PHILADELPHIA, PA — Cabreza Inc. announced the launch of its Frontline Infrastructure Program, an initiative aimed at expanding access to operational technology cybersecurity tools for smaller critical infrastructure operators.
The company said the program is designed to support organizations such as water utilities, rural energy cooperatives, small port facilities, and municipal transit agencies that face the same cybersecurity requirements as larger industrial firms but often lack dedicated security staff and funding.
Cabreza said many smaller infrastructure operators have never conducted a formal operational technology security assessment because professional cybersecurity services can exceed their annual security budgets.
Through the program, qualifying operators in the United States and Europe will receive access to Cabreza’s OT Security Program Automation platform under terms intended to reduce the cost of adoption.
Participants will use the same application and automation tools used by larger industrial companies and built around international cybersecurity standards and regulatory frameworks, the company said.
Marcello Delcaro, Cabreza’s co-founder and chief technology officer, said smaller organizations still face the same compliance requirements as large enterprises.
“Most OT security standards, regulations and frameworks don’t have small-organization exceptions or scale themselves down,” Delcaro said.
He said Cabreza designed its platform so it can be used by both large energy companies and smaller operators with limited staff.
“The output is the same rigor. The access and input required from the operator is what we’ve reduced,” Delcaro said.
Cabreza said government agencies have identified gaps in operational technology cybersecurity programs among smaller infrastructure operators, particularly those that treat cybersecurity primarily as an information technology issue.
Jason Rivera, the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer, said the program is intended to address those gaps by making structured security programs more accessible.
“The water utility down the road, running the same types of control systems with a fraction of the staff and zero security budget, can’t afford high credibility external resources,” Rivera said.
Rivera said the company developed its platform to provide continuous cybersecurity capabilities that were previously available mainly through large consulting engagements.
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