Cooper Power Systems Joins Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program

Business Wire, June 18, 2008

Partnership will Strengthen Cooper Power Systems Position as an Industry-Leading Substation Integration Solutions Provider

QUEBEC CITY -- Cooper Power Systems (CPS), a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE), announced today that it joined the Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program. This program allows technology providers focused on the industrial control systems and SCADA market to collaborate on expanding their technology offerings, providing end customers with comprehensive cyber security solutions.

Cooper Power Systems' Cybectec solutions, with their advanced security features, offer the benefits of IED integration and remote access within a secure NERC CIP-compliant framework. By leveraging the Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program, Cooper Power Systems will have the opportunity to take advantage of Industrial Defender's NERC CIP compliance solutions and expertise, strengthening its position as an industry-leading provider of secure substation integration solutions.

"This partnership plays an important role in Cooper Power Systems' NERC CIP compliance program," said Benoit Masson, product line manager, Cooper Power Systems. "CPS' Cybectec solutions have been on the leading edge of substation integration and automation for years. While we are bringing these capabilities to the corporate level, we are taking all the necessary actions to guarantee that our solutions meet and exceed the stringent NERC CIP requirements."

Cooper Power Systems' solutions will go through a comprehensive technology validation process to be certified as "Industrial Defender Enabled." This certification will allow monitoring of CPS' solutions by the Industrial Defender Security Event Management (SEM) console, enhancing the cyber security posture of the SCADA network. Customers who purchase an Industrial Defender SEM console can monitor all Industrial Defender Enabled devices on the SCADA network from a single console device.

"NERC CIP compliance has emerged as a key factor in shoring up the bulk electric industry's SCADA and cyber security network systems, but with a large number of legacy systems in place, it's difficult to become compliant overnight," said Brian M. Ahern, president and CEO, Industrial Defender. "This is why Industrial Defender is committed to sharing our expertise and technology to enable industry leading partners like Cooper Power Systems to seamlessly achieve their compliance and cyber security objectives. Because the threat landscape is dynamic and will continue to evolve, we need to work together to keep our nation's critical infrastructure systems compliant and ultimately protected against both emerging and existing cyber security threats."

This program also creates value for Cooper Power Systems and Industry Defender, through integrated technology solutions, co-marketing and demand-generation programs. Partners can leverage Industrial Defender's unique end-to-end Defense in Depth[TM] approach to cyber security, which includes network security professional services, cyber security technology, and managed security services.

By collaborating with Industrial Defender, Cooper Power Systems will take advantage of the company's market expertise to fortify its solutions with enhanced cyber security protection.

Editor's note: For more information, please contact Tim Rice at Burson-Marsteller, 412-394-6611 or Tim.Rice@Marsteller.com.

About Industrial Defender

Industrial Defender, Inc., the global leader in Cyber Risk Protection[TM], is the first company to offer a completely integrated Defense in Depth[TM] cyber security solution designed to protect the real-time process control and SCADA environment in a flexible and cost effective platform. This comprehensive Cyber Risk Protection[TM] Lifecycle solution enables the efficient assessment, mitigation and management of cyber security risk within the critical infrastructure network domain. Formerly known as Verano, Inc., Industrial Defender is a privately held company with over 17 years of real-time process control and SCADA industry experience, and more than 6 years of industrial cyber security experience - recently recognized by Frost and Sullivan's 2008 Company of the Year Award. Industrial Defender has completed more than 90 process control / SCADA cyber security assessments, more than 1,950 global technology deployments in securing critical infrastructure systems, more than 3,000 mission critical SCADA deployments and provides managed security services for 160 process control plants in 21 countries. For more information on the Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program or the company's products and services, please visit www.industrialdefender.com.

About Cooper Power Systems

Cooper Power Systems, Inc., with revenues of approximately $1.3 billion, is a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE). Cooper Power Systems is a global manufacturer of world-class power delivery and reliability solutions for the electrical and industrial markets. Through its Energy Automations Solutions group, it is also a leading provider of software, communications and integration solutions that enable customers to increase productivity, improve system reliability, and reduce costs. For more information, go to www.cooperpower.com, www.cybectec.com or www.cannontech.com.