Industrial Cyber Security

Defining cyber security has been a major challenge for the industry. Industrial cyber security is primarily about the coming together of the principles of safety from the OT environment and the ideals of security from the IT environment. A lack of clarity in this aspect has made it difficult for end users to understand and identify security as a critical issue that needs systematic investment.
The advent of IIoT and digitalization within manufacturing has been helpful in driving a need for clarity on this subject. In this regard, the IIC, a key organization on IIoT has come out with a common industrial security framework called the Industrial Internet Security Framework (IISF). The IISF was designed to enable the convergence of IT’s and OT’s trustworthiness and sets the architectural framework and direction for the Industrial Internet. The IISF emphasizes the importance of the five characteristics of IIOT.