Whether you’re making cookies or cars, manufacturing plants are more connected than ever before. With more connectivity, comes more risk, and today’s industrial organizations must prioritize cybersecurity to see progress and stay competitive.
This three-part podcast series, featuring industry-leading cybersecurity experts, focuses on Digital Transformation in IT and OT sectors.
Blake Moret, Chairman & CEO, Rockwell Automation
Nicole Darden Ford, CISO, Rockwell Automation
Yaniv Vardi, CEO, Claroty
Digital transformation has completely shifted the market dynamics, making OT security a top priority for many industrial manufacturers. There is more pressure than ever to be competitive in the market and keep up with increasing demands. It’s necessary to modernize and optimize traditional manufacturing processes, which means adding more connected devices. 20 years ago, when these devices were created, it wasn’t necessary to design with security in mind when IT and OT environments were completely air gapped. So now, adding more devices adds more risk. Today’s industrial manufacturers are left wondering what they can do to safeguard their data, assets, and operations? Listen in as Blake, Nicole, and Yaniv give insight to the fundamentals that businesses of all sizes, across all industries, need to take into consideration when embarking on their cybersecurity journey.
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Over the past twenty years, IT cybersecurity has been a top priority across businesses. The cyber risk for IT environments has been fairly known for quite some time, but it’s only recently been recognized that the OT equipment and software are bristling with network entry points. Most industrial organizations are realizing that there must be a focus on OT cybersecurity, yet they don’t know where to start. The truth is that securing an OT environment is not a one and done situation. A successful cybersecurity strategy must be revisited and assessed on a recurring basis to ensure that you are keeping pace with the evolving threat landscape.
Securing OT can be complex. Industrial manufacturers are facing a shortage of resources, whether that’s skilled workers with the knowledge of OT security, modern technology and equipment, or funds to support their cyber efforts. It’s an assumption that these organizations have to handle their cyber strategies and processes on their own, but the reality is that there are comprehensive solutions like the Rockwell Automation and Claroty partnership that can help take over some of that responsibility. In the second part of this podcast series, Blake, Nicole, and Yaniv talk about the challenges and priorities among organizations in the industrial sector.
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Rockwell Automation has over 120 years of experience in the industrial manufacturing industry. We have spent the last ten years developing our in-house cybersecurity services and expertise to better meet the needs of our customers. Part of that evolution has been realizing there is strength in numbers, and how crucial technology partnerships are to providing our customers with unparalleled cybersecurity solutions. We have strategically partnered with businesses like Claroty to combine our strong domain expertise with the knowledge, technology, and capabilities of organizations with decades of industry experience.
Listen to hear Blake, Nicole, and Yaniv discuss how the digital transformation we have seen over the last few years specifically has shown us and our customers the true value of OT cybersecurity in the industrial sector. Learn how the threat landscape will continue to evolve as new software and technologies hit the plant floor, and how organizations will need a comprehensive and agile cybersecurity solution to stay competitive and secure.
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