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Reference project Attack detection in the pharmaceutical environment with IRMA

Attack detection in the pharmacutical environment with IRMA®

With increasing networking and digitalization, cyber security is playing an ever more important role in pharmaceutical production, where highly critical systems are in use.
SpiraTec installed a security information and event management (SIEM) system in the OT environment for a global pharmaceutical company using IRMA® appliances from Videc. SpiraTec took over the planning and identified the critical network transitions for the installation of the systems. As this is an end-to-end networked system, the SIEM was set up as a distributed system throughout the entire OT network.

Project details

  • A heterogeneous network landscape requires a comprehensive set of rules for attack detection.
  • The network participants and connections automatically detected by the system must be evaluated and validated.
  • After commissioning, reviews of the messages received and fine-tuning of the rules to ensure reliable alerting

Features

Continuous monitoring and alerting

BSI IT Security Act 2.0 compliant

Technical implementation

  • Planning and consulting for the introduction of attack detection systems
  • Installation and commissioning of the systems
  • Validation of the network structure and participants
  • Project planning and configuration of the monitoring rules
  • Configuration of alerting via a potential-free contact. The alarms are thus forwarded via the plant-wide Central Notification System (CNS)

Project summary

Thanks to the SIEM planned and installed by SpiraTec, the system is reliably protected. By using the IRMA® appliance, the network is continuously monitored and checked for anomalies, which significantly minimizes the risks of a cyber attack. As a Videc Solution Partner, SpiraTec has many years of experience and is in close contact with the relevant contacts at all levels. As a result, the introduction of the attack detection systems was implemented quickly and smoothly for the customer.