Network Security ~ Tofino™
OVERVIEW
The Tofino™ Industrial Security System is a new and unique, solution from MTL and Byres Security that addresses the important issue of protecting Industrial Networks from modern cyber-security attacks.

Simple to Install
The conventional approach is to employ a standard, but highly complex, “IT-style” firewall. Such methods are complicated and require highly-trained staff to install and manage them. Tofino™ was designed with its environment, the level of staffing and the needs of industry in mind. As a result, a field technician can simply attach power to a Tofino™ appliance, connect two network cables and then walk away – it’s that simple to install.

Centralised Control
From there, the company security staff can sit at a central management platform (CMP) and configure and monitor any system with ease, reacting to threats in a coordinated and company-wide manner. Best of all, the system has the flexibility to adapt to a small plant with a single PLC, or meet the needs of a multi-national organization with thousands of critical devices scattered around the globe.

Defence-in-Depth
By deploying Tofino™ security appliances directly in front of each control device (or group of devices) that needs protection, they provide SCADA and process control companies with a layered security solution for their systems. This in turn allows a “defence-in-depth” strategy to be used, so if a hacker or virus penetrates or bypasses a main corporate firewall, they will still be faced with an array of SCADA-focused security devices that need to be breached before any damage can be done.




For further information please email us Tofino@mtl-inst.com

To download a copy of the Tofino™ information sheet <click here>

Part No. Function Data File Size
9211-ET Tofino™ Ethernet based Industrial Security Appliance
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If you want to know more about network security and how Tofino™ can help secure your systems try:-
The Tofino™ Solution protects networks
Control Magazine - Oct 07
SCADA Security Trends
Industrial Ethernet Book - May 07
Defense In Depth
Industrial Ethernet Book - Apr 07
Net Security - The Line
InTech - Mar 07
Industrial Networking for the rest of us
Control Magazine - Dec 06
Other useful articles:-
Defense-in-depth strategies for process control systems
Eric Byres,Byres Security Inc.
Honeywell Users' Group Americas 2007 Symposium, Phoenix.
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Practical methods for protecting industrial networks
Jim Montague, Executive Editor, Control Magazine
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Video Shows DHS Cyber Attack on Electrical Grid - WASHINGTON (CNN)
Researchers who launched an experimental cyber attack caused a generator to self-destruct, alarming the federal government and electrical industry about what might happen if such an attack were carried out on a larger scale, CNN has learned.
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