NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, CA – 28th April 2014 - Machine-to-Machine Intelligence (M2Mi) Corporation's secure Lockbox technology is discussed in an article in the Washington Post about addressing threats against the energy infrastructure. The article titled "Cyber firms look to move the electrical grid" looks at the challenges to energy grids and how M2Mi’s secure Lockbox technology can be used to protect critical grid infrastructure as well as enable secure information exchange.
The article sheds light into why cyberwarfare is a big concern for the federal government:
At a keynote speech in Washington last month, former CIA director Leon E. Panetta warned that cyberspace is the “battlefield of the future.” Hackers could trigger disruptions similar to those caused by Hurricane Sandy if they gain access to electricity grids, transportation systems or other networks, he said.
With these challenges facing energy and other critical infrastructure, organizations such as the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel are working across private and public institutions to provide effective cyber security solutions.
M2Mi provides the M2M Intelligence® platform, which includes M2M Automation and M2M Cyber Security, as the essential technology foundation for M2M and IoT offerings. M2M Cyber Security includes patented secure Lockbox technology, which enables organizations to implement security policies for fine-grained control of their critical infrastructure environments.
M2Mi’s Lockbox technology ensures multiple levels of security and privacy by allowing participants to authenticate, require separate keys so that creators and consumers of data can be completely segregated as well as optionally use encryption. This enables secure exchange of information across digital and physical environments, and thus makes the Lockbox technology optimal for use in distributed and diverse critical infrastructure environments such as the energy grid.
M2Mi CEO Geoff Brown highlighted how M2Mi's secure Lockbox technlogy can be used to protect the electrical grid:
The software uses a lockbox system that grants authorized devices unique “keys,” allowing them to participate in that information exchange. A consumer’s smart meter may be granted one such key. An attack on the network can be traced to a particular user or device.
You can visit the Washington Post site to read the entire article titled “Cyber firms look to move the electrical grid”
About Machine-to-Machine Intelligence (M2Mi) Corporation
Machine-to-Machine Intelligence (M2Mi) Corporation delivers M2M Intelligence®; the essential platform for the M2M & Internet of Things economy. M2Mi reduces the complexity of connecting, provisioning and automating M2M services, as well as securely integrating edge devices through network providers to the cloud data center, thus addressing requirements for both critical cyber-physical infrastructure protection and secure information exchange.
Machine-to-Machine Intelligence (M2Mi) Corporation is headquartered at NASA Research Park, Silicon Valley.