Fend Incorporated September 2024 Newsletter

September 2024

Physically Block Cyberattacks

In this issue: Fend product news and company updates!

Product News

Firmware Version 4.2.0 Is Here With New Modbus Feature Enhancements

We are excited to announce new Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU features. Owners of Fend 5- and 15-series data diodes can download the new firmware version 4.2.0 from the Fend Support Portal. This release expands on-diode capabilities by offering new Modbus features including:

Expanded register ranges. Address all 65,535 registers per function code (up from 10,000).
Support for 500 polling groups (up from 32) and more registers.
Improved polling for function codes 1 (read coils) and 2 (discrete inputs). Now read and send 2,000 registers per poll (up from 125).
New Modbus ID remapping functionality. Change and map Modbus IDs from input devices to different Modbus IDs on the output side of the diode.
Enhanced configuration interface:
Address registers directly by function code and address number.
Enter large contiguous ranges in one line (no need to break up requests into groups of 125 registers).
Plus many more!

Learn more about how you can isolate critical systems and physically block cyberattacks at https://www.fend.tech/products.

Company News

Fend Wins Department of Energy Digitizing Utilities Prize

Fend was recently named a winner of the US Department of Energy Digitizing Utilities Prize, a program to help electric utilities tackle data and cybersecurity challenges to advance grid reliability/resiliency and mitigate cybersecurity risks. Fend was selected among innovators focused on addressing cybersecurity threats and risks and enhancing protection of digital energy infrastructures. Learn more at https://www.herox.com/DigitizingUtilitiesRound2

Events

Webinar Recording Now Available - Complying with the New Federal Cybersecurity Mandates: Are You Set For September 30, 2024

New cybersecurity mandates and requirements, such as DHS BOD 23-01, OMB M-24-04 and DoD Manual 8530.01, require comprehensive inventorying and monitoring of IT and OT assets with deadlines as soon as September 30, 2024.

Fend and partner Loop1 are committed to ensuring you not only comply with requirements, but also physically reduce the risk of cyberattacks. That’s why we've teamed up to bring you a powerful solution combining our cutting-edge data diode technology with SolarWinds® Security Event Manager (SEM) SIEM solution. This strategic collaboration offers an ironclad approach to protecting your critical IT and OT assets.

In this webinar, attendees can learn about:

Demystifying compliance
Understand the key requirements of DHS BOD 23-01, OMB M-24-04, and DoD Manual 8530.01
Practical steps to meet the upcoming deadlines
Strategies to boost security with Fend and SolarWinds
Discover Fend's one-way Data Diodes for unbeatable security
Leverage SolarWinds SEM for robust threat detection and response
How to achieve real-time visibility in air-gapped networks
Get critical data without compromising security
Ensure a physical barrier against cyberattacks

Access the recording here: https://www.carahsoft.com/learn/event/57512

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