Background: The Structural Crisis in Industrial Network Design For decades, Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) relied on physical isolation-the legendary “air gap”-as their primary line of...
The Evolution of ICS Network Mapping: Background For decades, Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) operated behind the protective shroud of physical air-gaps. Facilities relied on static...
Understanding Lateral Movement in Industrial Control Systems: Background For decades, Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) operated under the fundamental premise of an “air gap”-the total physical and...
Explore the top 15 architecture patterns for secure OT environments. Learn how to protect industrial control systems using IEC 62443 and segmentation. Introduction to OT Architecture Patterns and Industrial...
The Evolution of the Industrial Demilitarized Zone: Background For decades, Operational Technology (OT) networks relied on the comforting illusion of physical isolation-the classic “air-gap”-to protect critical infrastructure from enterprise...
The Evolution of OT Firewall Architecture: Background For decades, Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) relied almost entirely on physical isolation-the classic “air gap”-to keep malicious actors...
The Evolution of East-West Traffic Monitoring: Background For decades, cybersecurity strategies relied on a “castle-and-moat” approach, focusing heavily on north-south traffic-data moving in and out of the corporate perimeter...
The Evolution of Zero-Trust in Industrial Control Systems For decades, Operational Technology (OT) relied on the “air-gap” myth-the belief that industrial networks were inherently safe because they were disconnected...
The Critical Imperative of High Availability in OT Environments In the realm of Information Technology (IT), the security triad dictates that Confidentiality reigns supreme. However, in Operational Technology (OT)...
In the modern maritime landscape, a ship is no longer just a vessel; it is a floating data center. As the industry sails further into the era of “Smart...