{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"6463","rtpr_id":"nACSpXHcda","ticker":"CSPI","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CSPI"],"title":"Aria Cybersecurity Secures Agreement With One of the Largest US Cement Producers","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-04-23T12:00:01.324Z","article_body":"AZT PROTECT™ to be deployed at the largest cement production plant sites to\nsecure production from attacks while lowering operating costs\n\nBOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / April 23,\n2026 / ARIA Cybersecurity, a CSPi business (NASDAQ:CSPI), announces a major\nnew customer deployment agreement to deploy of ARIA's flagship solution, AZT\nPROTECT™, to protect Cement plant operations at one of the largest US cement\nproducers.\n\nThe cement industry has been a top target of cybercrime, including sponsored\nransomware. This large cement and building products producer became concerned\nthat attacks would get through IT network defenses and take down critical\nproduction systems. AZT was lab tested and piloted in one plant to prove its\nclaims - that the following selection criteria could be met:\n*\nARIA AZT demonstrated that systems could be locked down, preventing any\nunwanted executable from activating, as well as blocking malicious processes.\nBlocking all attacks in testing, without ever requiring an Internet connection\nor updates.\n*\nARIA demonstrated how it keeps critical applications protected from\nvulnerability exploits. Removing the need for security patching by saving\n$1000s per plant per month while reducing the risk of harm from an attack.\n*\nARIA was lightweight, never taking more than 1 core of processing nor more\nthan 100MB of device memory. Ideal for legacy systems that could not run\ncompetitive endpoint protection applications that would disrupt production.\nPreserving the useful life of these at-capacity systems\n*\nAZT could protect legacy out-of-support systems whose vendors were no longer\nproviding security patches. Indefinitely preserving the life of the majority\nof each plant's systems, which are running Windows 10 or older operating\nsystems. Saving up to $30,000 per system in replacement costs.\n*\nAZT can be deployed across a plant in a single day without taking the systems\nout of production. A major savings in deployment effort while allowing a quick\ntime to protection - reducing risk.\n*\nAZT met CISA's CPG 2.0 and IEC 62443 requirements for endpoint protection on\nall devices, which no longer allow inadequate network-only security\nprotection.\n\nAZT was the only solution to meet these requirements, and in doing so, set the\nplants up to improve their operating costs after deployment. A competitive\nadvantage.\n\n\"Cement production is a margin-focused business - any improvement in operating\ncosts is highly desirable,\" said the Director of Operations. \"We validated\nARIA's claims after a thorough testing and pilot process. AZT passed them\nall.\"\n\n\"AZT is unique as it lowers operating costs while lowering risks and meets\ntightening industry compliance requirements,\" said Gary Southwell, President\nof ARIA Cybersecurity.\n\n\"AZT PROTECT provides a lock-down approach to protecting critical\ninfrastructure applications from unintended updates as well as stopping all\nforms of malware, ransomware, and nation-state backed attacks, including the\nrecent Iranian-backed attacks targeting US industry.\"\nSee our bulletin.\n\nOnce this deployment is complete, ARIA will be looking at expansion\nopportunities in up to 100s of other sites in the operator's sister\norganization.\n\nThe AZT PROTECT solution utilizes patented reactive AI-based countermeasures\nto stop the attacks as they land on an operation's most vulnerable critical\nproduction control systems. These countermeasures lock down critical\napplications from unscheduled updates and adulteration while stopping\ncode-based attacks, such as malware and ransomware, from executing. Further,\nthey disrupt the techniques nation-state-backed attackers utilize to land,\nexpand, and then escalate privileges to take control of such systems.\n\nAbout ARIA Cybersecurity Solutions\nARIA Cybersecurity, a business of CSPi Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI), recognizes that\nbetter, stronger, more effective cybersecurity starts with a smarter approach.\nOur solutions provide new ways for organizations to protect their most\ncritical assets-they can shield their critical applications from attack with\nour AZT PROTECT solution, while monitoring internal traffic, device-level\nlogs, and alert output with our ARIA ADR solution to substantially improve\nthreat detection and surgically disrupt cyberattacks and data exfiltration.\nCustomers in a range of industries rely on our solutions to accelerate\nincident response, automate breach detection, and protect their most critical\nassets and applications-no matter where they are stored, used, or accessed.\nLearn more at ARIACybersecurity.com.