Nothing inspires confidence...
Like a vendor buying in expertise to perform basic penetration tests and fire-walling on their safety critical products... Shame that there will be one less independent source of verification...
GE patches gap in infosec capabilities with Wurldtech buy
Years after the infosec world noticed the chronic insecurity of SCADA kit, industrial giant GE has decided it needs to improve its in-house capabilities by announcing that it's to acquire Wurldtech. Founded in 2006, Wurldtech's product portfolio, sold under the Achilles brand, includes a test suite and industrial firewall …
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Monday 12th May 2014 11:13 GMT Down not across
Re: Nothing inspires confidence...
Well, I guess they're damned if they do and damned if they don't.
Taken at face value it sounds a good thing. Leaving the aquired company as an independent subsidiary would be sensible. So at face value its a good thing and in benefit of the customer.
The other side of the coin is will GE just effectively stifle/bury it regardless of "independent subsidiary" promise. One would hope not.
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