ABB’S AC 800M CONTROLLER ACHIEVES MU SECURITY INDUSTRIAL CONTROL CERTIFICATION
“MUSIC” Certification using Mu-4000 Appliance Confirms Industrial Controller Meets Industry-Defined Best Practices for Safety, Reliability and Security
Sunnyvale, Calif. - September 25, 2007 - Mu Security, a pioneer in the new security analyzer market, today announced that ABB Group (NYSE: ABB), a global leader in power and automation technologies, has achieved Foundation-level Mu Security Industrial Control (MUSIC) Certification for its industry-leading System 800xA AC 800M industrial controller. In addition, ABB proactively leverages its Mu-4000 security analyzer appliance in AC 800M research and development activities to automate its ongoing security and robustness testing. MUSIC certification further validates this ongoing policy of integrating safety testing throughout the product deployment lifecycle. (Editor’s Note: Please visit Mu Security’s booth 1132 and ABB’s booth 1228 at ISA Expo 2007 Houston, October 2-4)
“ABB puts a premium on designing and maintaining our customer’s safety and run-time efficient operations by striving to build the most secure and robust industrial controllers,” said Kai Hansen, senior principal scientist at ABB Corporate Research. “Given the strategic industries of ABB’s customers, such as oil and gas, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper and metals and minerals, the proactive ability to reduce exposure to potential sources of customer system downtime through Mu-4000 analysis is valuable. Receiving MUSIC Foundation certification for our System 800xA AC 800M controller is an important milestone that verifies our systems ability to meet or exceed stringent security and robustness criteria.”
MUSIC Foundation and Advanced certifications both ensure critical infrastructure and process control-focused organizations verify a diverse range of network equipment and application protocols to meet industry-defined best practices for safety, reliability and security testing. MUSIC Certification and product safety benchmarking using the Mu-4000 appliance minimizes oil, gas, chemical, paper, electrical and other process control product safety issues and minimizes costly downtime due to implementation flaws in industrial control systems. The MUSIC program also provides a migration path to open industrial control systems security specifications currently under development by Government and Industry groups including ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) and ISA SP99.
Leveraging the Mu-4000 During Product Development
As an existing Mu Security customer, ABB Group uses its Mu-4000 security analyzer appliance during development of its AC 800M controllers. ABB also tested the AC 800M in situ by applying the Mu-4000’s MUSIC Foundation Protocol Test Suite: ARP, DHCP, IEEE 802.1p/Q, IP, TCP, TFTP and UDP. Test results were then analyzed and subsequently certified by Mu Security to ensure ABB’s system met or exceeded MUSIC’s multi-faceted safety and security stress test. By safely responding to the Mu-4000’s negative testing suite, the AC 800M achieved the MUSIC Foundation level of certification.
“Providing industrial control certification for a process control manufacturer leader like ABB further validates the strategic value of the Mu-4000 vulnerability analysis approach,” said Ajit Sancheti, CEO of Mu Security. “As process control devices in strategic environments gain network connectivity, it’s important to address potential safety concerns and sustain maximum system uptime.”
About ABB
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 111,000 people.
About Mu Security
Mu Security offers a market-leading security analysis system, delivering a rigorous and streamlined methodology for verifying the robustness and security readiness of any IP-based product or application. Founded by the pioneers of intrusion detection and prevention technology, Mu Security is backed by preeminent venture capital firms including Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.musecurity.com.
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