Dexa Trust | Cyber-Physical Security for the Utilities Industry

The utility industry is undergoing major transformation to deliver services through introduction of smart meters and deployment of a smart grid. In addition, the industry has to comply with several cyber-physical security regulations.

This new business model for the utility industry requires identity management and cyber-physical solutions that incorporate knowledge of their operations and processes.

Dexa Systems’, Dexa Trust™ for the utilities industry, provides state-of-the-art security solutions that protect enterprise physical and digital assets; simplify the implementation of security and information technologies; and enable new business ventures by assuring reliable operations. With over 500,000 active users, Dexa offers an extensive technology portfolio and an experienced team. Dexa is positioned uniquely to provide best-in-class, cyber-physical security solutions on a mass scale.

Dexa’s core offering, Dexa Trust™, provides strong identity for large organizations with distributed users. In addition, Dexa provides services for hardening of remote devices, smart meters and sensors; securing field networks; and integration with corporate information systems.

Dexa Trust solutions employ technologies such as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to protect flow of data from sensors to controls systems to IT networks. Smartcards or USB Tokens are used to provide strong two factor authentication and access control of users to devices, applications, and networks. And, Dexa’s well-established software management system provides automated operation and control of the cyber-physical security with the existing enterprise infrastructure. This comprehensive solution comes from our experience in major global deployments.

The Dexa Consulting Group helps corporations assess their critical cyber and physical security needs and prioritize solution deployments. Dexa Services offers skilled experts to assist in the deployment and management of security solutions.

Dexa Trust™ provides the strong identity required for securing cyber-physical systems by addressing each major requirement:

1. Physical and cyber security design, deployment, and provisioning.Dexa Trust™ provides the managed product and services to integrate physical and logical access devices. Dexa One™ offering provides provisioning and service bureau for authentication devices and other products. Combining Dexa Trust™ and Dexa One™ provides a turnkey solution with fixed price and fixed time for deployment and guaranteed delivery of strong identity!
2. Compliance. Dexa Trust™ provides the foundation of strong identity and audit trail to assist in compliance with the critical infrastructure regulations.
3. Securing and hardening of smart meters and smart grid network systems. Dexa has extensive experience in hardening field devices that acquire and transmit data to central control systems.