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Apr 22, 2021 / 07:45 PM EST
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) — Rolls-Royce has developed a new cybersecurity research consortium to focus on enhancing product security for its propulsion and power systems, some of which are manufactured in Indianapolis. The company has invited Purdue University and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to be the inaugural members of the Rolls-Royce Cybersecurity Technology Research Network.
Cybersecurity researchers at both universities will conduct research funded by Rolls-Royce to strengthen the security of its products from both its commercial and defense platforms.
“The lines between cyber and physical are being blurred as manufacturing, critical infrastructure, and national defense, along with commercial systems are all being interconnected,” said John Kusnierek, senior vice president for Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks Research and Technology. “It is absolutely imperative that our propulsion systems have the most advanced and effective cybersecurity available, and that we constantly innovate to stay ahead of the threats.”