AhnLab announced that it has launched ‘AhnLab EPS Relay’, a security solution dedicated to large manufacturing equipment that provides visibility and security management for assets in a closed network OT (Operational Technology) environment.
Large manufacturing equipment in an OT environment is generally operated in the form of an ‘independent closed network’ consisting of a main PC capable of external communication and multiple PCs unable to communicate externally. Existing OT security solutions mainly identify assets based on network packets or protocols, making it difficult to determine the security status of assets (PCs) located within such an independent closed network or to apply uniform security policies.
‘AhnLab EPS Relay’, recently launched by AhnLab, connects (relays) the management server of ‘AhnLab EPS’ currently in use by the customer to assets located in a closed network, providing visibility and security for assets in a closed network OT environment that have been difficult to identify. It is a solution that provides management functions. ‘AhnLab EPS Relay’ is installed on an asset (PC) where external communication is not possible and ‘EPS Relay Client’ is installed to identify information, and ‘AhnLab EPS’ management server is installed on the main PC and relays communication between ‘EPS Relay Client’ It consists of an ‘EPS Relay server’.
‘AhnLab EPS Relay’ provides visibility and security management functions such as ▲identification of multiple large assets located within a closed network ▲comprehensive application of the main security functions of ‘AhnLab EPS’ such as blocking unauthorized applications, media control, and security policy settings to the relevant assets. to provide. In addition, ‘network maximum availability mode’, which temporarily allows tasks that use a lot of network bandwidth to improve management convenience while considering equipment availability, is also supported.
Using ‘AhnLab EPS Relay’, you can secure visibility by identifying information such as the quantity and type of assets and security status within an independent closed network, which was difficult to check with existing OT security solutions that identify assets based on network packets or protocols. possible. Security personnel can easily check the connection status of assets identified by ‘AhnLab EPS Relay’, operating system and hardware information, threat detection logs, etc. through the previously used web console of ‘AhnLab EPS’ without accessing a separate management screen.
Based on the identified information, security policies for assets within the closed network can also be flexibly set. Individual policy settings and group management are possible even within one device, so various security functions (application blocking, media control, security policy settings, etc.) provided by ‘AhnLab EPS’ can be set for each asset. By linking AhnLab
In addition, ‘network maximum availability mode’ is supported to increase management convenience while considering equipment availability. ‘EPS Relay’ usually uses only the minimum network resources in consideration of the availability of equipment that mainly uses low-bandwidth networks, but in ‘network maximum availability mode’, network tasks such as product updates and malware treatment linked to ‘AhnLab Xcanner’ are performed. Tasks that use a lot of bandwidth can be temporarily allowed.
Kim Chang-hee, head of AhnLab’s product service planning team, said, “‘AhnLab EPS Relay’ is a product we launched to reflect the opinions of customers who have experienced difficulties in securing asset visibility or security management due to the nature of the OT environment, which is mainly a closed network.” “With the launch, we expect that customers operating large-scale manufacturing equipment will be able to further strengthen the security and stability of their OT environment.”
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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