Operational Technology
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Our advanceOT solution ensures that Operational Technology (OT),
including 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!
To the right, Jeff Watts, RPI’s Lead Solution architect, with Facility-Related Control Systems (FRCS) Cyber Operations Group, speaks during a meeting at the Public Works Department on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. FRCS Cyber Operations Group is an integral part of MCB Camp Lejeune’s cyber capability and enables resiliency of essential utilities, environmental temperature and humidity control, fire protection, physical access control, and other key services that almost all other information technology rely upon for mission assurance. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zeta Johnson)
In this video, Jeff Watts, our Lead Solutions Architect, explains our advanceOT approach to securing operational Technology for DoD and commercial partners. RPI's success at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (CLNC), demonstrates our commitment to understanding, meeting, and exceeding requirements.
RPI is proud to support the safety, security, and resiliency of MCB CLNC's critical infrastructure. Watch 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.
Our challenge was to complete a task that others could not. Marine Corps Base (MCB) CLNC covers over 240 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, including copper, fiber, WiFi, and cellular networks. Based on these requirements, the only option was to design, secure, accredit, install, and maintain a vendor and network-agnostic solution. 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 network and vendor-agnostic, cost-effective solution that improves the networked systems' resiliency 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 (OSI) model, our solution is always up-to-date and implements the latest security features available on the local hosted network.
Operational Technology is the backbone of industrial automation and infrastructure. It's essential for controlling physical processes and systems, and its protection is critical to safety, productivity, and national security.
Operational Technology powers and automates systems in industries like manufacturing, energy (electric grids, oil & gas), transportation, water treatment, building management (HVAC, lighting), and critical infrastructure (dams, pipelines, etc.).