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Xylem, Dragos Partner to Bring Cybersecurity Leadership to Water Utilities
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Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) has partnered with Dragos, Inc. to enhance cybersecurity for critical water infrastructure. This collaboration aims to provide incident response and prevention services to Xylem’s global water utility customers. The initiative is positioned to improve operational security while modernizing water systems, reducing costs, and enhancing resilience against climate change. Both companies emphasize the importance of securing water infrastructures from cyber threats, with services available on a retainer basis that ensure effective threat management and operational uptime.
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Partnership with Dragos enhances cybersecurity for Xylem's water utility customers.
Co-branded incident response services bolster operational security and resilience.
Focus on reducing costs and emissions through modernized infrastructure.
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RYE BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Leading global water technology company, Xylem Inc., and Dragos, Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments, today announced they have partnered to bring best-in-class industrial cybersecurity to critical infrastructure in the water sector.
The agreement will see Xylem and Dragos offering co-branded incident response and incident prevention services to Xylem’s water utility customers worldwide. The partnership brings water utilities the most experienced teams of digital water experts and industrial cybersecurity practitioners.
“We’re enthusiastic about bringing to water operators the combination of Xylem’s leadership in digital transformation, and Dragos’ world-class expertise in securing critical infrastructure,” said Nick Nedostup, Xylem’s chief information security officer. “Modernizing water infrastructure with digital technology delivers dramatic benefits – lowering costs and reducing both energy and emissions while also making communities more resilient in the face of climate change. And because water is so essential, water infrastructure deserves the very best security against cyber threats.”
“Achieving strong industrial cybersecurity in the water sector requires the whole-of-network view across water systems that our partnership with Xylem will bring to water utility customers worldwide,” said Troy Roberts, vice president of worldwide sales, Dragos Inc. “Dragos and Xylem share a commitment to enhancing the safety, availability, and resiliency of critical infrastructure in water and Xylem’s breadth and leadership in digital water solutions make them a natural partner to solve these customer challenges in water utilities worldwide.”
The Xylem-Dragos Incident Response Service builds on Xylem’s robust product security framework, and works in conjunction with utilities’ existing security systems, providing an extra layer of protection. The partnership can also deliver both proactive threat hunting in addition to rapid response, increasing uptime and operational certainty. The service, available on a retainer basis, hardens industrial control systems to prevent incidents, rapidly responds to industrial intrusions, and reduces mean time to recovery.
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges with innovation. Our more than 16,000 diverse employees delivered revenue of $4.88 billion in 2020. We are creating a more sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimize water and resource management, and helping communities in more than 150 countries become water-secure. Join us at www.xylem.com.
About Dragos
Dragos has a global mission: to safeguard civilization from those trying to disrupt the industrial infrastructure we depend on every day. The practitioners who founded Dragos were drawn to this mission through decades of government and private sector experience.
Dragos codifies the knowledge of our cybersecurity experts into an integrated software platform that provides customers critical visibility into ICS and OT networks so that threats are identified and can be addressed before they become significant events. Our solutions protect organizations across a range of industries, including power and water utilities, energy, and manufacturing, and are optimized for emerging applications like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT).
Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with regional presence around the world, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East.
What is the partnership between Xylem and Dragos about?
Xylem and Dragos have partnered to offer enhanced cybersecurity services for critical water infrastructure, focusing on incident response and prevention.
How will the Xylem-Dragos partnership benefit water utilities?
The partnership will provide water utilities with expert cybersecurity services, improving operational security and resilience against cyber threats.
What services will Xylem and Dragos offer to water utilities?
They will offer co-branded incident response services, including proactive threat hunting and rapid response capabilities.
When was the partnership between Xylem and Dragos announced?
The partnership was announced recently and aims to improve cybersecurity for water utilities globally.
