RAD Unveils Ruggedized, Secure Gateway for Distribution Automation, Smart Grid Backhaul
Summary
The IEC 61850-3 certified SecFlow-1 combines networking functionalities and critical-asset protection to bring SCADA, Ethernet, and IP services securely to distribution automation and secondary substations.“Critical infrastructure networks have unique security demands that require both inventiveness and expertise in the type of applications and services that they run,” notes Ulik Broida, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at RAD.The device employs advanced deep packet inspection, encryption and a distributed service-aware firewall to secure and monitor all operational technology applications.SecFlow-1 ensures that protocol commands between remote terminal units, control stations, and machine-to-machine or human-machine interfaces are verified for authenticity and validity.It boosts the NERC CIP compliance level of the power utility’s bulk electric system (BES).Given its small size, SecFlow-1 is ideal for deployment at sites with limited space and at isolated locations where only low voltage is available.In India, for example, Cairn Energy, one of that country’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies, already has deployed SecFlow-1 with great success.“Critical infrastructure networks have unique security demands that require both inventiveness and expertise in the type of applications and services that they run,” notes Ulik Broida, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at RAD.