Zero Trust Security in OT Networks: A New Era of Protection
The Changing Landscape of OT Cybersecurity For decades, cybersecurity strategies operated under a simple assumption: anything inside the network perimeter could be trusted (aka the Castle and Moat theory). For […]
I Can Hack Your Building. Stop Me.
We estimate that there are currently 900,000 buildings and facilities in the US (conservatively) employing some kind of OT network managed by a BMS. But there’s a good chance many […]
How to Secure IoT and OT Systems: A Practical Guide
When IoT Meets OT, how do we build resilient networks? IT and OT convergence has changed the landscape for building automation and control systems. One of the most impactful outcomes […]
You Can’t Protect What You Can’t See
There was a time when no one really had to worry about securing their operational technology (OT) devices. You could enjoy all the benefits of connectivity and remote access without […]
Seeing the Invisible: 6 Reasons for Better OT Network Visibility
Technicians must have comprehensive, real-time visibility into the performance and health of each device and the network itself. This visibility helps quickly spot issues and ensure systems are running without […]
Guest Post: Cybersecurity for OT Systems?
By Kevin Callahan, Product Evangelist Alerton, and Pook-Ping Yao, CEO at Optigo Networks In late 2019, Alerton hosted a conference for its partners in California. There, Eric O’Neill, a former […]
Separate OT Networks: The Future of Smart Building Security?
With the proliferation of smart devices in buildings around the world, cybersecurity is the concern of the day. There are many potent examples of smart buildings’ triumphs and follies: Target […]
Facing the Cybersecurity Challenge in Smart Building Automation
Security is not about making the network 100 percent impenetrable. It is unlikely that any system in the world is completely secure. A large majority of breaches are an attack […]
How to Secure the Internet of Things
Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) are different in a lot of ways, from their design to their maintenance workflows and more. But when IT and OT converge, these […]
Secure Connect Q&A: Bernhard Isler and David Fisher
We recently hosted a webinar on BACnet Secure Connect (BACnet/SC) with special guests Bernhard Isler from Siemens and David Fisher from PolarSoft, two main figures behind BACnet/SC. We talked about […]
