Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 14, 2009 — HIMA, a leading designer and manufacturer of safety automation solutions, today announced that its revolutionary HIMAx safety system received Security certification by Wurldtech Security Technologies, provider of the award-winning Achilles Platform and other cyber security testing and certification solutions for the critical infrastructure industries.
The HIMax system become the 13th certified control system and joins a long series of functional security-certified controllers that has made the Achilles program the most widely used security certification in industrial automation, addressing emerging cyber threats that are besetting global critical infrastructure.
“For nearly 40 years, HIMA has been a pioneer in producing the most reliable safety instrumented systems, including producing of the very first TÜV Rheinland certified safety system in 1970,” said Stefan Ditting, product manager for HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG. “Having the HIMax safety system Achilles-certified by Wurldtech is an important step towards ensuring that HIMA customers have the highest security protection to complement the functional safety protection our systems provide.”
In addition, HIMA has integrated the Wurldtech Achilles testing platform into product development process.
“HIMA will continue to certify its latest safety controllers to maintain the safety, security and reliability of its customers’ industrial operations,” Ditting said. “We believe that Achilles certification of our products will play a major part in helping our customers produce security programs to protect their critical plant infrastructure.
Currently, the Achilles certification is available for all wired or Wireless industrial control systems, and certification tests are being developed for every category of IP-enabled network infrastructure.
“Wurldtech is excited and gratified to have our benchmark certification program adopted by so many of the largest suppliers of automation products, including HIMA,” says Wurldtech CEO Tyler Williams. “The Achilles program has become a trusted, low-cost and effective first step to assisting end users to produce and maintain functional security programs. It has allowed us to make a significant contribution to the automation community. We want to make it easy for end users to be able to determine which control system products are secure.”
About HIMA
HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG – safety-related automation solutions for process, machine and building safety
HIMA solutions, whether for critical safety applications in the process industry, in machine or in building automation, protect people, assets and the environment in more than 80 countries around the globe.
What distinguishes HIMA solutions from the rest, is the combination of maximum safety and maximum availability. Only through permanent safety and uninterrupted operation are HIMA’s clients able to achieve their business goals. HIMA solutions are based on practically-focused safety consulting, wide-ranging application experience, a comprehensive product range and the ability to successfully integrate safety solutions into almost any automation environment.
All HIMA systems and solutions comply with the latest international and local safety standards like IEC 61508 and IEC 61511, EN 954, EN ISO 13849 and are suitable for SIL 3 and even SIL 4, Cat. 4 and PL e applications.
Further Information about HIMA can be found online at www.hima.com.
About Wurldtech Security Technologies
Wurldtech Security Technologies provides proactive technology solutions designed to identify the presence of, and mitigate against, cyber vulnerabilities that can impact safe, secure and reliable industrial operations. Wurldtech's product portfolio is designed for suppliers of industrial devices, systems and applications used in, and the end users/operators of, high-availability process control networks primarily in critical infrastructure sectors such as energy (oil & gas) and power (electric utilities, nuclear).
