技术
- 网络安全和隐私 - 网络安全
- 网络与连接 - 网关
适用行业
- 国家安全与国防
- 公用事业
适用功能
- 质量保证
用例
- 网络安全
- 篡改检测
服务
- 网络安全服务
- 系统集成
关于客户
Connexus Energy 总部位于明尼苏达州拉姆西,是该州最大的电力合作社。它为明尼阿波利斯以北七个县的成员居民和企业提供电力和服务。该公司为超过 130,000 名会员提供服务,已成为旨在破坏重要服务的网络攻击者和恶意民族国家的重要目标。 Connexus Energy 依靠 SCADA 和 ICS 网络来控制和监控其配电网络中的设备和数据。随着智能电网、智能设备和物联网设备的采用不断增加,公司面临着确保这些传统系统的安全性以应对复杂网络威胁的挑战。
挑战
明尼苏达州最大的电力合作社 Connexus Energy 在保护其监控和数据采集 (SCADA) 以及工业控制系统 (ICS) 网络免受网络威胁方面面临着重大挑战。随着智能电网、智能设备和物联网设备的兴起,传统的 SCADA 和 ICS 系统往往缺乏必要的安全控制来防御复杂的网络攻击者。 Connexus Energy 使用来自不同供应商的多种安全解决方案,每种解决方案都有特定的管理要求,消耗了团队的大量技术资源。安全团队必须解析来自不同系统的日志,以识别问题并准确响应。此外,SCADA 系统的安全网关必须在极端的物理条件下运行,并且 Connexus Energy 的许多现有安全解决方案未经过加固或仅部分加固。我们面临的挑战是找到一种解决方案,既能保护 SCADA 系统,又能在整个安全环境中提供集中可见性。
解决方案
Connexus Energy 进行了完整的 RFP,以评估现有供应商的解决方案和 Check Point 解决方案。他们选择 Check Point 是因为其单一管理平台管理、集成解决方案套件以及历史记录和统一策略管理等附加功能。 Connexus Energy 为其核心安全网关部署了 Check Point 15400 下一代安全网关,为 SCADA 网络部署了 Check Point 3600 安全设备,在多个远程站点部署了 Check Point 3200 下一代安全网关,并在所有变电站为其 ICS 部署了 Check Point 1200R 坚固型设备。 Check Point 1200R 是一款固态设备,可保护所有关键操作系统。此外,Check Point 解决方案还为 Connexus Energy 提供了合规软件刀片,该刀片可突出显示配置错误、识别安全漏洞并实时验证更改。
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