The companies created a “reference implementation” that integrates a number of McAfee security solutions relevant to substations and network operations centers with selected Intel processors and hardware-based security and manageability technologies. The solution is focused on satisfying a utility's need for situational awareness, seamless multi-zone protection, native SCADA support, and remote device management. 

"To adequately secure critical systems against cyber attacks, the right products and technologies must be integrated into the entire infrastructure—from the enterprise, to the SCADA and control systems, and even to the automated device networks—without impacting reliability or interfering with operations,” noted Eric Knapp,critical infrastructure expert at McAfee.  “McAfee, together with Intel, has combined commercially-available chipset capabilities and cybersecurity products into the perfect recipe for substation security, providing advanced protection while removing operational complexity, and improving reliability through remote manageability."

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