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Practical guides on OT cybersecurity, compliance and regulations for the industrial sector.

Zero Trust architectural diagram applied to an industrial OT network

Cybersecurity

Zero Trust in OT: Applicable Principles and Real Limits in Industrial Environments

Zero Trust is the security framework of the moment, but applying it to OT environments requires pragmatism: here is what actually works and where the model shows its limits.

4 min read
Abstract illustration: artificial intelligence and vulnerability discovery in OT systems

Cybersecurity

AI changed vulnerability discovery: but there is an OT gap you cannot ignore

New AI models discover vulnerabilities autonomously and at industrial scale. But the tools stay tuned for IT: the OT world risks falling behind just as attackers accelerate.

2 min read
Industrial control room with cybersecurity alarms and network anomaly indicators

Cybersecurity

Sandworm in Industrial Environments: What the Data Really Tells Us

An analysis of over 5 million alerts shows how Sandworm targets OT environments: weeks of ignored signals before the real impact lands.

2 min read
Monitoring platform screen mapping OT and IoT assets in an industrial plant

Cybersecurity

OT/IoT Asset Visibility: Why It Is the First Pillar of Security

You cannot protect what you cannot see: complete OT/IoT asset visibility is the foundation of every industrial cybersecurity strategy.

2 min read
Screen showing malware code and AI symbols highlighting automated payload generation

Cybersecurity

AI in offensive cybersecurity: from payloads to APT operations

Artificial intelligence does not create autonomous threats, but it makes attacks faster and more variable. What changes for those defending OT environments.

2 min read
Representation of a compromised industrial PLC affected by a chain of CODESYS vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity

CODESYS Under Attack: Three Chained Flaws to Plant a Backdoor in a PLC

Three chained CVEs in the CODESYS Control runtime let a Service user replace the PLC application with a backdoored version and run code as root.

3 min read
Power grid control panel in the dark during a blackout

Cybersecurity

The Iberian Blackout: Lessons for Critical Energy Infrastructure

The blackout that brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill shows how fragile energy grids are and why visibility into OT assets is decisive.

2 min read
Stylized map of ransomware attacks focused on industrial plants and OT assets

Cybersecurity

Ransomware landscape, summer 2025: manufacturing in the crosshairs

In spring and summer 2025 ransomware mostly hit manufacturing. Data, active groups and what it means for industrial OT environments.

2 min read
Industrial network diagram with sensors mapping PLCs, HMIs and OT devices across the levels of the Purdue model

Cybersecurity

How to Achieve Complete OT/ICS Asset Visibility

A hands-on guide to building a complete OT/ICS asset inventory: sensors, passive and active discovery, DPI and behavioral baselines without stopping production.

2 min read
Control panel of an industrial plant showing NIS2 compliance indicators and an OT asset map

Regulations

NIS2 Is Here: Now What? An Operational Guide to Your Next Steps

The NIS2 directive has been transposed: what matters now is what to do in practice. From entity classification to OT asset visibility, an operational checklist.

2 min read
Industrial control room with dashboards monitoring OT cyber risk

Risk Management

OT Cyber Risk: What a CISO Really Needs to Know

Industrial cyber risk is not measured like IT risk. A practical guide for CISOs: consequences, plant context, and managing OT risk.

2 min read
A board of directors meeting discussing an operational and cyber risk chart

Risk Management

Talking About Operational Cyber Risk With the Board

How to translate cyber risk on industrial systems into business language and bring it to the boardroom table.

3 min read
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