\n\nGary Southwell\nARIA Cybersecurity Media Contact\ninfo@ariacybersecurity.com\n\nSOURCE: CSP, Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/aria-cybersecurity-secures-agreement-with-one-of-the-largest-us-c-1160228)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSpXHcda","title":"Aria Cybersecurity Secures Agreement With One of the Largest US Cement Producers","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"CSPI","created":"2026-04-23T12:00:01.324Z","tickers":["CSPI"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"AZT PROTECT™ to be deployed at the largest cement production plant sites to\nsecure production from attacks while lowering operating costs\n\nBOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / April 23,\n2026 / ARIA Cybersecurity, a CSPi business (NASDAQ:CSPI), announces a major\nnew customer deployment agreement to deploy of ARIA's flagship solution, AZT\nPROTECT™, to protect Cement plant operations at one of the largest US cement\nproducers.\n\nThe cement industry has been a top target of cybercrime, including sponsored\nransomware. This large cement and building products producer became concerned\nthat attacks would get through IT network defenses and take down critical\nproduction systems. AZT was lab tested and piloted in one plant to prove its\nclaims - that the following selection criteria could be met:\n*\nARIA AZT demonstrated that systems could be locked down, preventing any\nunwanted executable from activating, as well as blocking malicious processes.\nBlocking all attacks in testing, without ever requiring an Internet connection\nor updates.\n*\nARIA demonstrated how it keeps critical applications protected from\nvulnerability exploits. Removing the need for security patching by saving\n$1000s per plant per month while reducing the risk of harm from an attack.\n*\nARIA was lightweight, never taking more than 1 core of processing nor more\nthan 100MB of device memory. Ideal for legacy systems that could not run\ncompetitive endpoint protection applications that would disrupt production.\nPreserving the useful life of these at-capacity systems\n*\nAZT could protect legacy out-of-support systems whose vendors were no longer\nproviding security patches. Indefinitely preserving the life of the majority\nof each plant's systems, which are running Windows 10 or older operating\nsystems. Saving up to $30,000 per system in replacement costs.\n*\nAZT can be deployed across a plant in a single day without taking the systems\nout of production. A major savings in deployment effort while allowing a quick\ntime to protection - reducing risk.\n*\nAZT met CISA's CPG 2.0 and IEC 62443 requirements for endpoint protection on\nall devices, which no longer allow inadequate network-only security\nprotection.\n\nAZT was the only solution to meet these requirements, and in doing so, set the\nplants up to improve their operating costs after deployment. A competitive\nadvantage.\n\n\"Cement production is a margin-focused business - any improvement in operating\ncosts is highly desirable,\" said the Director of Operations. \"We validated\nARIA's claims after a thorough testing and pilot process. AZT passed them\nall.\"\n\n\"AZT is unique as it lowers operating costs while lowering risks and meets\ntightening industry compliance requirements,\" said Gary Southwell, President\nof ARIA Cybersecurity.\n\n\"AZT PROTECT provides a lock-down approach to protecting critical\ninfrastructure applications from unintended updates as well as stopping all\nforms of malware, ransomware, and nation-state backed attacks, including the\nrecent Iranian-backed attacks targeting US industry.\"\nSee our bulletin.\n\nOnce this deployment is complete, ARIA will be looking at expansion\nopportunities in up to 100s of other sites in the operator's sister\norganization.\n\nThe AZT PROTECT solution utilizes patented reactive AI-based countermeasures\nto stop the attacks as they land on an operation's most vulnerable critical\nproduction control systems. These countermeasures lock down critical\napplications from unscheduled updates and adulteration while stopping\ncode-based attacks, such as malware and ransomware, from executing. Further,\nthey disrupt the techniques nation-state-backed attackers utilize to land,\nexpand, and then escalate privileges to take control of such systems.\n\nAbout ARIA Cybersecurity Solutions\nARIA Cybersecurity, a business of CSPi Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI), recognizes that\nbetter, stronger, more effective cybersecurity starts with a smarter approach.\nOur solutions provide new ways for organizations to protect their most\ncritical assets-they can shield their critical applications from attack with\nour AZT PROTECT solution, while monitoring internal traffic, device-level\nlogs, and alert output with our ARIA ADR solution to substantially improve\nthreat detection and surgically disrupt cyberattacks and data exfiltration.\nCustomers in a range of industries rely on our solutions to accelerate\nincident response, automate breach detection, and protect their most critical\nassets and applications-no matter where they are stored, used, or accessed.\nLearn more at ARIACybersecurity.com.\n\nGary Southwell\nARIA Cybersecurity Media Contact\ninfo@ariacybersecurity.com\n\nSOURCE: CSP, Inc.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/aria-cybersecurity-secures-agreement-with-one-of-the-largest-us-c-1160228)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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