GE Industrial Control Processes Now Achilles Practices Certified for Enhanced Cyber Security
APC incorporates IEC standards and will ensure compliance upon implementation
Longmont, Colo. – September 15, 2015 — GE’s Control Solutions business line, a division of GE (NYSE:
GE) Measurement & Control, today announced its Bronze accreditation in Achilles Practices Certification
(APC) by Wurldtech, an independent subsidiary of GE and market leader in industrial cyber security
certification standards. Wurldtech has developed 272 strict security benchmarks across 35 key process
areas for APC that are used to assess the people, processes and technologies in each organization. This
accreditation confirms that cyber security best practices are in place throughout GE’s product lifecycles
for power generation and oil and gas organizations, ensuring customers that systems are delivered and
implemented securely.
“With the growing complexity of modern infrastructure and increasingly centralized and connected
control systems, comes increased risk,” said Terry Knight, General Manager of Control Solutions, GE
Measurement & Control. “We have applied Achilles and IEC standards to our processes to meet security
practices in organization, system capability, commissioning and acceptance testing, maintenance, and
support.”
APC evaluates security engineering processes according to an established set of requirements, ensuring
that GE solutions are already compliant at the time of site installation. Additionally, APC consists of best
practice benchmarks to help device manufacturers like GE improve cyber security processes and
practices. GE’s security solutions not only help organizations reduce risk, but are certified to meet the
newly published International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62443-2-4 vendor standard, the leading
international security program for Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS), to ensure the
utmost level of security.
Among GE’s Achilles certified cyber security solutions is the SecurityST solution, which provides a
centrally managed integral defense-in-depth solution for turbine, plant and generator controls
environments. By employing multiple defensive services and technologies, SecurityST supports the
reliability, integrity and maintainability of a plant’s critical control system. Overall, the SecurityST
solution is designed to support plant operators’ compliance to cyber security regulations, standards and
guidelines. Furthermore, its APC standard strengthens its ability to address global critical infrastructure
cyber security directives.
“Cyber security is no longer solely the security of your assets, networks and data. Implementing and
maintaining up-to-date solutions are critical to the maintenance of your operations,” said Knight. “We
recognize how integral cyber security is to maintaining operations, compliance, and safety, and we offer
cyber security solutions that are grounded in our deep knowledge of controls.”
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t and delivers outcomes that make
the world work better. GE brings together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other company can.
In its labs and factories and on the ground with customers, GE is inventing the next industrial era to
move, power, build and cure the world. www.ge.com
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About GE Measurement & Control
GE Measurement & Control is a leading innovator in advanced software and services; sensor-based
measurement; non-destructive testing and inspection; flow and process control; turbine, generator and
plant controls; and condition monitoring. Providing for the industrial health of our customers’ most
critical assets, we deliver accuracy, productivity, predictive maintenance and safety to a wide range of
industries, including oil & gas, power generation, aerospace, metals and transportation. Through our
advanced approach to connecting intelligent machines, big data and analytics, we help our customers
navigate complex operations, tighter regulations and a growing skills gap; while improving asset and
operational performance – ultimately driving better business outcomes. Headquartered in Boston, USA,
Measurement & Control has more than 40 facilities in 25 countries and is part of GE Oil & Gas. For
further information, visit www.gemeasurement.com.
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customers, we push the boundaries of technology to bring energy to the world. From extraction to
transportation to end use, we address today's toughest challenges in order to fuel the future. Follow GE
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For more information, contact:
Holly Spiers
T: 775-200-8801
E: holly.spiers@ge.com
Rachael Tucker
InkHouse, for GE
T: 781-966-4100
E: rtucker@inkhouse.com
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