The initial design of control systems and their ongoing maintenance requirements present challenges for securing such systems. One problem is that the protocols that act as a hub for all the devices ...
Without a doubt, the technology sector has evolved. But has the access control industry grown with it? The answer is, "it depends." It depends on who you’re talking with, what vertical they work in, ...
Industrial control systems were traditionally shielded from security threats due to their lack of external connectivity and the proprietary nature of their hardware and software. Today, however, ICSes ...
This article originally appeared in Access Control Trends & Technology 2023, a special bonus publication to Security Business magazine, Security Technology Executive, and Locksmith Ledger magazine. In ...
The control systems world is changing. Historically, process control systems—which include all industrial control, process control, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), distributed ...
IT/OT convergence fosters data sharing, enables better decision-making and can lower costs. With operational technology systems no longer separated from IT environments, however, they are susceptible ...
The White House has added the chemical industry to the administration’s Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative, which was launched in July 2021 following the attack on Colonial Pipeline ...
Recent cyberattacks highlight the growing threat to operational technology (OT) used in critical infrastructure.
Jon Huddleston, manager of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Defense Critical Infrastructure and Operational Technology program, said that he spent half of his 30-year career with the Army National ...
If you’re reading this, you’re most certainly a user of industrial control systems (ICS) to control your production operations or, at the very least, these technologies are critical components on the ...
Network security is the technique of securing networks from advanced threats. Network security comprises ICS security services that provide security to various networking assets and resources used for ...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released nine new Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on February 4, 2025, providing critical information on security ...