Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a top supplier of industrial automation and test and measurement solutions, has signed a collaboration agreement with Waterfall Security Solutions, the industry leader in OT cybersecurity. Through this new partnership, Yokogawa’s customers around the world will have access to Waterfall’s market-leading Unidirectional Gateway cybersecurity solutions and technology. Making unidirectional safeguards more publicly accessible will significantly enhance industrial security plans and preparation in a world where cyber threats to industrial operations continue to grow in strength and pervasiveness. “At Yokogawa, operational and technical reliability are top priorities. As a result of our partnership with Waterfall, Yokogawa customers’ security posture will be strengthened, and vital industrial infrastructures will be better protected from nation-state and targeted ransomware attacks “said Iijima Katsunori, general manager of Yokogawa Electric’s cyber security management. To better meet the security demands of our shared clients, Yokogawa is happy and thrilled to support this endeavour with Waterfall.
According to Lior Frenkel, CEO and Co-Founder of Waterfall, “Our global collaboration with Yokogawa is motivated by a common goal to secure vital infrastructures around the world.” “Globally speaking, Waterfall and Yokogawa have long been partners. Together, we provide powerful unidirectional defences to our shared consumers in order to address the difficulties of contemporary cybersecurity. In the coming years, we look forward to keeping up our strong collaboration.”

Source: Prnewswire