Articles tagged as Industrial Control Systems

Securing Automation: Why the Specification Stage Is the Right Time to Embed OT Cybersecurity
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Securing Automation: Why the Specification Stage Is the Right Time to Embed OT Cybersecurity

Only 19% of manufacturers plan to invest in cybersecurity despite 56% planning new automation projects in 2026, according to the Sikich Industry Pulse survey. IIoT World covers OT cybersecurity strategy through practitioner articles, case studies, and expert panels — including sessions on embedding security requirements at the specification stage before automation procurement begins.https://www.sikich.com/insight/sikich-industry-pulse/The most effective […]

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Who Is Attacking Smart Factories? Understanding the Evolving Threat Landscape
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Who Is Attacking Smart Factories? Understanding the Evolving Threat Landscape

As manufacturing becomes more digitized and interconnected, the rise of cyberattacks targeting smart factories, industrial control systems (ICS), and operational technology (OT) has posed significant challenges for businesses worldwide. In recent years, ransomware attacks have become a prominent tool for cybercriminals, demonstrating how vulnerabilities in ICS environments can lead to severe operational disruptions. While the […]

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Quantifying ICS Risk: A Key to Informed Decision-Making
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Quantifying ICS Risk: A Key to Informed Decision-Making

In today’s interconnected industrial landscape, where Operational Technology (OT) systems converge with digital networks, the potential for cyber threats looms large. Without a clear understanding of the likelihood and impact of these threats, it becomes challenging to allocate resources effectively and prioritize security investments. By quantifying Industrial Control System (ICS) risk, organizations can transform vague […]

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How Industrial Control Systems can be secure in the cloud
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How Industrial Control Systems can be secure in the cloud

Last month, a major water utilities firm in the UK revealed plans to move a significant part of their SCADA system to the cloud. This is one of the most high-profile transitions of OT to managed cloud services to date. Though moving Industrial Control Systems (ICS) to the cloud has been theoretically possible for at least 10 […]

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The Immune System Approach – Cyber AI for Industrial Control Systems
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The Immune System Approach – Cyber AI for Industrial Control Systems

The practice of cyber security has changed dramatically in the past few years, presenting a significant challenge to management teams across all industries and business domains. As IT security teams become accountable for securing Operational Technology (OT) and OT-specialist teams similarly inherit responsibility for traditional IT security, this technical convergence requires the synergy of both […]

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An Assessment of Presidential Executive Order 13920 – Securing the United States Bulk-Power System
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An Assessment of Presidential Executive Order 13920 – Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

I do not know what precipitated the issuance of the May 1st, 2020 Executive Order. However, this new Executive Order is long overdue, and addresses many longstanding concerns. The Executive Order demonstrates a high level of technical details and detailed knowledge of existing gaps and vulnerabilities in bulk power equipment and Operations including identifying a […]

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The Value of ICS Security
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The Value of ICS Security

Nearly every presentation I give has at least a few audience members acknowledging to me that they weren’t really conscious of their own reliance on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) in so many aspects of their daily lives.  It’s difficult to avoid awareness of the Internet of Things (IoT), of course, with popular and business media […]

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The impact of WannaCry on industrial control systems (ICS)
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The impact of WannaCry on industrial control systems (ICS)

As the WannaCry ransomware (MS17-010) has spread globally in the last 24 hours and severely impacted the National Health System and locked hospital workers out of critical healthcare patient data,  Brad Hegrat, IOActive’s Director of Advisory Services, explains the impact of WannaCry on industrial control systems (ICS).  The impact of WannaCry on ICSA few weeks ago back […]

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