9 questions you should ask before choosing a security vendor
There are many companies that provide security products and services for IT and OT environments. Needless to say, selecting the right vendor is key to the success of cybersecurity implementation across the organization. To help you…
Can blockchain address the Industrial IoT security?
Possible ICS security solution from the sensor to the cloudIt seems like nowadays everyone is talking about this new buzzword called “blockchain”. It’s all over the Internet! What is blockchain? What’s it used for? And how…
Why ICS cybersecurity is so challenging to get right: A Q&A with Barak Perelman
Changing business models and new regulatory requirements are accelerating the need for IT/OT convergence. IIoT enables unprecedented levels of real-time connectivity, dramatically increasing cybersecurity risks. Industrial control systems on OT networks have different operational requirements that…
15 predictions for ICS cybersecurity in 2018
This year was one of the most intense in terms of cybersecurity attacks affecting industrial control systems. For the first time since Stuxnet, a malicious toolset called CrashOverride/Industroyer targeted physical systems. However, the most significant threat…
Cybersecurity, the 2018 Major Industrial Challenge?
Industrial systems’ cybersecurity has become a real concern for many companies since the Industry 4.0 and hyper-connection of equipment grew out. Executives are often unprepared and unarmed to face this new phenomenon. Nowadays, industrial systems make…
Best Cybersecurity Practices for the IT/OT Environment
In the world of IT/OT cybersecurity, there is no silver bullet. What you can do in your organization is to minimize the attack surfaces and threat vectors, and be vigilant and proactive in your defense against…
Preventing Malware Attacks with Network Security Monitoring Solutions
Unless you’re sleeping you know that cybersecurity is the single largest threat to your network uptime. “2016 saw a host of new cybersecurity threats and breaches – there are currently 578.7 million malware programs in existence, with four to five…
Defending ICS and SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks
As Operational Technologies (OT) for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) proliferate and converge with enterprise IT systems, CSOs and CIOs need to assess the risks with their growing attack surface. Top of the list should…
How to build a strong Industrial Cybersecurity routine
General Douglas MacArthur once said, “There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.” These thoughts from a military man living in an analog world fit directly to today’s quest for smarter manufacturing in a…
8 technologies that an organization can adopt to help address its cybersecurity challenges
In defining policies and procedures around the implementation and management of security controls in an enterprise environment, the organization is advised to adopt a cybersecurity framework to overcome challenges. This is a series of documented processes…
Managing the Security Issues & Risks of Industrial IoT
To many people, the Internet of Things (IoT) seems like a new concept. They run around with the idea that IoT is a recent collection of Wi-Fi-enabled Internet-accessible gadgets, from coffee makers, soda machines and refrigerators to Google Glass and FitBits®.…
Four most hard to solve IIoT security issues
According to a forecast by Gartner, the number of IoT devices in use will reach 8.4 billion in 2017 and grow to a staggering 20.4 billion by 2020, and the market opportunity for IoT will reach…