Topic
All articles on OT.
Compliance
NIST CSF 2.0 adds the Govern function to the original five. How to map OT capabilities onto the framework's six functions and use it as a self-assessment tool and roadmap to prioritize industrial security investments.
Cybersecurity
In oil & gas, cybersecurity is intertwined with process safety: a cyber incident can become a physical one. Risks, safety systems and strategies for refineries, pipelines and terminals.
Cybersecurity
OPC-UA is the de facto standard for communication in modern SCADA systems, but it is often deployed with degraded security settings for legacy client compatibility. Here is what shows up in the traffic and what an attacker can exploit.
Business Continuity
Operational resilience and cybersecurity are not separate programs: one without the other is incomplete. How to integrate ISO 22301 and IEC 62443 into a coherent approach for critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Before launching an attack, threat actors look for publicly available information about their targets. Shodan, Censys and other OSINT tools can find OT systems exposed on the internet in seconds. Understanding what they see is the first step to reducing your own exposure.
Cybersecurity
An OT network assessment is not a vulnerability scan run on corporate IT. Different methodology, different risks, and often surprising results: here is what to expect from a properly conducted industrial assessment.
Business Continuity
When a controller fails or ransomware hits, only one question matters: how long until you restart? In OT, backup is not copying files, it is being able to rebuild a plant.
Cybersecurity
Management wants numbers. But which OT metrics communicate real risk instead of mere compliance? How to build a dashboard of KPIs and KRIs that speaks of potential downtime, not checklists.
Cybersecurity
Automotive is among the sectors most exposed to OT attacks: robotic lines with proprietary protocols, MES/ERP integration and vendor remote access create a wide, hard-to-control attack surface.
Cybersecurity
In the chemical industry a cyber incident can cause the release of hazardous substances, explosions and harm to people. Safety/security convergence is no abstraction: the Triton attack on Safety Instrumented Systems proved the last physical line of defense can be compromised.
Risk Management
The OT cybersecurity budget is often an afterthought next to IT, even when operational risk is far higher. How to build a convincing business case and measure the ROI of industrial security investments.
Cybersecurity
Italian food & beverage has a wide, poorly protected OT attack surface: dosing lines, digital HACCP systems, connected cold rooms for traceability. An OT attack here can compromise food safety and brand reputation.
