Rook Security, Andretti Autosport hit the track in 99th Indy 500
The first race of the Andretti Autosport and Rook Security partnership featured five cars of the Honda powered team competing in the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Marco Andretti, driver of the №27 Snapple Honda, finished sixth and notched his third Top 10 of the season. Andretti was the second-highest finishing Honda of the race.
2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay finished 15th.
Simona de Silvestro placed 19th in her third race of the season. 2013 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Carlos Muñoz finished 20th after leading three laps late. Justin Wilson placed 21st, one lap down.
Rook Security’s partnership with Andretti began when the 2014 Indianapolis 500 champions needed industry-leading capabilities to detect and respond to attacks against its proprietary technology, specifications, and track data. This partnership will expand to incorporate new leading technology developed by Rook Security. These managed technologies will be used to protect race data created by Andretti for use in research and development and within the engineering stands on pit lane.
“Timing down to the hundredths of seconds is crucial, both in motorsports and cybersecurity,” said J.J. Thompson, CEO, Rook Security. “If an adversary is in a network, disruption and theft can be catastrophic. Protecting Andretti Autosport’s R&D, trackside and tuning data, reinforces the importance of their leading engineering capabilities, which are second to none, and protects the team’s competitive advantage.”
“Our team has to trust each other, our driver, our engineers, and the data we rely on can make the difference between being on or off the podium,” said Michael Andretti, chairman, president and CEO of Andretti Autosport. “Protecting our data is not enough. We have to trust that our security partner can be relied on to provide real-time protection and response capabilities while maintaining our ability to execute.”
Watch for the Rook Security logo as Andretti Autosport heads to the Raceway at Belle Isle Park for the Chevrolet Duals in Detroit Presented by Quicken Loans at 3:30 pm on May 30 and May 31 on ABC.
