In an industrial network architecture security gateways can be distributed over the plant and different sites. Anybus Cybersecurity Console provides a single console for all Anybus Defender devices.

An easy-to-use modern Web UI interface allows for quick management of devices and groups of devices as well as users. Configurations can be shared over several Defenders or only sent to individual devices. The software allows to monitor the operational and protective states of a network in one central interface in real-time.

The central console retrieves the asset discovery & inventory lists from each Anybus Defender to provide extended insights on what is connected within each security zone and includes device make, model, serial and firmware version where possible. Information is enriched utilising a range of industrial-specific protocols and methodologies.

Central license information, firmware upgrade management and configuration backup helps secure the operational security environment is up to date.

The Cybersecurity Console communicates with each Defender via a trusted secure communication channel using SSL/TTS Certification. Devices are quickly added by generating adoption files making the deployment of certificates easy. The central solution provides one overview of licenses and firmware status and serves as a proxy for upgrades and extension packages.