Honeywell Opens First Asian Industrial Cyber Security Center in Singapore

Honeywell has opened its first industrial cyber security center of excellence (CoE) in Asia. The center, located in Singapore and developed with the help of the country's Economic Development Board (EDB), is designed to help defend the region’s industrial manufacturers against evolving threats and is the third Honeywell facility of its kind in the world. Earlier this year, the company opened a new cyber security center in Dubai that serves customers in the Middle East and Europe. Honeywell’s original cyber security center is in Atlanta, USA.

The Singapore cyber security center will be used to conduct proprietary research, develop new security technologies, provide hands-on training and certifications, and test and validate actual solutions deployed at customer sites. It also will deliver managed security services to help customers reduce the risk of security breaches and proactively improve their security posture. These services include continuous security and performance monitoring and alerting, threat detection and risk management, security device management, and incident response with 24/7 expert support.

According to Jeff Zindel, vice president and general manager Honeywell Industrial Cyber Security, the only way manufacturers can reap the benefits of digital transformation such as increased uptime and reduced maintenance is if their industrial environments are cyber secure, and the center’s capabilities and resources are thus key enablers for successful digital transformation in the industrial sector.