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Adding fuel to the fire ignited by the recent and well-publicized overt espionage activities being perpetrated by the Chinese government on US interests, a lower-profile, albeit not rare, incident has made its way into the news.  Specifically, last July a Chinese...

What if you could predict a data outage, intrusion or security breech on your long-haul optical infrastructure before it happened?  What if you could be immediately alerted that an event was taking place, redirect cameras and dispatch appropriate response teams, preventing or...

Almost 10 years ago, an incident occurred at a Pacific Gas and Electric power substation near San Jose California (Metcalf) which nearly brought down power to the vast area served by the station. In short, bad actors attempted to disrupt power generation by firing high-powered rifles...

Hickory, N.C. (August 15, 2022) - Network Integrity Systems (NIS), the leader in Converged Cyber & Physical security solutions, is pleased to announce that they have formalized an agreement with Mr. Jason Aguilar to join their industry leading Sales Engineering team. 

Hickory, N.C. - Network Integrity Systems (NIS), the leader in Converged Cyber and Physical Security Solutions, is pleased to announce that we have appointed Mr. Andrew Dickson to the position of Senior Project Manager. 

Network Integrity Systems was awarded Runner-up in the Innovation category by the Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA).  The PULSE Sensor Verification System is our patented technology that continuously verifies proper optical sensor operation, a requirement for many customers in...

The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) has appointed Dave Cunningham as Board Chairman for 2022.  Network Integrity Systems has been a member of FOSA since 2018, and Dave served as Vice-Chair for the organization in 2021. 

If you haven’t noticed lately, our national Critical Infrastructure has proven to be more and more vulnerable, both to intentional attack and accidental damage. From the Colonial Pipeline attack to the California Pipeline spill, our nation's Critical Infrastructure is susceptible to...

The recent cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline is being regarded as a "wake-up call" for our nation. While the impact is large, resulting in extended fuel shortages across a large swath of the US, it could have been far worse had the actors targeted the Operational Technology (OT) ...