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8Mar

Active Cyber Interviews NIST Scientists on the Next Generation Access Control Standard

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Spotlight Spotlight - Interviews Spotlight - Research & Standards
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Many years ago I was hosting a series of workshops on a variety of security topics. One of those topics dealt with role-based, attribute-based, and policy-based access control approaches and I was lucky to get Mr. Dave Ferraiolo as one of my presenters for the workshop. Dave has been a long-time evangelist for NIST on […]

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7Feb

Security Capabilities for OT and IIoT Systems – Part 2

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Articles Operational Technology
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My most recent article discussed the first 5 of my top 10 recommended security capabilities for OT and IIoT systems. Here they are again for your reference. Capability 1: Real-time visibility and compliance tracking of assets that may have limited function and power Capability 2: Real-time anomaly detection including increased use of AI/ML technology and […]

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19Dec

2020 – The Year of Insecurity of the Critical Infrastructure

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Articles Operational Technology
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A Growing Security Threat Against Critical Infrastructure In 2009 there were less than a billion IoT devices in use. According to Statista, that number is expected to increase to more than 20 billion by 2020 and continue to grow at a rapid pace. Besides a growing number of devices, there are multiple, varied, and connected […]

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27Nov

Business and Technology Trends Impacting OT Systems Security

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Articles Operational Technology
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Industry 4.0 Ushers In the Age of Digitalization Industry 4.0, or the fourth wave of the Industrial Revolution, leverages connectivity and autonomous operation to create robust Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications that will work in conjunction with legacy Operational Technology (OT). Industry 4.0 can be summed up as the digitalization of everything industrial. This includes digitalization […]

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31Oct

JHUAPL Brings SOAR Technology to Universities As Part of Educational Outreach and Adoption Strategy

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Spotlight Spotlight - Interviews
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Adopting a new technology can be fun but also challenging, especially if the technology is new to the market and there isn’t a lot of veteran users around who can help teach. An emerging technology such as SOAR, which aims to converge security orchestration and automation, security incident response, and threat intelligence capabilities into single […]

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29Oct

Acquired Data Solutions Offers Help to Businesses to Meet New Federal and DoD Cyber Compliance Standards

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Spotlight Spotlight - Interviews
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Securing operational technology and IoT has just received a new compliance push as the DoD is targeting small businesses in its mandate for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Katie Arrington, special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for acquisition and cyber within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the […]

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4Oct

Trends and Challenges Shaping the Security Look of OT and IoT Systems

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Articles Operational Technology
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Over the past few years, I have been hearing a lot about the security issues and, therefore, the security requirements for Operational Technology (OT), as well as for the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Experts often describe these security issues as fundamentally different from Information Technology (IT) security challenges. I felt that these differences should […]

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13Sep

Going and Coming to End of Summer Conferences

Posted by: CyberSecurityChief Categories: Spotlight Spotlight - Cybersecurity News & Events
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Going, Gone: I attended the 10th annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit last week. This 2 day, sold out event with over 1100 attendees at the Washington Convention Center had more than 70 world class speakers and 60+ sponsors and exhibitors. There were also three “Innovation Zones” highlighting cyber products from the UK, Canada, and Israel. You […]

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