System hardening in OT reduces incident impact without disrupting production by applying least functionality, least privilege, strong authentication, and controlled change to …
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OT network segmentation reduces blast radius by grouping industrial assets into zones (cell/area, engineering, OT operations, safety) and controlling communication through conduits (firewalls, allowlists, …
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IEC 62443 Explained: Zones, Conduits, and Defense in Depth (A Practical OT/ICS Guide)
IEC 62443 uses zones and conduits to design secure industrial systems. A zone is a group of OT/ICS assets with similar security needs (risk, criticality, function). …
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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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OT forensics is the practice of investigating cyber incidents in industrial environments while protecting safety and availability. The safest approach is network-first: …
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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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Industrial IDS/IPS Explained: Claroty, Nozomi, Dragos Compared (OT/ICS Security Guide)
Industrial IDS/IPS protects OT/ICS environments by detecting suspicious activity on industrial networks (IDS) and, in limited cases, blocking it (IPS). Most …
