Software vulnerabilities affecting human-machine interface (HMI) technology are the biggest contributors to cyber risk in this area. Nearly 89% of CVEs in 2021 affecting the critical manufacturing sector can be exploited to cause an impact, enabling denial-of-service attacks, sabotage of production processes, or data theft.

As part of Trend Micro's ICS/OT security solutions, Trend Micro EdgeIPS, developed by its OT-focused subsidiary TXOne Networks, provides peace of mind to industrial systems security administrators. This transparent industrial intrusion prevention system offers virtual patching to protect critical assets from known and unknown threats without changing the network topology. In this way, it protects both legacy assets and IoT-driven digital transformation initiatives.

The new alliance will make EdgeIPS part of Pro-face's HMI Centric Architecture in order to:

Protect critical HMI systems from vulnerability exploitation.
Streamline patch management, saving time and money.
Accelerate Industrial IoT (IIoT) projects with confidence.