1. INDUSTRIAL
Many enterprises are faced with the challenge to effectively manage data-
communication to their remote sites. Keeping them operational 24x7 requires
assured connectivity and enhanced security. For this purpose Fox IT has developed
Fox Industrial SkyTale, a reliable high-grade connectivity solution, providing
excellent performance even in the most demanding environments. The solution
is easy to manage and guarantees availability through multiple channels, without
compromising confidentiality and integrity.
Industrial SkyTale
Reliable remote communication enabler; provides assured connectivity,
enhanced security, easy data-communication management
2. Reliable remote
communication enabler
Assured connectivity
Whenitcomestonetworksandcommunicationchannels,
all have their pros and cons. Radio communications
can work, but require direct line-of-sight or suffer from
fluctuating atmospheric conditions. Packet loss is typical
for any aerial link. A satellite uplink has reasonable band-
width, but suffers from latency due to the enormous
distances data has to travel.
Whatever the preferred channel of choice, most compa-
nies with remote sites or logistics companies currently
secure their data transfer by means of a VPN tunnel.
However, this introduces a new single point of failure.
Once the VPN connection is interrupted, communication
with all remote sites or fleet vehicles is cut off. Bearing
that in mind, deploying a VPN is considered network-
intrusive and thus time-consuming.
Fox Industrial SkyTale is a fault-absorbing, self-optimizing
multi-channel communication infrastructure. A solution
that automatically searches for and finds the optimal and
most stable network connection, be it through radio,
satellite or telephone.
Enhanced security
As remote locations are usually equipped with sub
standard communication facilities, companies effec-
tively jeopardize the security of their flow of data.
Interconnections between an Industrial Control System
(ICS), telephone, internet, and corporate networks
are vulnerable to eavesdropping and manipulation.
Satellite traffic can easily be listened in on by anyone in
possession of a satellite receiver. Likewise, radio trans-
missions can also easily be overheard by anyone with a
radio antenna operating in the vicinity of the transmitter.
In addition, companies should realize that the cyber
threat landscape is continuously maturing. Meaning
that governments are intensifying their efforts to regu-
late critical infrastructures. As a result, companies are
increasingly confronted with government regulations
and compliancy thereof.
Fox Industrial SkyTale protects all data by applying the
industry’s most advanced encryption standards available,
on every channel. As a result, offering complete protec-
tion against malicious hacker activities or other man in
the middle attacks. A granular permission model allows
precise control over authorizations. Providing a company
the ability to properly manage communications access.
Manageability of remote sites be it on land or sea, or keeping tabs
on moving entities is a real challenge to most companies. Of course
Information Technology and connectivity have paved the way for
a more efficient operation. However, communications with most data
systems have often proven to be unreliable or intermittent at best.
Equally worrying is their lack of security.
3. Easy management
Fox Industrial SkyTale comes with a management system
for administration and configuration. Especially designed
to provide flexibility and can be used both in on-line and
off-line scenarios. In an off-line scenario, settings and key
material are transferred to a device on physical carriers,
e.g. secure USB sticks. In addition, Fox Industrial SkyTale
supports re-keying over the network and Over the Air
Rekeying (OTAR). This is a robust system that delivers
management and keying material just in time. Finally,
the solution can be deactivated remotely (zeroisation).
Fox-IT provides a standard integration and programming
interface to control Fox Industrial SkyTale, for example
connection to an onboard computer of a vehicle’s internal
network. This smart solution facilitates flexible data con-
nectivity management, is easy to implement and requires
no special IT-knowledge or changes to the network
infrastructure.
Fox Industrial SkyTale offers the best of both
worlds. The solution enhances network continuity
and state-of-the-art security at the same time.
Fox Industrial SkyTale encompasses a hardware
and soft-ware module that optimally supports
communication between objects and persons;
data, voice and camera feeds.
WiFi
Wireless
INDUSTRIAL
4. 100-011-EN
fox-it
• Was founded in 1999.
• Established one of the first Cyber Security
Operations Centers in Europe.
• Is Europe’s largest specialized cyber security
company.
• Operates in three business areas:
1 Cyber Threat Management: a solution portfolio
aimed at reducing the risks of cyber threats,
and includes: professional services, managed
security services, and technology;
2 Web and Mobile event analytics: a solution
portfolio that is aimed at reducing financial
risks in (online) payment transactions;
3 High Assurance: solutions that make trusted
communication possible to the highest
classification levels.
• Has been involved in many high-profile Incident
Response cases. Most of the cases we worked on
are secret. An approved selection can be shared
upon request.
Areas of Deployment
• Offshore and Onshore Oil & Gas industry.
• Power & Energy industry.
• Transportation & Logistics industry (secured fleet management).
• Shipping industry.
• Defense.
• Government Public Works Department (PWD) (i.e. bridges, locks and floodgates).
• Ministries of Foreign Affairs (communication with embassies).
Advantages Fox Industrial SkyTale for:
Operations Technology (OT)
• High availability.
• Optimized in order to support unstable and low-bandwidth networks.
• Supports industrial protocols.
Information Technology (IT)
• Transparent for IP communications.
• State-of-the-art encryption technology, protecting:
– Integrity of network streams;
– Confidentiality of network streams.
• Supports Multicast, SNMP, TFTP, Syslog, NTP, DHCP.
• Supports IPv4 and IPv6.
• Management, online and offline, is easy and user-friendly through
a standard system.
• Flexible integration with existing systems.
• High throughput of up to 100MBit/s.
• Minimal, configurable packet overhead.
• Plug & Play functionality and easy to configure and operate.
fox-it
Olof Palmestraat 6, Delft
po box 638, 2600 ap Delft
The Netherlands
t +31 (0) 15 284 79 99
f +31 (0) 15 284 79 90
e fox@fox-it.com
www.fox-it.com
