Cybersecurity in a connected enterprise
April 2017
IT in Manufacturing
Threats posed by industrial cybersecurity have steadily been gaining relevance over the past twenty years. Presently, when the ideas of the IIoT are beginning to pervade all areas of industrial operation, cybersecurity is set to take on a new dimension, necessitating a more rigorous and robust approach.
‘Cyber Security in the Era of Industrial IoT’ is a new white paper, published by Frost & Sullivan, which reflects on the growing needs and complexity of cybersecurity in a production environment driven by the trend of industrial Internet. The paper’s key intent is to indicate how the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) will close the gap between safety and security that currently exists in industrial processes.
“Industrial cybersecurity is primarily about combining the principles of safety from the OT environment and the ideals of security from the IT environment,” notes Frost & Sullivan Industrial IoT programme manager Karthik Sundaram. “A lack of clarity in this aspect has made it difficult for end-users to understand and identify security as a critical issue that needs systematic investment.”
A considerable part of this analysis has been devoted to articulating and exploring the best cybersecurity approach that industrial customers need to establish within their operating environments. This includes a deep dive into the concept of ‘defence-in-depth’ and its implications for a converged IT/OT environment in the future.
The white paper can be accessed at https://goo.gl/Bz6GGT
For more information contact Samantha James, Frost & Sullivan, +27 (0)21 680 3574, [email protected], www.frost.com
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