The Future of Industrial Security
Power, efficiency raise the security stakes ever higher
In the new world of modern industrial
networking solutions, the security
measures to protect a network must
match the pace of innovation across
many industries, including mining,
oil and gas, agriculture, transportation,
heavy construction, military, municipalities,
and government.
With Artificial Intelligence (AI), the
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and
robotics, integrated and intelligent systems
have been devised that offer novel
ways of incorporating new assets into a
network. With more systems becoming
integrated, the line between digital and
physical infrastructure has become increasingly
blurred. As the power and effi-
ciency of connectivity solutions improve,
the security stakes are raised ever higher.
It is for these reasons that, in real
terms, a compromised network represents
a significant threat to mission-critical systems
that keep people safe from harm, as
well as jeopardizing sensitive data. Data
deserves protection from malicious actors
seeking to steal from, subvert or
otherwise interfere with vital industrial
operations. Given the significance of
the problem, the industry is increasingly
turning to networks with encryption options
and unwavering reliability to solve
to this very problem. To stand up to the
escalation of the “cyber war” CSO’s and
CISO’s are searching for secure networking
solutions to provide the kind of protection
they now require, which must often
support mobility and autonomy.
The Rajant ES1 also earned Security
Today’s Govies award for platinum-level
“Intelligent Communications. As a result,
Rajant Kinetic Mesh is well-established
as being a best-in-class offering for
CSOs and CISOs in their arsenal of tools
to reduce the risk from external threats,
all while managing security effectively at
a degree of efficiency that was previously
inaccessible.
THE BEST OF MESH NETWORKS
Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh networks are built
to provide multi-level, robust security to
protect network traffic, even as network topologies
evolve. As a result, Rajant can offer
resilient, intelligent, and secure wireless
broadband connectivity, and the Kinetic
Mesh solution shines in environments not
typically suited to traditional connectivity,
such as mobility-driven locations, including
ports, mines, energy plants and railyards.
This article originally appeared in the July / August 2021 issue of Security Today.