Siemens shows at SICUR 2016 how to protect critical infrastructure

At the International Security Fair, Siemens está presentando sus soluciones más innovadoras para proteger infraestructuras críticas, evitar ciberataques y extinguir incendios.

Las soluciones que está presentando Siemens in SICUR 2016, que se está celebrando en Feria de Madrid hasta el próximo 26 February, tienen como objetivo frenar tanto las amenazas físicas como cibernéticas, a las que pueden enfrentarse estructuras como centrales eléctricas, industrial plants, suministros de agua, aeropuertos o instalaciones de Oil&Gas.

Los efectos de las distintas situaciones de riesgo a las que se enfrentan este tipo de infraestructuras abarcan desde el riesgo de muerte y heridas graves, hasta un desastre medioambiental, perdidas financieras o de propiedad intelectual, eliminación o disminución de la calidad de la producción o daño a la imagen corporativa.

To combat these risks, Siemens has developed new applications from its Divisions Building Technologies, Digital Factory and the Security company, Tecosa.

PSIM Solutions

The Physical Security Information Management systems or PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) and the establishment of secure channels for industrial communications over public networks are two fundamental aspects to consider when protecting critical infrastructure.

Siemens' PSIM systems offer the possibility of integrating all the disciplines required to secure this type of facility: access control, CCTV, perimeter intrusion, intercom, radar, GIS systems, CCTV and lighting.

These systems allow collecting and correlating events from different security systems and, therefore, enhance the capabilities of security personnel to identify and resolve any threat.

Intelligent video surveillance

Siemens Siveillance VMS is an intelligent video management platform that meets the needs of CCTV (Circuito Cerrado de Televisión) both for small premises and for large sites with multiple geographically dispersed locations.

This platform incorporates the Siveillance SiteIQ Analytics video analysis plug-in – Perimeter Security Essentials, which offers high intrusion detection rates and low false alarm rates in perimeter security applications.

Through this platform, the different locations can be managed centrally and it includes video analysis with high rates for intrusion detection and low false alarm rates. An ideal solution to protect the perimeter of critical infrastructures, such as oil facilities&Gas, airports, ports or nuclear power plants.

Siemens is also showing at SICUR 2016 its latest versions of video analysis for perimeter security of large areas (Siveillance SiteIQ WA), with the possibility of integrating short-range ground wave radars, and the unmanned aerial system (drone) from Aeryon Labs.

On the other hand, inspection and detection equipment for any security requirement can also be seen, from scanners or X-ray gates to drug and explosive trace detectors.

Mobile fire detection

In the field of fire protection, the company is presenting Sinorix H2O Jet, an extinguishing system using water and nitrogen with constant discharge (CDT), que permite una extinción rápida y eficaz para fuegos Clase B, líquidos inflamables, tanto en salas cerradas como con aperturas.

Besides, Siemens ha desarrollado nuevas aplicaciones para el mantenimiento de los sistemas de protección contra incendios como Sinteso Mobile y Sinteso Test, que permiten el acceso a los sistemas de detección desde cualquier teléfono móvil o tablet, de forma que se puede supervisar la instalación y, en función de los permisos del usuario, operarla.

Ciberseguridad industrial

Siemens, como fabricante y proveedor de tecnología industrial, ha desarrollado una serie de productos que responden a la creciente necesidad de disponer de sistemas de protección de redes industriales para combatir los ciberataques y proteger las instalaciones críticas.

The company, among other solutions, has created the new platform for managing remote connections Sinema Remote Connect, which provides a server application for the secure establishment of connections between users and machines or facilities distributed around the world.

This solution ensures remote communication between different participants using VPN tunnel technology.