
Since 9/11 2001 the threat landscape and attitude to risk changed forever. The protection of Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI) has become a passion at IT4A. We have elected to follow the network security guidance of set down UK Government bodies. This section introduces our primary references.
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History of CNI
[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]90’s
Automation Security was achieved through the obscurity of Serial Communication and Proprietary Protocols.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]1997
Hirschmann (now Belden) introduced the first Industrial Ethernet Switch with Ring Redundancy.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]2001
September 11th 2001 – The world changed, the threat landscape had continued to evolve since this date.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]2003
The UK Government introduces National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC).
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Ethernet and IP become the norm for distributed process automation, control and monitoring networks.
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CPNI – Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure was formed from NISCC and NSAC to educate Industry.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]2008
UK Highways Agency introduce CoCo a risk based approach for allowing access to National Road Telecom Services.
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Connect Plus (M25) IT4A deliver FULL Code of Connection for M25 SCADA and Remote Access Networks.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]IT4A are unique in the UK. No other supplier of Industrial Automation Networking products has the internal support of a project hardened engineering team. No other Industrial Network Engineering Team has the level of vendor certification and access that is available to IT4A.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]