Secure Critical Infrastructure. Prove It Continuously.
Finite State gives Energy & Utilities teams continuous, evidence-backed visibility into what is deployed, what is exploitable, and what has changed across long-lived, firmware-based systems.
Blind Spots Increase Risk Across Critical Infrastructure
Product security for critical infrastructure operates under constraints most software teams do not face:
- Long-lived assets: Devices remain in service for years or decades, often with limited maintenance windows.
- Firmware-heavy systems: Risk exists in compiled binaries, third-party components, and vendor firmware, not just source code.
- Operational impact: Security incidents can disrupt service, affect safety, and trigger regulatory scrutiny.
- Ongoing oversight: Compliance extends beyond release and must be defensible after incidents occur.
These realities make point-in-time assessments and generic AppSec tooling insufficient.
Most security tools were designed for fast-moving web applications, not critical infrastructure.
As a result, Energy & Utilities teams face:
- Incomplete visibility: Source-only scanning misses what is actually present in firmware and vendor binaries.
- Unmanageable noise: CVE volume without a defensible way to distinguish exploitable risk from theoretical exposure.
- Slow response: Manual correlation across spreadsheets, emails, and institutional knowledge.
- Fragile evidence: Documentation drifts as software, suppliers, and systems change over time.
This gap leaves teams reactive when incidents or audits occur.
How Finite State Fits Into Energy & Utilities Workflows
Energy & Utilities security workflows span long deployment cycles, evolving risk, and repeated review.
Finite State supports these workflows by grounding security decisions in what is actually deployed and preserving that context as systems, disclosures, and requirements change.
Extract software components directly from firmware and binary images to identify third-party libraries, vendor-supplied components, and custom RTOS builds. SBOMs, VEX decisions, verification results, and change history remain tied to specific versions over time. When metadata or symbols are missing, findings are explicitly flagged to distinguish verified results from items requiring review.
Real-Time Power Grid Vulnerability Monitoring
Visualize and prioritize cybersecurity risks across your power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure with continuous monitoring and automated threat detection.
Critical Assets
+1 this week
High Risk
+2 this week
Total Assets
No change
Avg. Resolution
-3 days
Grid Infrastructure Risk Map
Generation Plants
Generation Plant A
70/100
Generation Plant D
85/100
Generation Plant G
85/100
Generation Plant J
85/100
Generation Plant M
85/100
Transmission Hub
Transmission Hub B
85/100
Transmission Hub E
85/100
Transmission Hub H
85/100
Distribution Centers
Distribution Centers A
85/100
Distribution Centers B
85/100
Generation Plant A
Legacy SCADA system with 12 critical vulnerabilities
Coverage
Covered
Partial
Critical
Built for Real-World Compliance in Energy & Utilities
Compliance in Energy & Utilities is shaped by persistent operational risk and formal regulatory oversight, requiring security decisions to remain defensible as systems, threats, and requirements evolve.
Finite State supports this by preserving analysis and decision context directly alongside deployed software over time.
Regulatory Requirements
NERC CIP Standards
North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection
Requirements
Cyber Security — BES Cyber System Categorization
Categorization of BES Cyber Systems and associated assets. Evidence: one-click export.
Cyber Security — Security Management Controls
Security management controls for BES Cyber Systems. Evidence: one-click export.
Cyber Security — Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
Electronic Security Perimeter controls. Evidence: one-click export.
Cyber Security — System Security Management
System security management controls. Evidence: one-click export.
DOE Cybersecurity Framework
Department of Energy cybersecurity capability maturity model
Requirements
Asset Identification & Management
Inventory and control of energy delivery systems
Threat Intelligence & Assessment
Proactive threat detection and vulnerability management
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
Risk-based approach to cybersecurity investment
Incident Response Planning
Coordinated response to cybersecurity incidents
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