Hirschmann HiSecOS Version 2.0 security firewall

Belden has introduced the next version of its Hirschmann Security Operating System known as HiSecOS. With HiSecOS Version 2.0, users have greater levels of insight into network data, as well as the ability to more easily create network routes and connect to multiple secure sites.

HiSecOS 2.0 offers simpler network configuration options through the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) dynamic routing protocol, which allow customers to set up network routes without any manual configuration required. The OSPF protocol also offers a seamless connection to the network’s backbone.

Safer, more secure remote connections to the network are available via encrypted virtual private network (VPN) communication. The VPN connection also makes it possible for customers to connect to two different secured sites using corporate networks.

An intrusion detection system (IDS) also enables the analysis of ambiguous traffic, early detection of issues and prevention of those issues from replicating by identifying the root cause.

HiSecOS 2.0 is developed with Hirschmann’s multiport firewalls, the EAGLE20-0400 and EAGLE30-0402, in mind - to heighten overall network performance and offer more robust security features. The multiport firewalls with router redundancy and wide area network (WAN) interface are said to save significant time and costs, while helping achieve maximum network availability and reliability for industrial settings.