Mocana IoT Security Platform for Networking Equipment Provider

About the Networking Equipment Provider This networking equipment provider is part o f a multinational conglomerate that serves industrial and commercial companies. The parent has more than $80 billion in revenues and 300,000 employees. In addition to manufacturing networking equipment, the company produces controllers and heavy machinery for power generation, industrial automation, medical technologies, railways and water treatment. Challenge This networking equipment has been used in industrial environments. These products include a wide range of intercoms and a high electromagnetic interfering switch. These products are typically installed or used in environments that are difficult to physically secure. The company was concerned about hackers being able to physically compromise a device and install malware that would give them control of the device or access to private data.The company needed a way for   network and system administrators to access and manage the network devices securely. They also wanted to make sure that someone who gained unauthorized physical access to the device or a serial port could not tamper with the device, implement malware, or access private information. They required support for SSL and SSH. They also wanted to ensure that passwords were authenticated against a RADIUS server to support multi-factor authentication Mocana Solution This networking equipment manufacturer   selected Mocana’s IoT Security Platform, an embedded security software solution optimized for use in industrial control and IoT devices. The software is designed to compile into the firmware of the device. The Mocana solution provides the manufacturer with: • FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validated crypto engine that is free of open source security software • Support for secure SSL and SSH for encrypted data communications • Support f or extended authentication and multi-factor authentication • Ability to support digital identities and certificate management using X.509 certificates. Impact The manufacturer was able to harden their networking devices with strong cybersecurity controls and secure communications. Mocana's solution enabled the manufacturer to differentiate their product by providing system administrator  s with a secure method to access and manage the device.