TL;DR OT cybersecurity must balance protection with continuous uptime. IT-focused tools can disrupt critical OT operations. Fit-for-purpose OT security solutions reduce implementation risk. Effective cybersecurity strategies now assume systems are already compromised....
Why this matters now As critical infrastructure providers, energy companies face increasing pressure to meet evolving cybersecurity regulations while maintaining operational performance. Among the most important of these requirements are the North American Electric...
Why this matters now One of the most persistent challenges in manufacturing today is managing cybersecurity risk across legacy automation infrastructure. Many organizations continue to rely on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that were deployed...
TL;DR CRA introduces stricter cybersecurity requirements for connected systems. Direct OT-to-internet connectivity creates unacceptable risk. Industrial edge software provides a secure buffer layer. Protocol translation enables IT/OT interoperability. Secure edge...
We unpack what the NERC CIP-015-01 standard requires, the compliance timelines utilities must plan for, and the practical challenges of deploying monitoring inside operational technology environments.
Cybersecurity is not and never has been a set-and-forget solution. Every day attackers identify new strategies and exploits they can use to create havoc across global infrastructure. But cybersecurity software rarely—if ever—feels like a value-add. For process...
Why this matters now Renewable generation has moved from pilot projects to core capacity, and the shift to widely dispersed, remotely managed assets expands the cyber-attack surface for utilities. A resilient posture now hinges on redundant connectivity,...
It is becoming increasingly clear that no organization is safe from cybersecurity risk. Operational technology (OT) assets are increasingly proving to be appealing targets for malicious entities, evidenced by many high-profile attacks in recent years. Further...
We all know cybersecurity is critical to safe and successful operation of our businesses. Moreover, most of us know that we could be doing more when it comes to cybersecurity. After all, we see new cyberattacks in the news almost every day, sometimes happening to...
Solar generation has been around for a very long time. However, until recently, it always made up a very small percentage of global power generation. As a result, solar generation was never really considered critical infrastructure. Today, however, that dynamic is...
We talk a lot about cybersecurity in the OT space. Cybersecurity has always posed a unique challenge for OT technologies, for a number of reasons. Often, OT teams are dealing with legacy technology that was never designed to be cybersecure and doesn’t operate in a...
Emerson’s Nick Janouskovec presented NERC CIP-015-1 Internal Network Security Monitoring and Power and Water Cyber Security Network Security Monitoring at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference.
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