{"id":33252,"date":"2021-05-24T22:59:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T14:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/version-2.com.sg\/?p=33252"},"modified":"2021-05-24T22:59:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T14:59:52","slug":"industrial-control-systems-security-are-ot-and-it-partners-or-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greycortex.hk\/zh\/2021\/05\/24\/industrial-control-systems-security-are-ot-and-it-partners-or-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Control Systems Security: Are OT and IT Partners or Enemies?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Security incidents in industrial environments are not exceptional. There were times when it was enough to throw a\u00a0lever to restart a\u00a0power plant if an attack occurred. But with many organizations undergoing digital transformations, the recovery of an industrial infrastructure from cyberattacks now takes much longer.<\/strong><\/p>

Information technology (IT<\/span>) networks and operational technology (OT<\/span>) networks have many differences, as do the people who take care of these environments. But their security has some common elements as well. There\u2019s always going to be incidents that go across the borders \u2013 incidents in IT<\/span> that come from OT<\/span>, and vice versa. Also with the advent of Industry 4.0, automation and intelligent control, the air-gap has become a\u00a0myth. OT<\/span> no longer sits\u00a0alone.<\/p>

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In 2020, there was a\u00a0ransomware attack on a\u00a0water company in a\u00a0mid-sized European city. At first, it was purely an IT<\/span> problem. Just after the attack, the company deployed GREYCORTEX<\/span> Mendel<\/a> to audit their infrastructure. Mendel found out that hackers still had access to the systems and more attacks could come. And they would spread to the OT<\/span> network. In that case, local people would have been lucky because they could have still drunk clean water. But nature wouldn\u2019t be so fortunate \u2013 untreated wastewater would be discharged into the river uncontrollably. So luckily for the people and the environment, the biggest loss was for the company \u2013 it cost them \u200b\u201c<\/span>only\u201d three days of income.<\/p>

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Despite this, in GREYCORTEX<\/span>, we repeatedly notice that IT<\/span> and OT<\/span> teams do not cooperate. And cybercriminals know it. On top of that, there are just a\u00a0few experts who can sufficiently understand both\u00a0areas.<\/p>

But there\u2019s good news! Both parties can benefit from each other\u2019s knowledge and experience. It is only necessary for them to find common ground:<\/p>