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Technical diagram of hardware TAP and SPAN port on an industrial switch in an OT Purdue network

Cybersecurity

TAP vs SPAN Port in OT Environments: How to Choose Where to Place Sensors

Passive OT traffic monitoring depends on where and how traffic is captured. Hardware TAPs and SPAN ports have very different characteristics in industrial environments: a wrong choice means incomplete data or operational risks.

6 min read
Industrial plant control room with safety systems highlighted and anomaly indicators on Safety Instrumented Systems

Cybersecurity

Triton/TRISIS: When Attackers Target Industrial Safety Systems

Triton/TRISIS is the first documented malware designed to disable Safety Instrumented Systems — the systems that prevent physical industrial accidents. Its impact goes beyond the targeted plant: it changes the perimeter of what must be monitored.

5 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
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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