Galvanick

The Core Problem: Securing Operational Technology (OT)

Galvanick addresses a critical and historically underserved area of cybersecurity. Unlike traditional Information Technology (IT) environments (e.g., corporate networks, laptops, servers), Operational Technology (OT) environments involve the hardware and software that directly monitor and control physical devices and processes. This includes systems like programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS), and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that run everything from factory assembly lines to power grids.

The key challenges in securing these environments, which Galvanick is built to solve, include:

• High Consequence of Failure: A cyberattack on an OT system can lead to physical consequences, including production shutdowns, equipment damage, environmental incidents, and even threats to human safety.
• Lack of Visibility: Security teams often have limited or no visibility into the assets, communication patterns, and vulnerabilities within their OT networks. It is difficult to protect what you cannot see.
• Operational Constraints: OT systems cannot be patched or taken offline for scanning as easily as IT systems. Any security action must be carefully managed to avoid disrupting sensitive and continuous industrial processes.
• IT-Security Tool Incompatibility: Conventional IT security tools are often not designed for OT protocols and can inadvertently disrupt or damage industrial equipment if deployed in these environments.
• Alert Overload: Existing security tools that do work in OT often generate a high volume of low-context alerts, making it difficult for security teams to identify and focus on the most critical threats that pose a real risk to physical operations.

The Galvanick Platform: Products and Services

Galvanick's primary offering is its software-based security platform. This platform is engineered specifically for the unique challenges of ICS/OT environments. It provides a comprehensive solution focused on delivering actionable intelligence rather than just raw data.

Key Capabilities and Features:

1. Automated Threat Detection and Response

The platform continuously monitors the industrial network to detect malicious or anomalous activity. It is designed to identify the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by adversaries known to target industrial environments. * Passive Monitoring: It uses passive, non-intrusive methods to collect data, ensuring that it never interferes with or risks the stability of industrial operations. * High-Fidelity Alerts: Galvanick focuses on generating a low volume of high-confidence "Threat Detections." Instead of flagging every minor anomaly, it correlates multiple data points to identify true threats that require immediate attention, significantly reducing alert fatigue for security teams.

2. Operationally-Aware Vulnerability Prioritization

Galvanick moves beyond simple vulnerability scanning by adding crucial operational context. It helps security teams understand which vulnerabilities pose the greatest actual risk to their specific industrial processes. * Consequence-Driven Prioritization: The platform analyzes not just the technical severity of a vulnerability (like a CVSS score) but also the operational context of the affected device. It determines what physical process a vulnerable asset controls and what the impact of a compromise would be. This allows teams to prioritize patching the vulnerabilities that could cause a plant to shut down or create a safety hazard. * Compensating Controls: The platform can identify existing security controls or network configurations that might mitigate a specific vulnerability, helping teams make more informed decisions about risk.

3. Comprehensive Asset Discovery and Inventory

A foundational capability of the platform is to provide a complete and detailed inventory of every asset within the OT environment. This creates the visibility necessary for any effective security program. * Deep Packet Inspection (DPI): The platform analyzes industrial network traffic and proprietary OT protocols to automatically identify and classify devices, including PLCs, HMIs, and engineering workstations. * Dynamic Inventory: It maps device communication patterns, dependencies, and their specific role within the industrial process, creating a living model of the entire operational environment.

4. Actionable Remediation Guidance

Beyond just identifying problems, the Galvanick platform provides clear, step-by-step guidance for remediation. This guidance is tailored to the operational realities of an industrial facility. * Safe and Prescriptive Steps: The platform provides instructions that are safe to execute in a live OT environment. It offers a range of options, from applying patches and updating configurations to implementing network segmentation or other compensating controls, allowing operators to choose the least disruptive path to remediation. * Bridging the IT/OT Gap: The clear, context-rich information helps bridge the communication gap between IT security teams and OT engineering teams, facilitating more effective collaboration on security tasks.