• Rhebo partners with OT Cybersecurity Provider Hudson Cybertec
• Dedicated solution for Industrial Automation & Control Systems and high degree of integrity convince global consulting firm
• Rhebo further expands its European market leadership with partnership

Leipzig, Germany / The Hague, Netherlands, May, 12 2020 − Leading German technology company for OT and IoT cybersecurity Rhebo becomes a partner with OT cybersecurity specialist Hudson Cybertec. With its solution for Industrial Automation & Control System (IACS) monitoring and anomaly detection, Rhebo expands the comprehensive portfolio of the vendor-independent Dutch company. The partnership follows Rhebo's strategy of market expansion in Europe.

»It’s a perfect match«, Rhebo-CEO Klaus Mochalski confirms the cooperation agreement. »With Hudson Cybertec we gain a partner who is internationally known for their outstanding expert knowledge and their many years of expertise in the field of OT cybersecurity. Their very clear and detailed understanding of challenges and threat vectors of IACS makes Hudson Cybertec the optimal mediator between industrial companies and us as technology provider.«

Hudson Cybertec offers worldwide consulting, managed services, training and implementation of secure Operational Technology (OT) in industrial enterprises and critical infrastructures. As Subject Matter Expert they are actively involved in the development of the authoritative international standard for OT cybersecurity IEC 62443. The cybersecurity consulting and service company is renowned for its focus on high integrity and dedicated solutions for OT security in its technology portfolio.

»IACS are not comparable to enterprise IT«, Marcel Jutte, Managing Director at Hudson Cybertec, explains the decision to add Rhebo to the selected portfolio. »Both Rhebo and Hudson Cybertec share the common ground that our approach is designed specifically for industrial networks and are not simply derived from the IT context. Rhebo's solution also offers us and our customers the level of uncompromising integrity and quality that is crucial for the highly sensitive processes in industrial companies and critical infrastructures. Rhebo is therefore the perfect complement in our OT cybersecurity portfolio.«

Both companies are currently working on their first joint projects.

About Rhebo

Rhebo is the only vendor-independent provider of industrial monitoring solutions ensuring both cybersecurity and stability of ICS and IoT infrastructures. The German company’s solutions monitor all communication within the ICS and on distributed critical IoT devices. Any attacks, vulnerabilities as well as technical error states are reported in real-time. Thus, Rhebo vendor-neutrally supports  industrial, energy and water companies to increase cybersecurity, productivity and availability of their systems and plants to safeguard their digital transformation. 

In this role, the company is partner of the Alliance for Cyber Security of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), is actively developing standards and technical guidance in the Teletrust - Bundesverband IT-Sicherheit e.V. and the Bitkom Security Management Working Group.

About Hudson Cybertec

Hudson Cybertec is a supplier-independent cybersecurity consultancy- and service provider. With headquarters in The Haque, Netherlands, the enterprise helps businesses with SCADA systems, Industrial Automation & Control Systems (IACS), Process Control Systems, Building Automation Systems and other technical installations to defend themselves against cybersecurity threats. Hudson Cybertec follows a strong holistic OT cybersecurity approach with the aspects people, process and technology at its core. As a Subject Matter Expert, Hudson Cybertec is also active in developing the IEC 62443 standard and works closely with the Royal Dutch Standardization Institute (NEN) and the German TÜV.