Items Tagged with 'cybersecurity'

Attempting to apply IT standards to OT assets as-is often fails to account for critical differences between enterprise and manufacturing environments. 

Because Windows 11 requires newer hardware to run successfully, the combination of that hardware plus additional cybersecurity features built into the OS makes it well worth an upgrade, especially in the industrial environment and for those with sensitive data on easily stolen portable equipment.

Food and beverage manufacturers need to take decisive action now or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving market. Those that lead in digital transformation will emerge stronger, more agile and better equipped to navigate future disruptions.

While no one-size-fits-all set of security practices can meet the widely varying security needs across global industries, the ANSI/ISA-62443-2-1-2024 standard addresses the complexity by setting forth requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving a security program intended to reduce IACS security risks to tolerable levels.

Poor cybersecurity practices can result in disastrous consequences, though many incidents occur through simple mistakes or forgotten equipment settings. We point out some methods to help alleviate the human error that can result in disaster.

The threats facing food processing facilities are already here, and there is no longer any time to delay implementing minimum protections for these sites.

Chances are you could have been affected by the CrowdStrike update to Windows systems, but fixing the problem required personal onsite attention.

Ahmik Hindman, senior networks and security consultant at Rockwell Automation, recently spoke about how food manufacturers can assess cybersecurity risks, implement security patches and build a cybersecurity risk management system.

A 2023 OT security report from Dragos delivers insights on cybersecurity vulnerabilities in operations and malware attacks.

The cloud-based SINEC Security Guard offers automated vulnerability mapping and security management optimized for industrial operators in OT environments.