SMC Cloud Verified Secure by Provensec

Milpitas, California, Jan. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sierra Monitor Corporation’s (SRMC: OTCQB) device management cloud service for equipment manufacturers was verified secure by , an industry-recognized leader in cyber security testing and risk management services.

The SMC Cloud is used by Sierra Monitor and their customers to collect and analyze operational and telemetry data from connected facilities and industrial equipment including HVAC, industrial lighting, boilers, fire-panels, flow/valve controls and many more. As companies build new products and services based on cloud-based data sets, SMC turned to Provensec to confirm the security and accessibility of SMC Cloud.

“We took care to weave security throughout the foundation of the SMC Cloud platform,” said Bennie de Wet, Chief Technology Officer for Sierra Monitor Corporation. “I am pleased that Provensec was able to validate the work we continue to do to protect our customers’ valuable data.”

Basic data collection, visualization and trend analysis in SMC Cloud is included in the purchase of many Sierra Monitor IIoT gateway products. And nearly all FieldServer gateways include cloud-based secure remote access for configuration and maintenance. By contracting with Provensec, SMC is able to back up their assertion of a secure device management cloud for its customers.

See the full line of SMC Cloud services as well as FieldServer gateways at the upcoming , the world’s largest HVACR event in Atlanta, Georgia from January 14-16, 2019 at stand #C5452.

About Sierra Monitor Corporation

Sierra Monitor Corporation addresses the industrial and commercial facilities management market with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions that target facility automation and life safety requirements.

Sierra Monitor’s Sentry IT flame and gas detection solutions address the facilities and life safety segment and are used by safety managers to protect facility personnel and assets. Tens of thousands of Sentry IT branded controllers, sensor modules, and software are installed at facilities such as natural gas vehicle fueling and maintenance stations, wastewater treatment plants, oil and gas refineries and pipelines, parking garages, and underground telephone vaults.

The company’s FieldServer brand of protocol gateways and SMC Cloud target the facility automation segment and are used by OEMs and system integrators to enable local and remote monitoring and control. With more than 200,000 products, supporting over 140 protocols, installed in commercial and industrial facilities, FieldServer is the industry’s leading multi-protocol gateway.

Headquartered in Milpitas, California, Sierra Monitor was founded in 1978 and has been a public company since 1989. By combining its distinguished track record in industrial sensing and automation with IoT technologies such as wireless, cloud connectivity, and data services, Sierra Monitor is at the forefront of the IIoT market expansion.

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