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Threat intelligence for operational technology environments differs from traditional IT threat intelligence. OT threat intelligence requires contextual, situational awareness that identifies vulnerabilities and anomalies, and also which assets, and in what part of the process, are exposed. It must also note what the safety and operational consequences would be if exploited. This context enables security teams to prioritize risk mitigation according to real-world impact rather than theoretical severity.
Vulnerability Management
Risk Management
Operational Technology
Operational Resilience
Cyber Resilience

Why Traditional Threat Intelligence Falls Short For Operational Technology

George V. Hulme
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Cyber Resilience
Operational Resilience
Vulnerability Management
Risk Management

Panel: Nation-States Leveraging CPS to Damage Confidence in Resilience, Response

Michael Mimoso
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Risk Management
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Cyber Resilience

Navigating Manufacturing Cybersecurity and the Cloud

Jim LaBonty
With Federal policy changes pushing more cybersecurity and AI regulation to the state level, CISOs should prepare for even more fragmentation of cybersecurity laws and more jurisdictions to contend with, writes Cristin Flynn Goodwin.
Risk Management
Cyber Resilience
Operational Resilience

50 States of Cybersecurity Complexity

Cristin Flynn Goodwin
The convergence of IT and OT systems, primarily driven by the deployment of IIoT (industrial Internet of Things), cloud computing, and the need for remote monitoring, has fundamentally altered the OT architecture that the Purdue Model was initially designed to help manage.
Zero Trust
Risk Management
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology

Is It Time to Rethink the Purdue Model?

George V. Hulme
Mike Ratliff, CISO at Providence, one of the country's largest not-for-profit healthcare providers, writes about his organization's attempt to re-think GRC as Governance, Risk, Attack Surface Management, and Compliance (GRAC). Ratliff describes five areas GRAC improves the overall security program, including the quantification and prioritization of risk, the integration of attack surface management, and an architecture that supports secure-by-design principles.
Healthcare
Risk Management
Cyber Resilience
Operational Resilience

Rebuilding Legacy GRC from the Ground Up

Mike Ratliff
ASL Roma 1’s HOPE (Healthcare Operational Protection & Excellence) project stands as a cutting-edge initiative in healthcare cybersecurity, leveraging advanced technologies and innovative methodologies to strengthen organizational resilience. Here we lay the foundation for explaining how our CMDB becomes a key tool for proactively managing vulnerabilities, especially during waves of CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) that can quickly disrupt complex environments.
Healthcare
Operational Resilience
Cyber Resilience
Vulnerability Management

ASL Roma 1’s HOPE: Innovation and Resilience to Vulnerability Waves

Stefano Scaramuzzino
Fabio Battelli
A new Information Risk Insights Study by Cyentia Institute puts real data behind the likelihood of attacks against critical infrastructure sectors enabled by digital transformation. CISOs need to understand the expanded attack surfaces and other risks within smart factories, healthcare, and other sectors connected devices online.
Operational Resilience
Cyber Resilience
Operational Technology
Risk Management

Study Warns: Digital Transformation Amps up Cyber Risks in Manufacturing

George V. Hulme
The NSA's Cybersecurity Technical Report on securing smart OT controllers champions secure-by-design and cyber-informed engineering, stating they prioritize “engineering controls to mitigate the worst consequences of cyberattacks”-like physical damage or loss of life. CIE moves cybersecurity from a design afterthought to a core engineering discipline. Traditional OT security often relied on air-gapping or retrofitting defenses, but CIE mandates designing systems that inherently resist attacks.
Cyber Resilience
Industrial
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Risk Management

How Cyber-Informed Engineering Shapes NSA’s Blueprint for OT Cyber Resilience

George V. Hulme
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Industrial
Cyber Resilience
Operational Technology
Operational Resilience
Risk Management

An Operational Checklist for Securing the IT/OT Ecosystem

Jim LaBonty
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Industrial
Operational Technology
Operational Resilience

Has IT/OT Convergence Improved Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity?

ADM. Michael S. Rogers, USN (Ret.)
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Industrial
Operational Resilience
Cyber Resilience
Risk Management

The Power of Complete OT Asset Visibility: Transforming Security and Efficiency

Dan Ricci
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