Network Perception Acquisition Strengthens Industrial Cyber Defense with Network Segmentation & Access Analysis
Summary: Dragos acquired Network Perception, maker of NP-View, a network visualization platform that analyzes firewall policy, router and switch access paths, and network segmentation to find unintended access paths into and through OT environments. Network Perception was founded in 2014 by Dr. Robin Berthier and a team from the University of Illinois, tracing back to Department of Energy and Department of Homeland Security-funded research on network modeling for the electrical grid, done with partners including Ameren and ComEd.
What you should know: Dragos states that remote access by third parties and employees is the number one method cyber criminals use to penetrate OT environments, and that firewall policies and router/switch tables grow over time into configurations that create unintended access paths. NP-View is described as a critical part of NERC-CIP auditing for the electric sector and maps to TSA and IEC 62443, so the acquisition puts segmentation and access-path verification inside the Dragos Platform for electric, oil and gas, and manufacturing customers.
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