May 2023
Physically Block Cyberattacks
In this issue, Fend news, industry updates, upcoming events, and our featured partner!
Fend News
Fend Data Diodes Featured in NRECA REMagazine

We’re proud to have our line of data diodes recognized by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) as a featured product to help America's rural electric cooperatives protect the grid, their assets, and substations from cyberattacks. For more details, check us out in the NRECA Buyer’s Guide.

Need help with defending your infrastructure from cyberattack? Call us at +1-571-970-1382 or respond to this email!
Industry News
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Releases Guide for Security Segmentation in Manufacturing

NIST recently released a new guide, “Security Segmentation in a Small Manufacturing Environment.” The guide highlights the importance of network segmentation to protect critical assets. Data diodes are a practical way to deploy physical segmentation without sacrificing the information manufacturers need to improve operations and uptime. Learn more about Fend’s solutions for manufacturers at www.fend.tech/industries and get the NIST report here.
Control Systems Cyber Security Association International Launches it’s “People Patching Program”

OT cybersecurity is a dynamic industry and we could all use a little help navigating market changes, working with new technology, and even working within our own organizations to enable change and improve defenses. You don’t have to go it alone! (CS)2AI has launched its new People Patching Program to help connect members across the world and share one-on-one insights from career progression to security strategy. Learn more and get involved by visiting https://www.cs2ai.org/peoplepatching
Upcoming Events

Industrial Control Systems Joint Working Group (ICSJWG) Spring Meeting, May 9 - 11, Salt Lake City, UT

Visit our booth at this great OT cybersecurity event and hear our presentation, “Field-Device-to-Cloud: Using One-Way Isolation to Modernize Remote Asset Monitoring.” Learn more here.
NRECA Co-Op Cyber Tech, 16-18 May 2023 in Kansas City, MO

Fend is proud to sponsor this important event centered on protection of the critical assets that serve America’s Electric Cooperatives. Join us at our display and hear from experts at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Learn more and register here
American Water Works Association (AWWA) ACE23, June 11-14, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join the Fend team at ACE23! The event highlights companies offering products and services that solve problems for water utilities. Water agencies have a unique opportunity to connect directly with industry decision makers and influencers. Learn more at https://www.awwa.org/ace/.
Nuclear Information Technology Strategic Leadership (NITSL) Conference, July 10 – 13, 2023 in Scottsdale, AZ

We’re proud to exhibit at the 49th NITSL Conference and help improve the security of this key sector of critical infrastructure. Join us on July 12th for a presentation alongside representatives from Constellation Energy and Luminant on the topic of “Small Form Factor Data Diodes” and their growing list of cybersecurity use cases across energy generation. Learn more at https://www.nitsl.org/register.
AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference (WIC23), September 10 – 13, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA

Join us for our talk and learn about “Protecting WWS Operations from Cyber Attack Using Consequence-Driven Cyber-Informed Engineering and Next-Generation Data Diodes.” Learn more and register at https://www.awwa.org/Events-Education/Water-Infrastructure.
Featured Partner: SIXGEN

Fend is pleased to welcome SIXGEN as a strategic resale partner. Fend and SIXGEN will work together to bring physical cybersecurity to customers across the US Government and those in need of the team's unique combination of data diode protection, sensors, and services. SIXGEN provides world-class cybersecurity services and products to protect government organizations and commercial industries. Their highly skilled operators conduct research and assessments based on real-world threats. They emulate global adversaries and malicious actors to report detailed and actionable findings on critical assets and infrastructures. Using innovative processes, tools, and advanced techniques, they predict and overcome cybersecurity vulnerabilities. SIXGEN prioritizes security best practice, customer requirements and privacy, and overall mission impact. Learn more about SIXGEN at https://www.sixgen.io/

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