Displaying items by tag: operational technology (OT)

COMPANY NEWS: Siemens and Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, are partnering to enable customers to securely access operational technology (OT) systems and applications in the production network from the workplace – whether in the office or working remote. These new capabilities enable users to remotely manage and control quality assurance or diagnoses issues.

GUEST OPINION by Guilad Regev, SVP Customer Care, Claroty:  Whenever there is any discussion around cybersecurity in manufacturing facilities, some common themes emerge. The first is that operational technology (OT), once isolated from the global internet and all its cyber threats, is now increasingly interconnected with IT systems, and therefore exposed to a host of new dangers.

GUEST OPINION by Sabyasachi Goswami, Commercial Leader, Commercial Services, APAC Rockwell Automation: The pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of the global manufacturing and supply-chain processes long hidden beneath the surface.

By 2025 cyber attackers will have weaponised operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans, according to new research from Gartner.

Global professional services firm Accenture has acquired Australia’s Electro 80, a leading provider of operational technology (OT) for resources clients in Australia, including mining, energy, engineering, construction and utilities companies.

Brisbane-based networking and security specialist RIoT Solutions has officially opened its security operations centre (SOC).

New Survey Reveals IT and OT Security Professionals’ Shifting Concerns, Attitudes, and Experiences During Pandemic

VENDOR NEWS: Claroty, the global leader in operational technology (OT) security, today released updated research on the state of industrial cybersecurity worldwide, which found that a majority (56%) of information technology (IT) and OT security professionals at industrial enterprises have seen an increase in cybersecurity threats since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Additionally, 70% have seen cyber criminals using new tactics to target their organisations in this timeframe.

SECURITY SOLUTION ANNOUNCEMENT: The founder of a new Australian-based OT cyber security consultancy has warned that security managers need to do more to protect against attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

SECURITY SOLUTION ANNOUNCEMENT: The founder of a new Australian-based OT cyber security consultancy has warned that security managers need to do more to protect against attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

SECURITY SOLUTION ANNOUNCEMENT: The founder of a new Australian-based OT cyber security consultancy has warned that security managers need to do more to protect against attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

Global network protection vendor Claroty has appointed 20 year marketing and communications industry veteran Jennifer Leggio as chief marketing officer.

Security control solutions provider Forescout Technologies has joined a newly established alliance designed to provide a technical and organisational framework for safe and secure operational technology (OT).