and learning. The TXOne Networks solution learns from the communications traffic passing through an organization’s network and generates customized OT protocol trust lists for that specific infrastructure.

OT environments often are giant, diverse, and flat networks in which a compromise of one device can quickly propagate via an internal network to all other connected devices. Effective network segmentation is the first crucial step to controlling and mitigating the harm of security events. 

As each network segment typically is characterized by different applications, software, and hardware that work together to accomplish certain OT tasks, it historically has been time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prohibitively expensive to define the potentially thousands of rules around what network protocols and signals are allowed to be transmitted across a given segment in the event of a breach. 

“Our Edge suite of solutions helps to ensure the reliability, safety, and availability of industrial processes and infrastructure by delivering proactive protection of OT assets and eliminating malicious acts during the crucial production stage,” Terence Liu, chief executive officer, TXOne Networks, said in a Tuesday media statement. “The introduction of our unique capability for automatic rule generation in Edge V2 is a breakthrough for semiconductor companies and organizations in sectors such as manufacturing, oil and gas, automotive, and pharmaceuticals.” 

Liu added that Edge V2 eliminates months of effort in preparing an OT environment for effective network segmentation to keep operations running throughout cybersecurity events.

Last month, TXOne said that its solution was rated highest by Westlands Advisory for ‘strategic direction’ among the IT/OT network protection platforms evaluated by the OT security industry analysis and strategy firm for its latest market-research report.

Industrial Cyber News Desk

Industrial Cyber News Desk