Cisco Secure Equipment Access vs. Airlock Digital

Strengthen the security of your ICS and OT resources by implementing our zero-trust network access solution, meticulously tailored for industrial settings and adverse conditions, ensuring safe remote access and the effective execution of cybersecurity practices across a wide array of applications. This innovative strategy has streamlined the process of achieving secure remote access to operational technology, making it more scalable and user-friendly than ever. With Cisco Secure Equipment Access, you can enhance operational efficiency and gain peace of mind, as it empowers your operations team, contractors, and OEMs to manage and troubleshoot ICS and OT assets remotely through an intuitive industrial remote access tool. Setting up least-privilege access is simple, allowing for customization based on identity and contextual policies, while also incorporating essential security protocols such as scheduling, device posture verification, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. Say goodbye to the complexities of traditional firewalls and DMZ configurations; Cisco Secure Equipment Access effortlessly integrates ZTNA into your industrial switches and routers. This capability enables connections to a larger number of assets, reduces the attack surface, and allows for effective scaling of your deployments. Ultimately, this means that your organization can concentrate on fostering innovation and growth while confidently upholding robust security measures, thus creating a safer and more efficient operational environment. Additionally, the flexibility of this solution positions you to adapt to evolving technological challenges with ease and assurance.

Airlock Digital provides application control and allowlisting, used by organizations worldwide to protect against ransomware, malware and other cyber threats. Our deny by default solution enables customers to run only the applications and files they trust, with all others blocked from executing. This approach minimizes attack surfaces and helps organizations align their cybersecurity strategies with government frameworks and standards. By securing endpoints running legacy and new versions of Windows, macOS and Linux, we extend protection across IT and operational technology environments. Airlock Digital delivers endpoint protection to financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing and other industry organizations of all sizes.