SECURING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ‘TIL THE COWS COME HOME RexelUSA.com [email protected] 888-Rexel-PRO CHALLENGE: ABOUT AURORA ORGANIC DAIRY: AOD is the nation’s leading producer and processor of organic dairy products for the store-brand market. They operate four dairy farms and two manufacturing facilities in Platteville, CO and Columbia, MO. In addition to their other operations, their Platteville location operates 24/7/365, processing 90 tankers of milk and cream per day. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) designates food and agriculture as one of the 16 U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, encompassing about 2.1 million farms, 935,000 restaurants and at least 200,000 production and processing facilities. AOD struggled with device visibility and understanding the data flow for their manufacturing applications. They also determined that a loss of critical assets would result in a multi-week halt in production. Additionally, FDA reporting requirements require that any processing batch that loses controls continuity is not considered for a Grade A rating - so a loss of critical assets and halt in production was not an option for them. AOD reached out to Rexel to help them discover how an integrated cybersecurity approach could protect their operations today and provide sustainable security for the future. © Rexel Inc. 2023
APPROACH: Rexel used their Five Pillars Cybersecurity Strategy to address AOD's issues. This strategy was developed locally and it combines Rockwell's products and solutions along with the ASP program. By implementing this proactive approach, customers can significantly reduce their risk of malicious networking events. SOLUTION: Rexel's Industrial Network Engineer conducted a security survey to evaluate the existing conditions of data flow and visibility. The results showed that there were vulnerabilities in their automation devices and there was no disaster recovery plan in place. To address these issues, Rexel: Implemented FactoryTalk Security for more than 250 automation devices that had no previous security measures in place Included a unique authentication process for each user at the facility Generated audit reports for critical security events on each automation device Implemented a 3-2-1 Disaster Recovery System which ensured that critical systems have three program copies stored on at least two difierent storage mediums with one copy stored ofi-site to prevent loss of data in case of a disaster AOD was able to significantly reduce their risk of malicious networking events and mitigate the loss of critical assets. With greater device visibility and understanding of data flow, AOD can continue their operations securely, reduce their risk of downtime, and better protect their much-deserved Grade A rating. 5 PILLARS CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY PROACTIVE BY DESIGN Asset Identification Managed Environment Disaster Recovery Securing Devices Securing Network Architectures © Rexel Inc. 2023