Orro launches infrastructure services for Australia & NZ

Orro has announced the launch of Orro Critical Infrastructure, a new division focused on Operational Technology (OT) for critical infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand.

Orro aims to offer specialist services by assessing and stabilising existing critical infrastructure assets and collaborating with industry regulators and clients to recommend and transform key components. This development is expected to ensure operational excellence and enhanced safety outcomes.

With these new services, Orro will provide support in the planning, building, and operation of secure industrial OT environments, which span network, cybersecurity, distributed cloud, and private LTE wireless infrastructure.

The introduction of these services coincides with significant changes in the industrial technology landscape, where increasing cyber threats are targeting internal processes, posing risks to critical infrastructure assets. Additionally, compliance requirements imposed by industry and government, coupled with the necessity to enhance business value through the integration of OT and IT data, are driving this transition.

Daniel Greengarten, CEO at Orro, remarked: "This new service comes as we continue to expand our full-stack production ready offering, driving our vision of delivering Securely Connected Everything for our customers. We're looking forward to collaborating with Australia's operational technology community, and to assisting our customers to plan, build, run, and secure their critical infrastructure."

He added, "We have invested in our operational capabilities, establishing a specialist OT team to help us transition and provide complete confidence to our customers which will enable them to focus on the business of their business."

The company is also introducing a new Security Operation Centre (SOC) specifically designed for OT customers and environments. This SOC aims to deliver real-time protection against potential attacks, ensuring that cybersecurity capabilities are aligned with customer demands across their business operations. Furthermore, it offers insights into maintenance debt, availability, safety, and production outcomes.

Christopher Mahar, Managing Director of Orro Critical Infrastructure, expressed his enthusiasm for the launch: "We are thrilled to release Orro's Critical Infrastructure capability to key OT industry sectors. Orro Critical Infrastructure is focused on navigating the nuances of OT production environments, in which the IT elements of OT can be effectively managed using pragmatic best practices from both disciplines, whilst prioritising production, safety, and security outcomes."

He also highlighted Orro's past experience: "Orro's experience working in close partnership with customers that manage extensive OT environments highlighted the need for increased critical infrastructure capabilities. Existing Orro customers across a range of sectors, including energy, transport and logistics, healthcare, retail, as well as a variety of state government entities, can all benefit from these expanded capabilities."