An effective OT information security program is not a one-time project or a collection of tools. It’s a closed-loop lifecycle that continuously: In OT, …
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If you’re trying to secure Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS), these three references answer three different questions: Best …
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Patching is not always the answer in OT security because many industrial systems have uptime constraints, vendor certification requirements, fragile dependencies, …
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To turn OT incidents into security improvements, run a structured lessons learned process in two passes: a hotwash within 24–72 hours (capture …
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Ransomware in OT Environments: What to Do (and NOT Do) — A Field Guide for Industrial Teams
Ransomware in OT environments is handled differently than IT because safety and uptime come first. The right approach is to contain at the …
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The OT incident response lifecycle is a structured process for handling industrial cyber events without compromising safety or uptime. It typically …
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False Positives in OT Security: Why Context Beats Signatures (and How to Fix Alert Fatigue)
False positives in OT security happen because signature-based detections often lack industrial context—such as asset roles (PLC vs HMI vs engineering …
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To integrate OT alerts into a SIEM safely, start with passive OT monitoring (OT NDR/IDS), forward high-quality alerts and asset context (not raw …
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OT network visibility is the foundation of detection, incident response, and safe modernization in ICS/SCADA environments. The safest way to gain …
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For decades, the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (often shortened to “the Purdue Model”) has been the most common mental model …
