Traceability and authenticity
In the digital society, the need to protect data is growing. As the volume of information increases with digitalization, interconnection of different types of networks, and the need to protect sensitive assets, it is necessary to have control over the inflow and outflow of information.
Connecting complex networks and information domains is a major challenge from a security perspective. It means ensuring that the correct recipient accesses the information at the right time, and being able to transfer information to another system in an automated process.
Or introducing new information into a sensitive environment requires ensuring the recipient and sender, authorization, integrity, traceability, and content. At the same time, one wants to ensure that no one or nothing can take the same path back.
The concept of a data diode is usually a physical hardware device that ensures information can only flow in one direction. With added features, such as a filter, information that should not be transported is washed or purged.
The system can be used for importing information into an information domain or network with higher sensitivity. But also for exporting information to environments with lower sensitivity. All with traceability and authenticity (IMPEX).
To ensure that your information is secure, to prevent malicious or incorrect information from entering the environment, or to prevent access and data leakage from a zone with higher security, you can use Combitech's Secure File Transfer. Implementations with diodes provide optical separation between nodes in the system and ensure that data can only be transported in one direction.
Combitech's Secure File Transfer is available in several different configurations. Ranging from data pumps where information is transported over an optical diode, without control of sender, receiver, or content.
Typically for sensor data, logs from a production system, etc., to a multi-zone configuration where data is transported over optical diodes, with filter functions and switches where recipients in several different zones can be addressed.
Combitech Secure File Transfer has built-in support for antivirus. A number of content and extension filters are included. The platform supports creating multiple customized filters as well as "White and Black-listing". The clients are completely operating system independent.
Data Pump Diode - The simplest form of diode. Transport of data between two zones over an optical diode, without control of sender, receiver, or content.
Dual Zone - Configuration with filter and diode (two zones). Upload and download client between two zones.
Multi Zone - Configuration with filter and diode (three or more zones). Sending information to several different zones or information domains.
Automation - Create automatic flows.
Air-Gap configuration - Physically separate zones with manual export/import by operator.
Business Unit Manager, Secure Solutions
per.westerberg@combitech.com
