"Kaspersky Lab" and "NARTIS Plant" LLC have entered into an agreement
The largest Russian manufacturer of smart electricity meters, "NARTIS Plant" LLC, and "Kaspersky Lab" have signed an agreement to assess the current state of security of software components of metering devices.
The purpose of the Agreement is to obtain an independent assessment of the current state of security of software components of electricity meters, as well as an assessment of the effectiveness of currently adopted measures and means of protection.
Software for smart meters under the "NARTIS" brand is developed by the IT company "NEK.TECH", a developer in the field of IoT, energy and electronic component base products (the companies are part of the "NEK" industrial Group).
"NARTIS Plant" actively invests in the development of innovative software solutions for smart devices and electricity metering systems. Among our customers are PJSC "Rosseti", "Inter RAO", PJSC "RusHydro" and other large energy companies. "NARTIS metering devices are widely used in intelligent electricity metering systems and are objects of critical information infrastructure in the electric power industry. Therefore, cybersecurity plays a key role for us. It is important for us to provide customers with secure, tested solutions that meet the needs of the time and the market," said Oleg Vladimirov, CEO of "NARTIS Pla"nt LLC.
"In the context of digitalization of the energy sector, the problem of ensuring information security is of paramount importance. Attackers are actively monitoring progress in this area, seeking to identify vulnerabilities in digital metering device protection systems. NEK.TECH software developments are a key component of intelligent devices and electricity metering systems under the NARTIS brand. Therefore, software checks are an important stage in the implementation of our strategy in the field of ensuring security and increasing the security and resilience of our software solutions to external influences from potential attackers," commented Dmitry Zaretsky, CEO of "NEK.TECH".
The purpose of the Agreement is to obtain an independent assessment of the current state of security of software components of electricity meters, as well as an assessment of the effectiveness of currently adopted measures and means of protection.
Software for smart meters under the "NARTIS" brand is developed by the IT company "NEK.TECH", a developer in the field of IoT, energy and electronic component base products (the companies are part of the "NEK" industrial Group).
"NARTIS Plant" actively invests in the development of innovative software solutions for smart devices and electricity metering systems. Among our customers are PJSC "Rosseti", "Inter RAO", PJSC "RusHydro" and other large energy companies. "NARTIS metering devices are widely used in intelligent electricity metering systems and are objects of critical information infrastructure in the electric power industry. Therefore, cybersecurity plays a key role for us. It is important for us to provide customers with secure, tested solutions that meet the needs of the time and the market," said Oleg Vladimirov, CEO of "NARTIS Pla"nt LLC.
"In the context of digitalization of the energy sector, the problem of ensuring information security is of paramount importance. Attackers are actively monitoring progress in this area, seeking to identify vulnerabilities in digital metering device protection systems. NEK.TECH software developments are a key component of intelligent devices and electricity metering systems under the NARTIS brand. Therefore, software checks are an important stage in the implementation of our strategy in the field of ensuring security and increasing the security and resilience of our software solutions to external influences from potential attackers," commented Dmitry Zaretsky, CEO of "NEK.TECH".
