Schneider Electric (Korea Branch President Kyung-Rok Kim), a global company leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has obtained the industry's first IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 (SL2) certification in the DCIM network management field, helping to operate resilient, secure, and sustainable IT data centers.

Schneider announced on the 22nd that its DCIM solution, EcoStruxure IT, has become the first in the industry to achieve a new level of cybersecurity certification.

EcoStruxure IT is a vendor-neutral data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution that is part of Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform.

From single IT racks to hyperscale IT, on-premises, cloud and edge, we provide business continuity with secure monitoring, management, planning and modeling to enable you to operate a resilient, secure and sustainable IT data center.

It helps companies operate their IT infrastructure more efficiently and, in particular, maximize business performance by simplifying complex management processes in various IT environments.

The Network Management Card 3 (NMC3) platform embedded in EcoStruxure IT is the industry’s first DCIM network management card to achieve IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 (SL2) certification.

Global Test Certification Independently certified by TÜV Rheinland, the NMC3 ensures that vendor products designed for data centers and distributed IT environments meet clear security requirements and have passed a rigorous testing and evaluation process.

This is characterized by further strengthening security resilience by applying more stringent requirements than the SL1 certification obtained last year.

Built into most of Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure IT DCIM products, the NMC3 is an advanced network card that can manage critical power and cooling infrastructure in data centers and distributed IT environments.

It provides network-based remote management capabilities, helping IT managers monitor infrastructure status in real time, detect problems in advance, and respond quickly.

Additionally, NMC3 has built-in firmware management capabilities for easier firmware update management.

In conjunction with Schneider Electric’s Secure NMC system tool, complex firmware update processes can be processed up to 90% faster, enabling companies to maintain their IT environments more securely and quickly, and apply the latest security patches without operational disruption.

“Cybersecurity incidents continue to be a top concern for enterprises, and with the average cost of a cyber incident estimated at more than $4 million, it is imperative that cybersecurity be a top priority,” said Kevin Brown, Senior Vice President, EcoStruxure IT, Schneider Electric’s Global Secure Power business. “Schneider Electric is leading the industry with high-level cybersecurity certifications, contributing to building resilient, secure, and sustainable IT infrastructure.”