Global Cyber Guardians Unite: New OT Security Guidance to Keep the Lights On and Hackers Out!
The new OT security guidance is like a superhero manual for cybersecurity practitioners—minus the cape. It offers step-by-step advice to keep systems running smoothly, ensuring your lights stay on and water keeps flowing. With seven countries backing this initiative, it promises to be the ultimate guide for operational technology security.
Hot Take:
In the latest episode of “Cybersecurity United Nations,” seven powerhouse nations have joined forces, not to save the world from aliens, but to slay the cyber dragons lurking in our operational technology (OT) systems. With a step-by-step guide that’s as detailed as assembling IKEA furniture, these nations aim to keep our lights on, water flowing, and factories buzzing without the interference of nefarious hackers. It’s like the Avengers, but with less spandex and more firewalls.
Key Points:
- Seven nations, including the Five Eyes alliance, have released a new OT security guidance document.
- The guidance is built around five core principles to enhance OT security.
- Core principles include asset classification, connectivity mapping, and third-party risk assessment.
- The document emphasizes the importance of a “definitive record” for OT asset management.
- The guidance follows the signing of a unified OT security taxonomy by six of these countries.