Security improvement module for SCADA networks

Thales in Weston, Fla., is offering a security improvement module to protect relatively old supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks that deliver services and commodities such as electricity, natural gas, and water. Originally designed with little or no security, SCADA networks are vulnerable to cyber attacks that can result in public safety concerns and serious disruptions. The new Datacryptor encryption module supports point-to-point, multidrop, and mixed-modes (secured and nonsecured) network configurations using serial asynchronous communication, and is compatible with standard communications protocols such as MODBUS and DNP. For more information contact Thales online at www.thales-esecurity.com.