Sunnyvale, Calif. – January 30, 2008 – Mu Security is a Technical Member of the ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISA SCI). The ISA SCI uniquely counts both leading industrial technology vendors and industrial control end-users dedicated to establishing specifications and processes for testing and certifying control systems products. Mu’s membership in the ISA-SCI will help develop meaningful security development and certification benchmarks for ensuring safely-developed and deployed Industrial Control systems. “Control system security is a critical concern to our customers, and a key element of today’s control system strategies,” said Alicia DuBay, director of systems marketing, ABB Inc.
“Use of the Mu-4000 appliance throughout our internal development process paired with MUSIC certification’s evolution to ISA SCI certification program will help further ensure ABB customers that our control systems will meet or exceed very stringent security and robustness criteria. The Control System industry benefits with an independent ISA SCI certification program, especially with the incorporation of existing rigorous certifications including Foundation-level MUSIC certification.”The ISA SCI is a globally recognized body working toward establishing the ISA Secure certification designation that identifies and promotes security compliant products and systems in the industrial automation industry.
As the first shipping Negative Testing appliance member of ISA SCI, Mu will continue to incorporate the future ISA SCI certification specifications within its Mu-4000 system including MUSIC certification. MUSIC Certification, launched in 2007, helps ensure the safety and security of products in use at leading Critical Infrastructure sites including suppliers to Process control customers such as oil refineries, large manufacturing sites, chemical processing sites and electric power distribution plants. “As a leading supplier of rapidly deployable, negative testing solutions and proven supplier to several ISA SCI founding and member organizations, we are pleased to welcome Mu Security as a Technical Member,” said Andre Ristaino, Managing Director, ISA Security Compliance Institute.
“Mu’s two-year track record of appliance deployment experience throughout the product development and deployment processes of leading Critical Infrastructure sites and their in supplier product developers lifecycle will help make the ISA Secure certification program since the company is already helping to reduce both security and safety issues in production networks.”This collaborative effort by ISA Security Compliance Institute member organizations will promote the integration of disparate security practices into a single, open framework by establishing the ISASecure designation.
Compliant products will be entitled to carry the ISASecure designation, which provides instant recognition of the product's security characteristics to asset owners and integrators when making procurement decisions.
About ISA
Founded in 1945, ISA is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; and hosts the largest conference and exhibition for automation professionals in the Western Hemisphere. ISA is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation.
About Mu Security
Mu Security offers a new class of security analysis system, delivering a rigorous and streamlined methodology for verifying the robustness and security readiness of any IP-based product or application. Since Mu’s debut of its flagship Mu-4000 Security Analyzer appliance in early 2005, the company’s achieved significant customer traction. One-third of the world's 15 largest service provider and cable operators now use Mu; Mu's customers represent one-half of the revenue in the global network, application and security infrastructure market; and Mu's customers represent one-third of the revenue in the global industrial control manufacturer market. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA., Mu is backed by preeminent venture capital firms that include Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures.
