TDi Signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement With INEEL.PLANO, Texas & IDAHO FALLS, Idaho Idaho Falls is the county seat and largest city of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States.GR6 As of the 2000 Census the population of Idaho Falls was 50,730, with a metro population of 116,980. (2006 estimate: 52,786)[1]. -- TDi's ConsoleWorks Software Will Support Efforts to Reduce Cyber Vulnerabilities in Nation's Critical Infrastructures with Signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreement “CRADA” redirects here. For other uses, see CRADA (disambiguation). A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) is an agreement between a government agency and a private company to work together. TECSys Development Inc. (TDi) (www.tditx.com), a leading provider of device and application management software and services solutions, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL INEEL Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory ), today announced that they have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA CRADA Cooperative Research And Development Agreement ). Under this agreement, TDi and the INEEL will explore software technologies that will improve cyber security of computer-based control systems, which currently operate the nation's critical infrastructures. TDi's experience in this vein stems from the development of its flagship product, ConsoleWorks, an enterprise event monitoring, management and regulatory compliance solution, which offers corporations a single management solution and also satisfies post-9/11 security requirements. "Ensuring the security of the control systems that operate our nation's critical infrastructures is a top priority for the INEEL, DOE and DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ," said Paul Kearns, INEEL Laboratory director. "The CRADA commitment with commercial industries such as TDi will help us succeed in this important task." The Need Across the country, a fleet of aging and unprotected computer-aided control systems operates our nation's critical infrastructures such as electric power grids, oil and gas refinery plants and telecommunication systems. These control systems, originally designed for efficiency and reliability, are today, susceptible to cyber attacks by hackers, virus writers and adversaries looking to disrupt our way of life. To counter these threats, the INEEL was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (DHS) to lead a national effort for control systems vulnerability reduction. As part of the CRADA between TDi and INEEL, ConsoleWorks network management and security technology will be evaluated for use in fulfilling the INEEL mandate - develop tools, formulate research material and create practical and cost-effective solutions for securing current and next-generation control systems. "TDi works with leading energy companies across the United States to help them solve problems surrounding NERC NERC Natural Environment Research Council (UK) NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) NERC Northeast Recycling Council NERC National Environment Research Council 1300, the Blackout Report, and more," explained William Johnson, TDi chief technology officer. "TDi looks forward to meeting the needs of all the INEEL's test beds - in particular, cyber security, SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. EMS and Wireless." ABOUT INEEL The INEEL is a science-based, multiprogram national laboratory dedicated to advancing the DOE's strategic goals in the areas of energy, national security, science and environment. It is the home of science and engineering solutions and is operated for the DOE by Bechtel BWXT BWXT BWX Technologies Idaho LLC. ABOUT TDi INC. TDi (TECSys Development Inc.), with headquarters in Plano, is the leading provider of enterprise monitoring and management solutions. For more information, please visit TDi at www.tditx.com, e-mail questions to info@tditx.com, or call 972-881-1553. ConsoleWorks is a registered trademark of TDi Inc. |
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