IT security Archives

July 11, 2025 · Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector: Managing Risk, Complexity, and Resilience in a Digitally Connected Era

The energy sector faces a cybersecurity challenge unlike any other critical infrastructure domain. As utilities, oil and gas operators, and renewable energy providers accelerate digital transformation, the convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) systems expands the attack surface dramatically. In this IIoT World deep dive, we explore how energy organizations can manage […]

Five Guiding Principles for Industrial IoT Security

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is like the advent of the Internet all over again. From the perspec- tive of new business models and process transformation, IoT applications are perhaps even greater than what the Information Superhighway brought us a few decades ago. The universal connectivity of devices and ongoing innovation borne […]

The Recycling of Industrial Cyber-Attacks

How the Malware Dumpster Became Post-industrial Landfill For companies involved in critical infrastructure or any facet of manufacturing processes, one of the big action items today is securing OT. For the very first time, the security of the industrial computers (which run discrete and continuous processes such as PLCs, DCSs and HMIs) has eclipsed the […]