T?V Rheinland launches Global Industrial Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Global testing and inspection service provider continues to build next generation industrial cybersecurity centre of excellence for delivering Industrial Security Services & Solutions to its clients. Offers a new Operational Technology (OT) laboratory for assessing threats to industrial plants and industrial IoT systems based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wednesday, 13th June 2018 Posted 6 years ago in by Phil Alsop

T?V Rheinland announces the launch of its global Industrial Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CoE) based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Centre of Excellence will address the cybersecurity needs of its industrial clients such as manufacturing companies, plant operators, energy and utility companies, transportation and transit system operators to secure their operational technology landscape. In a rapidly evolving digitalization of markets across all businesses there is a significant need and demand for deep Industrial Security skills and expertise that this Centre of Excellence will continue to develop worldwide.

Under the Global Centre of Excellence, the first Operational Technology (OT) Security Lab based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will serve as the Regional Hub for showcasing industrial cybersecurity technology, knowledge and client consultations. The Operational Technology Security Lab will provide a safe controlled environment for clients to experience scenario -based simulations to test and demonstrate industrial systems vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats.

“Combining our expertise in Industrial Services and Operational Technology Security in our Centre of Excellence, we are one of the few organizations developing deep capabilities and able to offer this level of cybersecurity expertise to our clients concerned about the safety and security of their operations.” explains Frank Luzsicza, Executive Vice President, at T?V Rheinland.

The facility will have equipment to showcase industrial manufacturing processes generating real-time industrial data which will be integrated with technologies that detect threats and secure such industrial facilities. “The OT Security lab is a unique and significant step to serve the needs of our clients. Using a combination of training sessions, pilots, demonstrations, threat research and cyber-attack simulations the Operational Technology Security lab will help our clients stay ahead of industrial cyber threats” adds Urmez Daver, Global Head for Industrial Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence.