Industrial Diode

2023: Building the System

At the end of August 2023, the Industrial Diode software and hardware complex (PAC) was announced in Russia, which provides secure data transfer in networks of critical information infrastructure (CII) facilities. The project was attended by manufacturers of telecom equipment QTECH and T-KOM, information security vendors Security Code and Gulf, as well as IT and information security integrator Incom.

A software and hardware complex was presented in Russia, which will not allow hacking and stopping the work of critical infrastructure

The PAC operates on the principle of unidirectional data transmission. The primary input of data is through the QTECH QSW-3750-28T-AC-R switch, then the information flow is processed by the firewall and the Continent ACK cryptographic gateway. Through the T-COM switch, the data reaches the Industrial Diode PAC, which passes them to the secure segment of the corporate network and does not allow them to pass in the opposite direction.

According to the developers, Industrial Diode at the physical level provides data transfer only in one direction, which makes it an effective means for safe collection of APCS data and protection against external attacks at CII facilities. In this installation, "Continent 4" from the "Security Code" protects the network perimeter and plays the role of a crypto gateway. Managed switches "T-COM" and QTECH connect network devices into a single system, said Denis Golovkin, director of business development at Incom.

The developers are confident that their comprehensive solution will be in demand in industries where companies collect information unilaterally. These can be software updates, receiving a signal from IP cameras outside the secure perimeter, incoming data streams from open sources. Among the areas of application: power, transport, health care, financial organizations. By the end of August 2023, federal institutions have already expressed interest in this project, and issues of conducting "pilot" launches at the sites of state organizations are being discussed.