Kaspersky has announced the launch of Appicenter, a content distribution platform for KasperskyOS-based devices, at GITEX 2024 that takes place from 14-18 of October in Dubai. Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway (KISG) is the first product to be supported by Appicenter. This platform introduces a wide range of business scenarios and expands the industries covered by the Cyber Immune IoT Gateway. Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway 3.0 and Kaspersky Appicenter are now available in the Middle East and Türkiye.
Both solutions embody the concept of Cyber Immunity, where IT products are created from the ground up using Secure by Design methodology. This approach ensures inherent resistance to the majority of cyberattacks. Cyber Immune solutions are particularly sought after in industries requiring high levels of cybersecurity, reliability and predictability requirements, such as the industrial sector, energy, petrochemistry, transport and logistics, healthcare, and smart city systems.
Kaspersky Appicenter supports all stages of the application lifecycle, connecting developers, global vendors, and end-users of KasperskyOS-based devices. The platform is comprised of three key elements:
- A developer portal to facilitate successful application development;
- A website with an application catalogue to find available apps for KasperskyOS-based devices;
- Management consoles to search, install, update, and uninstall applications for KasperskyOS-based devices
The developer portal provides SDK and KISG firmware, openly accessible for developers.
Currently, the Appicenter website features three applications for Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway:
- MQTT Publisher: This application transmits data from the local network via other applications to an MQTT broker in an external network, using the MQTT protocol with TLS encryption.
- OPC UA Client: This application retrieves data from an OPC UA server within the enterprise’s local network and transmits it to an external network via other applications using different protocols.
- Network Protector: The Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway Network Protector scans and filters industrial protocol traffic using packet analysis rules.
Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway (KISG) is a Cyber Immune gateway designed to secure data transmission between technological and corporate data networks, offering robust protection for the industrial Internet of Things.
The new product can operate in two modes: router and data diode. In router mode, the NAT port forwarding function has been introduced, along with application protocol filtering and industrial protocol inspection (DPI with intrusion detection/prevention function). This enables the blocking of network connections and specific operations based on the application protocol. Multiple gateways can now be combined into a high-availability network cluster, with one gateway active and the others acting as backups. Additionally, the new KISG supports user-configurable static routes for more flexible management of network packets. In data diode mode, user applications can now be executed, with each application running in an isolated environment.
The newly launched version 3.0 of KISG provides self-testing of key subsystems to monitor the performance of security functions. It enables the verification of system file integrity and installed applications, and supports the installation of applications from Kaspersky Appicenter.
Kaspersky IoT Security Gateway helps customers reduce the cost of building network infrastructure and optimizes cybersecurity processes. It enables centralized device management through a single administration console (Kaspersky Security Center). Untrusted applications can be integrated into a secure operating system, eliminating the risk of vulnerability exploitation or undeclared functionalities. This solution adds an independent layer of protection to existing automation systems and enhances the security of IoT devices.