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What we do?

Industrial Cyber Security

Operational technology ("OT") networks are insecure by design. With the recent and rapid adoption of Industry 4.0 by industry, OT networks now have multiple connections to IT systems and the internet making them extremely vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

First Watch solves this vulnerability for customers with its unique “secure process fabric” which gives OT networks secure-by-design as an outcome. All processes and process-flows through the OT network are authenticated at each step.

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What we do?

Industrial Cyber Security

Operational technology ("OT") networks are insecure by design. With the recent and rapid adoption of Industry 4.0 by industry, OT networks now have multiple connections to IT systems and the internet making them extremely vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

First Watch solves this vulnerability for customers with its unique “secure process fabric” which gives OT networks secure-by-design as an outcome. All processes and process-flows through the OT network are authenticated at each step.

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Attacks Daily

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Avg. Loss

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Avg. Days to Identify

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First Watch have an approachable and open style. The team have been impressive to work with and we look forward to ongoing First Watch support to ensure our plants are appropriately protected from evolving threats to our cyber security.
Gary Pitcaithly
Automation and Electrical Manager, Hamilton City Waters

First Watch

Your Cyber
Security Protection

Protection

First Watch provides cyber security software that focusses on protecting engineering workstations (HMIs) in OT (operational technology) networks. The HMIs are used to control plant operations from dairy factory production to water reticulation and treatment and power distribution.

Identification

Operational Technology ("OT") networks have no authentication and are insecure by design. A message received by a device is assumed to be from a legitimate source.

Observation

All our major competitors focus on tools that sit on the network, analysing network traffic looking for anomalous behaviour. None provide specific protection for the HMI and its critical operating data. The problem for plant operators and our competitors is that hacker activity at this level is not easily distinguished at a network traffic level and the attack is likely to proceed unnoticed. This was demonstrated in a highly publicised breach in February 2021 at a Florida water utility where major damage was only averted by an observant engineer.

Meet us

First Watch
Team Members

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Founder & Managing Director

Bob Stokes
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General Manager

Matt McMahon
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Research Lead

Professor Ryan Ko
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Commercial Lead

Dan McElrea
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Founder and CTO

Alex Ladur

What we do?

Our Offerings

Cyber Security

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