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OT Security Program Solutions
Establishing an OT security program is the first step every organization should take to protect their industrial environment.
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Read MoreAn OT Security Program
- Develops the practice of protecting industrial people, processes and assets
- Aligns security efforts with business influences
- Assesses individual locations for cyber and physical security risks
- Establishes investment priorities
- Communicates strategic vision
- Creates a model of governance
- Defines Policies, Standards, Controls, Procedures
- Establishes guidelines and objectives
- Manages risks and threats
- Creates an understanding of OT systems and topologies
- Influences global and local OT security cultures
- Implements cyber, safety, reliability and resilience safeguards and countermeasures
- Develops risk management, security operations and continuous growth
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How OT Security Capabilities Build Programs
Contrary to popular belief, any capability can serve as a launch point to an OT security program of any influence, size, scale, priority, maturity or budget. A capability is not, however, a program on its own or a replacement for a program.
Some of the better-known OT security capabilities include:
- network segmentation
- secure remote access
- security monitoring and detection
- access control
- removable media protection (thanks Stuxnet)
- security risk and compliance
- physical and environmental security
- security awareness and training or upskilling
Why OT Security Programs Matter
Sure, Cabreza. I get that you advocate for programs because it serves your vendor business interest to do so. But what about my interests, as an asset owner? Glad you asked:
With a Program
- Clearly communicated expectations
- Multi-year investment plan
- Defined, achievable outcomes
- Cross-function and team collaboration
- Fit for purpose solutions
- Return on investment in people and tools
- Leadership involvement and support
- Safety and reliability are factored in
- Well established governance
- Dedicated ability to execute
Without a Program
- Arguments, noise, conflict and confusion
- Uncontrolled spending and misallocation
- Constant redefining of success
- Chaos and conflict between BU’s
- Pending business impact and disruption
- Second-guessing investments and results
- Shelfware and attrition
- Potential legal and reputational damages
- Confusion and conflict over responsibilities
- Best effort approaches
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What It Takes to Build, Re-develop or Transform
Also contrary to popular belief, it does not take multimillion dollar budgets or Big Four consultancies to build or transform a program. All any asset owner truly needs is intent.
An OT security partner worth their weight in salt can work on or in any program so long as an asset owner is willing to dig in. A successful program needs only to consist of achievable goals, now and in the future, plans for how to succeed and a definition of what constitutes success. Everything else is and should be scaled.
The best programs are built with this in mind. And the best partners will show tremendous value either way because they have experience, expertise and the ability to execute. The only bad programs are the ones that don’t exist and the ones that burn cash, on all the wrong things.
Our Mission
Our Mission
We enable IT/OT security teams and programs to build competent OT security self-reliance.
We help you define what cyber, physical, safety, reliability and resilience mean to your organization and enact it. Success for OT security requires both explicit and tacit context. Let us help you get this right.
Resources
US OT security Regulation, Standard and Framework resources
- network segmentation
- secure remote access
- security monitoring and detection
- access control
EU OT Security Regulation, Standard and Framework resources
- network segmentation
- secure remote access
- security monitoring and detection
- access control
US OT Security Conferences & Summits
- network segmentation
- secure remote access
- security monitoring and detection
- access control
US OT security Regulation, Standard and Framework resources
- network segmentation
- secure remote access
- security monitoring and detection
- access control
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