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Excerpt #5: Industrial Cybersecurity Case Studies and Best Practices
The book provides a practical overview of industrial control systems cybersecurity from governance through design and implementation to support. -
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Common ICS Cybersecurity Myths: Lessons Learned
Wrapping up a blog series discussing ICS cybersecurity myths, this post reviews current 2021 ICS cybersecurity trends. -
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How to Better Train Your Automation Engineers on ISA/IEC 62443
Don't rush to hire cybersecurity resources, better train your automation engineers on ISA/IEC 62443. -
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Exploring Cyber Resilience Through the Rearview Mirror: Dissecting 2022’s Cybersecurity Landscape
Common cyberattacks on SMBs and the most affected industries as well as tips for developing a proactive cybersecurity strategy in 2023. -
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ISAGCA Submits Comments to NIST in Response to EO 14028
ISAGCA asked NIST to consider several additions to President Biden's Executive Order. -
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Reducing Risk Exposure to Ransomware Threats
This article outlines well-established strategies to lower a company's risk profile and significantly improve chances of recovery from a ransomware attack. -
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What Are Polyglot Files and What Is Their OT Security Risk?
This article explores the critical risk of polyglot files to OT cybersecurity and mitigation measures necessary to prevent their exploitation. -
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After COVID: Cyber and the Coming Remote Work Revolution
COVID-19 has ushered in the era of remote work. Organizations must update their cybersecurity strategies to adjust to changing tactics from cybercriminals. -
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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment According to ISA/IEC 62443-3-2
The process for conducting a cybersecurity risk assessment as outlined in the ISA 62443-3-2 standard begins with understanding the current level of risk. -
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The IACS Taxonomy Definition of Terms for ISA/IEC 62443
The Industrial Automation and Control System Taxonomy Definition of Terms from the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance is a glossary for ISA/IEC 62443. -
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Excerpt #4: Industrial Cybersecurity Case Studies and Best Practices
The book provides a practical overview of industrial control systems cybersecurity from governance through design and implementation to support. -
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Moving the Needle on ICS Cybersecurity Through IT/OT Collaboration
For effective, resilient ICS cybersecurity, building a collaborative culture among IT and OT stakeholders is essential. -
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Common ICS Cybersecurity Myth #5: Financially Motivated Cyberattacks
This blog series discusses a few ICS cybersecurity myths, including the false belief that cyberattacks are always financially motivated. -
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How to Define Zones and Conduits
A good understanding of zones and conduits, as introduced in the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards, is fundamentally important to industrial cybersecurity. -
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How to Build Secure Industrial Control Systems
The ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards is a good starting point for building secure industrial control systems. -
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The Digital Twin Enabling Realtime Closed Loop Manufacturing Optimization
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com The Digital Twin has become one of the most powerful concepts of Industry 4. 0. The implementation of model-based, real-time, closed-loop monitoring, control, and optimization of the entire manufacturing and production process, the Digital Twin concept is helping organizations achieve real-time integrated manufacturing. -
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Democratizing Digitalization to Achieve Manufacturing Competitiveness at PTC LiveWorx 2019
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com While attending LiveWorx 2019, for example, it was obvious to me that that PTC has created the most open system architecture which manufacturers can use to leverage digitalization and collaboration to achieve strong competitive positions in their industries. -
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Amazon Web Services: The Next Industrial Automation Software Disruptor?
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Amazon is clearly focused on manufacturing and, based on industry events, interviews, analysis, and briefings with users applying AWS technology, is causing another round of disruption in industrial automation. -
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Tension in Industrial Automation: Open Systems and the User's Dilemma
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Suppliers either adapt with technology, or they lose customers and die. This is true in every industry. The industrial and process automation industries will be no exception. -
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Inside Ford's Livonia Transmission Plant Digitalization Journey and Real-World Results
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com The Ford Livonia plant incorporated an automated transmission production line which illustrated the advantages and results of digitalization based on Ford’s goal of applying solid logic, planning, and execution to “be the number one transmission manufacturer in the world.”















