Last week I attended the ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium in Bethesda, Maryland. The conference was attended by equipment manufacturers and municipalities, but system integrators composed the largest group. The technical sessions mainly discussed new opportunities for implementing the industrial internet of things (IoT) and cybersecurity…
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- by Patrick O'Brien
- Thursday, August 16, 2018
- Industrial Cybersecurity
An Integrator’s Guide to Managing the Cybersecurity Risks of Remote Access
- by Patrick O'Brien
- Wednesday, June 07, 2023
- Industrial Cybersecurity
Automation Cybersecurity: IT vs OT - Differing Priorities
Before you can dive in and look at the core concept of automation cybersecurity, it's helpful to first define it. Automation cybersecurity is the prevention of intentional or unintentional interference with proper operation of automation systems including industrial controls, smart manufacturing, and IIOT systems through the use of computers,…
- by Patrick O'Brien
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Industrial Cybersecurity
Cyber Risk Assessments and Security Level Verification: Detailed Risk Assessments (Part 2 of 3)
The exposure of industrial facilities to cybersecurity threats has never been higher. An analysis performed by IBM security found that the number of attacks on SCADA systems increased 636% from 2012 to 2014, with 675,816 cybersecurity incidents in January 20141. Finding an effective method for evaluating the current level…
- by Patrick O'Brien
- Thursday, December 06, 2018
- Industrial Cybersecurity
Cyber Risk Assessments and Security Level Verification: Security Level Verification (Part 3 of 3)
The exposure of industrial facilities to cybersecurity threats has never been higher. An analysis performed by IBM security found that the number of attacks on SCADA systems increased 636% from 2012 to 2014, with 675,816 cybersecurity incidents in January 2014 [1]. Finding an effective method for evaluating the current…
- by Steve Gandy, CFSP
- Thursday, June 05, 2014
- Industrial Cybersecurity
How Secure Are Your SIS, BPCS, and/or SCADA Systems?
As an end-user, do you know how reliable and safe your Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Basic Process Control Systems (BPCS) are from potential cyber issues? Do you rely on your vendor statements regarding the robustness of their products? If the answer to these questions is “don’t know”…
- by Rick Smith
- Thursday, October 27, 2016
- Industrial Cybersecurity
Introduction to ICS Security - Pt. 4 - Control System Assessments
Over the last couple of blogs, I mapped out the importance of ISA/IEC-62443/ISA-99 based cybersecurity and how it applies to your work environment.
For part 1, I started from the beginning and outlined what exactly ICS cybersecurity is and why it is important.
For part 2, I explained the difference between…
- by Robert J. Michalsky
- Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- Industrial Cybersecurity
What can OT learn from IT data breaches?
Does your organization even have a CISO position?
Cybersecurity continues to be an overlooked aspect in organizations—including those owning ICS (Industrial Control System) production facilities. Anyone following the news has most assuredly heard of the plethora of massive data breaches that organizations have endured over the last…