IDEAS

Firewalls today provide insufficient security for industrial networks that are extremely vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

Pure hardware-based system enabling 2-way communications, IDEAS enables full bi-directional communications between systems on the IT and OT networks (SCADA, DCS, RTU..), and provides best in-class protection against outsider network attacks.

The demonstrator will be designed jointly by CetraC and Cyberium, the hardware appliance will be developed by CetraC, the software managing the hardware and the active protection will be developed by Cyberium, the pentesting will be performed by Protech-X.

The objective of IDEAS project: to develop the first solution which guarantees both a level of physical integrity equivalent to that of Datadiode technology, and flexibility of use comparable to firewalls.

This new technology must be “by design”:
1. Be 100% material
2. Enable two-way communications
3. Be able to reach 1 Gbps for fluidity of data exchanges

The POC with a large industrial group has demonstrated those functionalities.