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OT, ICS, SCADA & PLC

The convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) impacts the security of industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. As these systems are exposed to an expanding threat landscape, they become targets for hackers.

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Challenges for OT security

It is essential to understand the risks and create a strategy to mitigate them. Some of the significant challenges in OT security include:

Lack of security awareness among OT staff.
Lack of visibility into all of the OT systems.
Shared network infrastructure within the manufacturing floor between systems.
Inability to address security issues by patching the OT systems.
Increased attack surface with the increase in OT/IT convergence.

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Increased threat to control & production systems

OT

Operational Technology (OT) monitors physical devices and processes in operation hardware and software. It can be found in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems.

PLCs

A part of the operational technology sector is the industrial control systems that monitor and control industrial processes. Industrial control systems are typically mission-critical applications with a high availability requirement and typically managed via PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), which are used in most industrial processes and are integral in the manufacturing infrastructure.

SCADA

SCADA control system architecture is utilized within several areas, including industrial-, infrastructure- and facility processes. The software and hardware components within SCADA systems allow organizations to control, monitor and gather data, and record events of the system. SCADA control operations can consist of several levels that control large-scale processes covering many devices within a single site or multiple sites over a large or small distance. SCADA processes are used in manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas pipelines, water treatment, energy consumption, heating, and ventilation.

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Vendors

Holm Security has built up a database of tests covering a large part of the vendors that are used within SCADA systems. Security Center can scan and identify these products and vulnerabilities related to them. Holm Security VMP offers a number of functions that help you ensure that SCADA and ICS systems are safe. Our platform provides you with crucial information so that you can act quickly when new vulnerabilities are discovered.

Some of the vendors we cover for OT/SCADA:

Siemens
Schneider Electric / Aveva
ABB
Rockwell Automation
Tridium
Honeywell

Emerson
Advantech
GE
General Electric
Delta Electronics
Ecava

Westermo
Omron
Moxa
Hirschmann
Echelon
Carel