There are two sides to the cybersecurity fence when addressing threats and other concerns. The first side is what we're most familiar with in corporate IT or Information Technology (IT). The other side of the cybersecurity…
Operational technology environments face a growing wave of cyber threats, yet many organizations still lack a structured framework for defending industrial control systems, SCADA networks, and connected manufacturing assets. In this guide, IIoT World examines the…
Wanacry and NotPetya achieved what the experts were struggling to do: propel cybersecurity issues on board and raise awareness. Recent cyber-attacks have already cost businesses a lot and encourage top management to invest now their first…
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…
Several years ago Stuxnet made the public aware of the reality of critical infrastructure cyber-attacks by a nation-state. It was also one of the earliest examples of an IoT attack where the PLCs that connected to…
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…
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…
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®.…
Hello IIoT World readers, and thanks for engaging with my column. Over the course of the next few months, I plan to write on a number of topics that are, individually, highly relevant to the IIoT Security…
Industrial espionage is nothing new. Theft of trade secrets and corporate intellectual property (IP) such as proprietary manufacturing processes, formulas, recipes, and product designs has been happening for decades. And you probably already know this if…
Industrial robots are vulnerable to the same cybersecurity weaknesses found across industrial control systems. A 2017 report titled "Rogue Robots: Testing the Limits of an Industrial Robot's Security," produced by researchers from Politecnico di Milano and…
IT and OT collaboration is necessary for industrial cybersecurity because IT security teams hold the security knowledge while OT teams hold the domain expertise to assess how security measures affect industrial control systems. Without C-Level involvement,…