Boston, MA 10/16/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) announced the benefit of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)’ new Cisco Secure Ops Solution at the Internet of Things World Forum, Chicago on October 15, 2014. The oil and gas major said that the solution not only increases the security level by improving the cyber security but also lowers costs of operations and delivery systems.
Cisco Secure Ops Solution
Energy companies witness varieties of threats including safety, environmental compliance, and the new evolving cyber security. So, it becomes a daunting task for those companies to maintain and operates efficiently.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) designs the solution to help companies in the energy industry to combat with the growing cyber threats. The solution designs to maintain the security controls, compliance and risk management in an industrial control system (ICS) domain. It integrates technology, people and process into a single platform.
Therefore, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) worked with Shell and developed an innovative solution to address the concerns of security issues of energy companies in ICS domain.
Shell will install the solution across its key verticals such as upstream, downstream and also in lubricant sites. So, the solution will monitor the entire SLA-driven management of infrastructure, applications and security remotely.
Cisco deployed owned hardware and virtualized security applications at each site of Shell. Then, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) will monitor and manage from its secure operation center (SecureCenter). Moreover, ICS delivery partners (Rockwell and Yokogawa Electric) will also support the solution.
Conclusion
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)’s Director, Internet of Everything Services Group, Greg Carter said that Cisco Secure Ops will offer a comprehensive solution for security threats with increasing access of internet of everything by people, processes and things.
Carter also mentioned that Cisco excited over the new engagement with Shell as the later observed the benefits from the innovation in security solution on a larger scale. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) will continue to support the solutions across the verticals going forward.
