Top 5 CPS Security Trends for 2026

We've identified five things to prioritize in 2026 in order to protect cyber-physical systems as they're brought online. The demand for immediate strategic responses to each should be a mandate for organizations.

Cybersecurity experts identify five trends that leaders responsible for cyber-physical systems protection programs and OT security must strategize around.

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Discover expert insights on Risk Management, Cyber Resilience, Vulnerability Management, and more. Learn how top security leaders safeguard critical cyber-physical systems.

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Arturo Montiel, IoT/OT Global Solution Architect, with Xignux, talks about why increasing connectivity for previously air-gapped assets in manufacturing could benefit plant managers. Each new asset, however, also creates a potential entry point for attackers, so threats must be detected as early as possible.
Nexus Conference
Cyber Resilience
Operational Resilience

Arturo Montiel Sobre la Resiliencia Cibernética en la Manufactura

Arturo Montiel, IoT/OT Global Solution Architect, with Xignux, talks about why increasing connectivity for previously air-gapped assets in manufacturing could…
Michael Mimoso
David Ruzicka, OT Security Director at Clarios, a top manufacturing organization, explains why it’s important for enterprises integrating and converging IT and OT to involve engineers and asset operators in cybersecurity strategy. Ruzicka explains the advantages engineers can introduce into this integration, and how a collaborative approach secures the shop floor and brings value to the business.
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Industrial
Nexus Conference

David Ruzicka on Bridging the Gap Between Engineers and Security

David Ruzicka, OT Security Director at Clarios, a top manufacturing organization, explains why it’s important for enterprises integrating and converging IT and…
Michael Mimoso
The Department of Defense has issued comprehensive guidance requiring all organizational units to implement zero-trust security principles across operational technology (OT) systems, marking a fundamental shift in how the military secures critical infrastructure from power grids to manufacturing control systems.
Zero Trust
Operational Technology
Cyber Resilience
Federal

Pentagon Mandates Zero Trust Security Framework for Operational Technology Environments

George V. Hulme
IT cybersecurity teams inheriting operational technology security and cyber-physical systems protection programs often come into these situations with competing incentives. This dynamic creates gaps in protecting OT and CPS that must be assessed and addressed.
Risk Management
Operational Resilience
Industrial
Operational Technology
Cyber Resilience

Competing Incentives Create IT/OT Security Gaps

Jon Holzbauer