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EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 14, 2017 -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE 500 science, engineering, and information technology company and SecurityMatters, an innovator in Operational Technology (OT) network visibility and threat detection, announced today that they have partnered to provide passive monitoring capabilities to Leidos’ Industrial Defender Automation Systems Manager® (ASM) Solution for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Networks. Leidos’ customers will immediately gain enhanced cybersecurity for Industrial and Critical Infrastructure networks by integrating the SecurityMatters SilentDefense™ solution for continuous threat detection and response. The offering will be available through resale by Leidos to both current and future ASM customers.
The SecurityMatters flagship product, SilentDefense, is an innovative OT network monitoring and intelligence platform that empowers industrial operators with unrivaled visibility, threat detection capability and control of their network. Leidos will now offer the SilentDefense platform as one of their solutions to the complex security challenges faced by ICS asset owners in the utility and energy sectors today.
Leidos’ Industrial Defender ASM® solution addresses the overlapping requirements of cybersecurity, compliance, and change management for ICS. Industrial Defender ASM is the industry standard for maintaining availability and reliability of critical infrastructure amid escalating cyber threats, increasing regulatory burdens, and accelerating ICS management challenges.
“Leidos and its Industrial Defender ASM® product provide unique visibility into our customers’ industrial networks, and now we can maximize that visibility through our partnership with SecurityMatters,” said Bob Meindl, President of Leidos Cyber, Inc. “SecurityMatters is a recognized leader in their segment with SilentDefense. Partnering with SecurityMatters helps to provide a global solution for our customers as they strive to better manage and secure these critical networks.”
“We are pleased to officially announce our partnership with Leidos. Their excellent reputation and proven expertise in OT security for the utility and energy industries, along will SilentDefense’s reputation as the premier OT network monitoring solution, will result in a “best of breed” solution for Leidos’ customers,” says Damiano Bolzoni, SecurityMatters’ CEO.
About Leidos:
Leidos is a Fortune 500® science and technology solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 32,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $7.04 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2016. https://cyber.leidos.com/blog
SecurityMatters empowers critical infrastructure and manufacturing organizations with the ability to identify, analyze and respond to industrial threats and flaws, minimizing troubleshooting costs and unexpected downtime. We leverage OT-specific knowledge and understanding to provide visibility into critical assets and their activity and detect operational problems and cyber security threats. Our revolutionary network monitoring platform has been successfully deployed by customers worldwide. For more information, visit https://secmatters.com
Contact: Alex Van der Plaats Email: [email protected]
