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CYBERSECURIT Y
When one thinks of cybersecurity, one of the first images that comes
to mind is often of a computer hacker sitting in a dark room, stealing
personal or financial information. At least, that's what a Google image
search for the term would have you believe. But as anyone involved in
providing technology solutions knows, cybersecurity has evolved far
past stealing credit card numbers or identify theft. In industrial or Mil/
Aero applications, cutting-edge cybersecurity measures are needed to
protect critical functions and ensure that products and their operating
systems are incorruptible.
In this issue's Mil/Aero Test Special Report (pages 6-11), several
vendors touch on cybersecurity as it relates to ongoing trends in Mil/
Aero test. Here's what a couple of them had to say in addition to their
commentary in that report:
Stephen T. Sargeant, Major General, USAF (Ret.) and CEO of Marvin Test
Solutions: "Cybersecurity is now mandated by the DoD for all maintenance test
program development. The DoD Application Security and Development (ASD) Security
Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) identifies the configuration standards for DoD
Information Assurance (IA) and IA-enabled test systems and software. The ASD STIG
identifies nearly 300 risks, categorized by severity, that apply to all DoD developed
and deployed applications and systems connected to DoD networks. While not all of
the requirements are applicable to automated test systems, MTS' ATEasy software
suite addresses key STIG requirements such as test program software audit event log
recording, user audit event log recording, idle time locking, and user account handling
including password policies."
Bob Stasonis, technical product specialist at Pickering Interfaces: "Security is an
important issue for Mil/Aero applications. As our modules carry minimal memory and
rely on the system PC to do the 'heavy lifting,' it is relatively simple to clear the memory,
ensuring that no sensitive information can be carried out of the test environment."

Enhanced cloud integration for
R&S Web Application Firewall
Out of Rohde & Schwarz, the latest
version of the R&S Web Application
Firewall-made generally available July
18-offers low-touch deployment and
management of the Web Application
Firewall in the cloud. Fast deployment on
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is enabled
via Terraform template, whereby new
instances of the R&S Web Application
Firewall are automatically created as
and when needed. The new firewall
version offers the customer configuration
orchestration using an API, to further
simplify administration and management.
A hybrid deployment with a mix of
Amazon Web Services and on-premises
solutions is also possible. The R&S Web
Application Firewall scales up to handle
peaks of traffic, and scales back down
when traffic returns to its usual state.
The autoscaler is also able to handle
traffic with mixed instances "bring
your own licenses" (BYOL) and "payas-you-go" (PAYG). The combination of
license types from R&S Web Application
Firewall allows customers to leverage
the best security and application
availability at a lower total cost of
ownership.

Rohde & Schwarz

Advanced LVDT signal conditioner
H.G. Schaevitz dba Alliance Sensors Group has introduced its latest LVDT signal conditioner, the highly
advanced SC-200. This product offers smart and fast LVDT/RVDT setup and has been engineered to
work with the widest range of industrial LVDTs, RVDTs, and inductive half-bridge sensors, including
3-wire LVRTs. The signal conditioning module has cybersecurity tamper prevention and notification
features, providing confidence that the unit has not been compromised. Significant features include:
Cybersecurity to prevent tampering and notify main system operations of tamper attempt; color-coded
plug-in connections; self-diagnostics; and a two-year warranty.

Alliance Sensors Group

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