advanceOT
Our Vendor & Network Agnostic Approach to
Securing ICS/OT (SCADA) Systems
Our advanceOT solution ensures operational technology (OT), including everything from industrial control systems (ICS), facility related control systems (FRCS), and other legacy systems, operate securely and more efficiently.
But that’s only part of the story...
In every system we engineer and every network we secure, our goal is to serve customers with excellence in support of their missions. advanceOT is a tactical and operational advantage. Our cybersecurity architecture helps organizations run more efficiently, safely, and securely to meet mission success!
Jeff Watts, our Lead Solutions Architect, explains our advanceOT approach to securing operational technology for DoD and commercial partners in the video below. RPI’s success At Camp Lejeune North Carolina (CLNC) demonstrates our commitment to understand, meet, and exceed requirements.
RPI is proud to support the safety, security, and resiliency of MCB CLNC critical infrastructure. Check out this video by Camp Lejeune, which discusses the importance of cyber security and the capabilities our team is responsible for at the Public Works Division.
Marine Corps video produced by Cpl. Joel Castaneda-Rodriguez and MCB CLNC.
Our challenge was to complete a task that others could not. Marine Corps Base (MCB) CLNC covers over 220 square miles. Their Public Works Division (PWD), realizing that critical infrastructure is the target of our adversaries, required a cyber-secure architecture that provides secure network connectivity for visibility of the disparate legacy Facility Related Control Systems (FRCS) across the base. Due to the size of the base, installing a separate network was not an option. The solution required the use of the base's existing enterprise network.
Many buildings on CLNC have Industrial Control Systems/Operational Technology (ICS/OT) devices from multiple manufacturers connected by different network technologies to include copper, fiber, WiFi, and cellular networks. The only option was to design, secure, accredit, install, and maintain a vendor and network agnostic solution based on these requirements. For nine years, the base invested millions of dollars into proposed solutions that could not meet the Marine Corps' strict cybersecurity requirements. We solved it in less than 18 months.
RPI engineered a solution that is network and vendor agnostic, cost-effective, and improves the resiliency of the networked systems while ensuring the mission readiness of Camp Lejeune and the warfighters living and training there. This solution operates securely on the local, secure, hosted enterprise network. By implementing a cyber-secure architecture utilizing Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-2) approved cryptographic devices and operating at Layer Three of the Open Systems Interconnection model, our solution is always up-to-date and implements the latest security features available on the local hosted network.