Industrial Cyber-Security Leader Introduces New Achilles™ Health Check Program for Operators of Global Critical Infrastructure
Wurldtech™ Expands Security Service Portfolio; Offering Industrial Organizations a Simple, Cost-Effective Solution to Protect the Integrity and Availability of SCADA and Process Control Systems Worldwide
VANCOUVER, BC – February 12, 2008 - Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, a leading provider of cyber-security solutions to vendors and operators of SCADA, process-control and critical systems worldwide, announced today the launch of the Achilles™ Industrial Cyber-Security Health Check program. The Achilles Health Check is designed to provide a quick assessment of current cyber-security readiness according to industry leading methodology and recommended practices in addition to providing a blueprint for future security implementations.
"Our mission is to provide operators with the most innovative industrial cyber-security solutions in the market and advocate security and safety to all industrial organizations,” stated Tyler Williams, President and CEO of Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, Inc. “Now, through Achilles Health Check, we further demonstrate our leadership by introducing the industry’s most practical, service-oriented evaluation service. Operators are now empowered to make better informed decisions based on their unique security needs and requirements.”
The Achilles™ Health Check provides a rapid evaluation of the cyber-security vulnerabilities and exposure risk of SCADA and process control systems by testing against industry standards and recommended practices. By leveraging the testing technology of the Achilles™ evaluation platform, the Achilles™ Health Check includes a core set of tests designed to identify actual cyber risk profiles unique to each system. The key component of the Achilles™ Health Check is its ability to help establish priorities for a targeted security program based on actual risk exposures, empowering operators with a more meaningful method to plan industrial security strategies and programs.
The Achilles™ Health Check encompasses the following phases:
- Preliminary Consultation
- Onsite Vulnerability Testing and Evaluation
- Reporting - Recommendations and Next Steps
Achilles™ Health Check Partner Program
As part of the Achilles™ Health Check, Wurldtech™ is also rolling out a partner program and is actively working with industrial security service providers and consultants to provide this essential service. Various partnership levels and pricing models are available.
Added Williams, “Extending this capability to service partners and consultants as a value-add to their existing portfolio of solutions offerings only helps to further our collective goals of improving industrial and infrastructure security.”
For more information Achilles™ Industrial Cyber-Security Health Check Service and Partner Program, please visit www.wurldtech.com.
About Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, Inc.
Wurldtech™ Security Technologies, headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is a leading provider of cyber-security solutions to vendors and operators of SCADA, process-control and mission critical systems worldwide. Wurldtech™ has a proven track record in recognizing and responding to cyber-security threats; developed the industry’s first available controller certification program; and has certified the largest number of products from global suppliers of the systems used in today’s critical infrastructures. Wurldtech™ is committed to delivering breakthrough products and services that help protect global critical infrastructure and address the security needs of major industrial organizations and government agencies worldwide. |
