IOT/OT Security

For many years, industrial systems relied upon proprietary protocols and software, were manually managed and monitored by humans, and had no connection to the outside world.

In the era of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), devices not traditionally connected to the internet are now all plugged in and capable of communicating. This includes CCTV cameras, door locks, and card readers – along with industrial automation

When we talk about visibility, control and automated awareness, you can extrapolate your thinking about physical assets. Otherwise, it’s the weak link in the chain. You might have invested greatly at the SCADA level or even implemented broad segmentation to accomplish control. But when it comes to the physical plant, you’re going to have holes punched in your security blanket simply because you haven’t paid enough attention to OT and the proliferation of IoT devices

Visibility is not just detection – it’s understanding and characterizing the device. It is possible to continuously ensure that devices being introduced into my environment can be trusted. They’re characterized in their current state of security readiness, and I treat them as I treat every single element because all elements provide access to what I need to protect.