Elbit gets Samsung SDS deal for critical infrastructure security

SAMSUNG SDS

16/11/2016 08:57

JERUSALEM, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Israel defence firm Elbit 
Systems  ESLT.TA  said on Wednesday it won a deal from South 
Korean software services company Samsung SDS  018260.KS  to 
protect its customers against cyber threats and attacks on 
industrial control systems. 
    Samsung SDS, a subsidiary of Samsung Group  SAGR.UL , will 
collaborate with Elbit's cyber unit Cyberbit Ltd. 
    Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 
    Samsung SDS will deploy Cyberbit's systems in South Korea to 
protect customers' critical infrastructure against cyberattacks. 
    "Critical infrastructure facilities are particularly 
vulnerable to cyberattacks because of their legacy hardware, 
unique communication protocols and the lack of security 
awareness among operational network managers," said Adi Dar, 
Cyberbit's general manager. 
    "We will collaborate with Samsung to bridge this gap and 
help organisations in the Asia Pacific region to protect 
themselves from critical cyberattacks of potentially massive 
scale." 
 
 (Reporting by Steven Scheer) 
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