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Are OT Security Investments Worth It?

Spoiler Alert: Yes, investing in OT security is very much “worth it”. It helps prevent financial losses, operational disruptions, and compliance penalties far exceeding initial costs. The average ROI can reach up to 400%, ensuring both protection and operational continuity....
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Expert Impressions of Cyber-Informed Engineering

I recently had opportunity to ask experts @Marc Sachs, @Sarah Fluchs and @Aaron Crow about their experience with the new Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) initiative....
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TSA NOPR for Pipelines, Rail & Bussing – Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management

The TSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management is out. This is the long-awaited regulation that replaces the temporary security directives issued after the Colonial Pipeline incident....
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Top 10 Cyberattacks on Industrial and Critical Infrastructure of 2024

Join our upcoming webinar on December 18th to review the top 10 cyber incidents that impacted physical operations in critical infrastructure and heavy industry in 2024....
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Saudi Arabia Strengthens National Cyber Posture with OT Cybersecurity Controls Regulations

Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) has fulfilled the strategic priority of updating cybersecurity guidance from 2018 to include cutting edge measures to protect national critical infrastructure and industrial sites from cyberattacks....
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Why I Wrote Power Generation OT Security: Applying and Interpreting ISA/IEC 62443 Standards

Power generation is a critical sector facing unique cybersecurity challenges. However, as I researched, it became clear that no document existed to bridge the gap between the general, industry-agnostic ISA/IEC 62443 standards and the specific needs of power generation facilities. In response, I decided to write this ebook....

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Are OT Security Investments Worth It?

Spoiler Alert: Yes, investing in OT security is very much “worth it”. It helps prevent financial losses, operational disruptions, and compliance penalties far exceeding initial costs. The average ROI can reach up to 400%, ensuring both protection and operational continuity....
Blog

Expert Impressions of Cyber-Informed Engineering

I recently had opportunity to ask experts @Marc Sachs, @Sarah Fluchs and @Aaron Crow about their experience with the new Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) initiative....
Blog

TSA NOPR for Pipelines, Rail & Bussing – Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management

The TSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management is out. This is the long-awaited regulation that replaces the temporary security directives issued after the Colonial Pipeline incident....
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Saudi Arabia Strengthens National Cyber Posture with OT Cybersecurity Controls Regulations

Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) has fulfilled the strategic priority of updating cybersecurity guidance from 2018 to include cutting edge measures to protect national critical infrastructure and industrial sites from cyberattacks....
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Why I Wrote Power Generation OT Security: Applying and Interpreting ISA/IEC 62443 Standards

Power generation is a critical sector facing unique cybersecurity challenges. However, as I researched, it became clear that no document existed to bridge the gap between the general, industry-agnostic ISA/IEC 62443 standards and the specific needs of power generation facilities. In response, I decided to write this ebook....
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Ireland Makes OT Security Top Priority

Ireland’s NCSC has taken a very positive first step in protecting its national critical infrastructure and OT systems by addressing the essential characteristics that make OT networks different, encouraging engineering-based principles and tasks to effectively mitigate the risk of physical consequences of compromise....

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Books and eBooks

eBook: Cybersecurity in Power Generation – Applying and Interpreting ISA/IEC 62443 Standards

Books and eBooks

BMS Use-Case eBook: Impenetrable Cyber Defense for Data Center Infrastructure

This eBook explores the best-practices for protecting the BMS (Building Management System) from internet-based cyberattacks and similar threats. Get your copy today...
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2024 Threat Report – OT Cyberattacks with Physical Consequences

Report on 68 cyberattacks that caused physical consequences to industrial control systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) in 2023 that are in public records....
Books and eBooks

eBook: Unidirectional Security Gateways for Government Networks

The cyber threat environment is getting worse, and our adversaries are developing more powerful attack tools. Government agencies need to increase automation and network connectivity to maintain strategic military, governance, and economic advantages....
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Engineering-grade OT Security – A Manager’s Guide

Waterfall is pleased to make free copies of the book available to qualified practitioners when the book releases. Request your copy now...
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Cybersecurity for the rail industry eBook

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Case studies

Cybersecurity for Government Networks

Securing a classified/high-security network with a Unidirectional Security Gateway, ensuring continuous and secure cross-domain data flow, while preventing sensitive data from leaking into or being exfiltrated from external, low-security/unclassified networks....
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UAE Based Oil & Gas Refinery 

How a UAE-based refinery was able to protect their legacy system to the extent it could safely be connected to the internet, IT networks, and the Cloud....
Case studies

Securing a European TSO

Protecting a regional Transmission System Operator (TSO) in Europe from outside cyber threats....
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Cybersecurity for LNG Ports

Protect liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure from external cyber threats while complying with local cybersecurity regulations....
Case studies

Unidirectional Protection For Railway Signaling Networks

Enabling 100% secure remote monitoring of rail signaling and control networks, enabling SOC and corporate IT systems with secure visibility into signaling networks....
Case studies

Enabling The Digital Refinery

Protecting critical equipment of a highly sensitive petrochemicals processing plant, while improving production performance with real-time, actionable, and predictive analytics....

