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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 reducing...

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.

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) ...

Despite the belief that encryption is the only way to keep your company’s customer and propriety information safe, there are many downsides to consider.These downsides include open points of vulnerability that allow for data theft, a significant decrease in the throughput of your...

Government agencies have a long list of challenges to tackle as they struggle to maintain visibility into complex classified networks and avoid security blind spots. This is especially true in long-haul infrastructure where it is difficult to secure and monitor the entire pathway and...

Just a few weeks ago, two inmates escaped from the Bon Air Correctional Center near Richmond, VA. How? Through a hole in the fence. According to this article, authorities are still "trying to determine who cut that hole and when." At NIS, our motto is, "How Would You Know?" How would...