Rockwell Automation Signs Agreement to Aquire Verve Industrial Protection
羅克韋爾自動(dòng)化簽署協(xié)議收購(gòu)Verve工業(yè)保護(hù)公司

Acquisition to expand Rockwell’s cybersecurity offering, building the resiliency and security of customers’ operations

收購(gòu)將擴(kuò)大羅克韋爾的網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全產(chǎn)品范圍，增強(qiáng)客戶運(yùn)營(yíng)的韌性和安全性

MILWAUKEE, OCTOBER 23, 2023 -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verve Industrial Protection, a cybersecurity software and services company that focuses specifically on industrial environments, expanding the offerings of Rockwell with an industry-leading asset inventory system and vulnerability management solution.

2023年10月23日，密爾沃基——全球最大的致力于工業(yè)自動(dòng)化和數(shù)字化轉(zhuǎn)型的公司羅克韋爾自動(dòng)化今天宣布，已簽署最終協(xié)議收購(gòu)Verve工業(yè)保護(hù)公司，這是一家專注于工業(yè)環(huán)境的網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全軟件和服務(wù)公司，其業(yè)界領(lǐng)先的資產(chǎn)庫(kù)存系統(tǒng)和漏洞管理解決方案將擴(kuò)大羅克韋爾的產(chǎn)品范圍。

A recent Rockwell Automation report found that operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) attacks are on the rise, with 60% of the incidents studied resulting in operational disruption. As companies continually add hardware and software alongside legacy equipment in plants, many organizations struggle to manage and protect these assets across an expanded attack surface, increasing the potential for cyberattacks. Meanwhile, the industry is plagued with significant resource and talent shortages needed to implement and manage operational technology (OT) cybersecurity programs. The Verve Security Center platform enables real-time asset inventory, vulnerability management, and risk remediation that will strengthen Rockwell’s current offerings and address these issues.

羅克韋爾自動(dòng)化最近的一份報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)，運(yùn)營(yíng)技術(shù)（OT）和工業(yè)控制系統(tǒng)（ICS）攻擊呈上升趨勢(shì)，所研究的事件中有60%造成了運(yùn)營(yíng)中斷。隨著企業(yè)在工廠中不斷增加硬件和軟件以及傳統(tǒng)設(shè)備，許多組織都在努力管理和保護(hù)這些資產(chǎn)，以應(yīng)對(duì)不斷擴(kuò)大的攻擊面，從而增加了網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊的可能性。與此同時(shí)，實(shí)施和管理運(yùn)營(yíng)技術(shù)網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全計(jì)劃所需的資源和人才嚴(yán)重短缺，困擾著整個(gè)行業(yè)。Verve Security Center平臺(tái)可實(shí)現(xiàn)實(shí)時(shí)資產(chǎn)清查、漏洞管理和風(fēng)險(xiǎn)修復(fù)，這將加強(qiáng)羅克韋爾的現(xiàn)有產(chǎn)品并解決這些問(wèn)題。

The Verve Security Center platform was built to provide IT-level security while addressing the unique challenges of the OT environment. At the center of the Verve platform is an asset inventory system that recognizes all industrial assets, regardless of manufacturer. Verve’s proprietary approach communicates directly with the assets, gathering critical information without impacting network performance and interrupting production. It then aggregates a wide range of data sources, including Rockwell’s partner technologies, into its platform as a “single pane of glass” that provides actionable insight for customers to quickly address their highest risk assets.

Verve Security Center平臺(tái)旨在提供IT級(jí)別的安全性，同時(shí)應(yīng)對(duì)OT環(huán)境的獨(dú)特挑戰(zhàn)。Verve平臺(tái)的核心是一個(gè)資產(chǎn)庫(kù)存系統(tǒng)，可識(shí)別所有工業(yè)資產(chǎn)，無(wú)論其制造商是誰(shuí)。Verve的專有方法直接與資產(chǎn)通信，在不影響網(wǎng)絡(luò)性能和中斷生產(chǎn)的情況下收集關(guān)鍵信息。然后，它將廣泛的數(shù)據(jù)源（包括羅克韋爾的合作伙伴技術(shù)）匯總到其平臺(tái)上，作為 "單一窗口"，為客戶提供可操作的洞察力，以快速處理其風(fēng)險(xiǎn)最高的資產(chǎn)。

Verve professional services also provide ongoing remediation, along with strategic roadmap and business case development, further deepening Rockwell’s cybersecurity consulting capabilities. Going forward, customers will benefit from comprehensive capabilities that span the entire attack continuum with the combined expertise of Verve, Rockwell, and Rockwell’s technology partnerships.

Verve專業(yè)服務(wù)還提供持續(xù)的補(bǔ)救措施，以及戰(zhàn)略路線圖和業(yè)務(wù)案例開發(fā)，進(jìn)一步深化了羅克韋爾的網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全咨詢能力。展望未來(lái)，客戶將受益于Verve、羅克韋爾及其技術(shù)合作伙伴的綜合專業(yè)能力，這些能力涵蓋了整個(gè)攻擊過(guò)程。

The acquisition is subject to customary approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of Rockwell’s fiscal year 2024. At close, Verve will report into Rockwell’s Lifecycle Services operating segment.

此次收購(gòu)尚需獲得慣例批準(zhǔn)，預(yù)計(jì)將在羅克韋爾2024財(cái)年第一季度完成。收購(gòu)?fù)瓿珊?，Verve將隸屬于羅克韋爾生命周期服務(wù)運(yùn)營(yíng)部門。