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Checklist: 9 Best Practices to Safeguard Upstream Oil & Gas Operations from Cyber Attacks

Upstream Oil & Gas production has a unique range of threats and risks to consider when compared to other industrial operations. Our checklist infographic takes a dive into what to consider and secure when it comes to Upstream operations....
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Top 10 Cyberattacks of 2023

2023 saw an uptick of cyberattacks across many industries. Our infographic focuses on cyberattacks in 2023 that impacted industrial operations, specifically Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) that are commonly used within critical and important infrastructure....
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Ransomware Attack on Data Center Infrastructure (Infographic)

Learn how legacy approaches for Data Center infrastructure protection still leave critical networks exposed to attacks....
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Get the Checklist | EPA Cybersecurity Guidelines for the Water Sector

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Oil and Gas Cyber Attacks

What cyber crime threats to oil & gas infrastructures are top of mind for government and business leaders?...
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Cyber Attacks On Critical Infrastructure

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Podcast

Driving Change – Cloud Systems and Japanese CCE | Episode 132

Tomomi Ayoyama translated the book Countering Cyber Sabotage - Consequence-Driven, Cyber-Informed Engineering - to Japanese. Tomomi recalls the effort of translating CCE to Japanese and looks forward to applying CCE and OT security principles to industrial cloud systems at Cognite....
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Hitting Tens of Thousands of Vehicles At Once | Episode 131

Compromise a cloud service and tens thousands of vehicles can be affected all at once. Matt MacKinnon of Upstream Security walks us through the world of cloud security for connected vehicles, transport trucks, tractors, and other "stuff that moves."...
Podcast

AI Takes on Polymorphic Malware | Episode 130

Gary Southwell of Aria Cyber joins us on The Industrial Security Podcast as we have a look at using AI to get ahead of constantly-changing malware....
Podcast

New Resource: Adapting IT Advice for OT | Episode 129

Jack Bliss of 1898 & Co. has adapted the CIS Top-18 list for OT/industrial, adding a lot of industrial context and lists of related OT-centric tools and technology....
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Their Own Rail System, Water Treatment, and More | Episode 128

Airports are like small cities. Eric Vautier, CISO of all 3 Paris airports looks at WHAT is an airport and how are thousands of airports changing their cybersecurity because of NIS2 and the regulatory environment.​...
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Rapid Recovery After an Attack | Episode 127

Ransomware is the most common cyber attack causing OT outages - all Windows machines encrypted. What if we could "press a button" and have everything working again in seconds or minutes? Alex Yevtushenko of Salvador Technologies joins us to look at new technology for rapid recovery....

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Video

Webinar: Evolving Global OT Cyber Guidelines, Recent Developments and What is Driving it

Watch the webinar for a look into the recent evolution of OT security standards...
Video

Webinar: Navigating OT Remote Access – Technologies, Limitations, and the Latest Recommendations

Watch for an insightful webinar as we delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of OT remote access. With the surge in remote access to OT networks, industrial operations and critical infrastructures are under pressure to enhance their security measures....
Video

Webinar: Industry-Specific 62443 Insights for Power Generation

An in-depth webinar that goes beyond the buzzwords and provides practical, industry-specific guidance on applying the ISA/IEC 62443 standards to safeguard critical power infrastructure...
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Webinar: HERA – Hardware-Enforced Remote Access

Recorded webinar as we took a look at solutions enforced by dedicated hardware, and what benefits such solutions offer for OT security....
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Webinar Recording: Engineering Cybersecurity Mitigations for Municipal Water Systems

Mariano Martín Tirado, from Acciona, and Rees Machtemes, from Waterfall, discuss the risks and threat environment that Water Utilities face and how to counter against them....
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Webinar Recording: Cyber-securing Safety and Equipment Protection Systems in Mining

Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) offers a new engineering-friendly approach to understanding and addressing cyber threats that have the potential to impair worker safety and damage long-lead-time equipment in Mining & Metals operations....

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