ElevenPaths, the cybersecurity unit of Telefónica Tech, and Fortinet on Wednesday announced the expansion of their collaboration to offer new managed security services for industrial sector customers to provide advanced security for their operation technology (OT), information technology (IT) and Internet of Things (IoT) environments.
Through this expanded partnership, ElevenPaths is leveraging the Fortinet Security Fabric’s solutions for industrial controls systems to meet organizations’ growing demand for managed security services to ensure OT and IT environment are protected and compliant. ElevenPaths will offer its customers Fortinet's OT security solutions with best-of-breed threat protection for corporate IT environments that extend from the data center, to the cloud, to the network perimeter, combined with the global reach and extensive experience of Telefónica's security professionals to provide the best service to different industrial sectors.
Fortinet claims that it has the most comprehensive suite of solutions for the protection of industrial environments in the cybersecurity market. As an established leader in OT security and safety, Fortinet is able to address a wide range of challenges from siloed IT and OT environments, providing instant protection of vulnerabilities and secure remote access, thus addressing the cybersecurity, safety and reliability challenges being faced by the OT industry.
Alberto Sempere, Director of Product and Marketing, ElevenPaths
Although there are significant benefits to these technologies, they also introduce greater exposure to security risks that must be properly managed and addressed.
John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO, Fortinet
We’re thrilled to further expand our collaboration to combine ElevenPaths security services with Fortinet’s broad, integrated and automated Security Fabric capabilities to provide advanced security to OT networks and critical infrastructures.
