As far as legacy Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are concerned, level 0/1 serial communications monitoring isn’t just about network security; it’s also about utilizing the data as a “first step” to digital transformation.
News and Events
Ignoring Cyber Risk is Dangerous to Society and Your Bottom Line
To anyone working in cybersecurity, it is not news that just about every critical infrastructure industry is significantly behind on their path toward cybersecurity maturity. There continues to be a fundamental friction between the estimation of cyber risk and the short-term thinking of today’s quarterly budgetary decisions.
The Biggest Roadblocks to Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
There are several considerable roadblocks to safe and secure digital transformations efforts in manufacturing, or any industrial application where safety, security and reliability are paramount. At a high-level these areas include: Cybersecurity, Data Integration, and IT/OT interoperability and Integration.
Cynalytica’s Featured Article in NVTC’s The Voice of Technology Magazine
In her recent article in NVTC’s The Voice of Technology online magazine, Jessica Ohnona (Executive Vice President of Data Science and Analytics at Cynalytica) raises important cybersecurity concerns regarding ICS digital transformation.
Cynalytica Announces the Beta Release of OT OptICS – The industry’s First AI-Driven Cybersecurity Software for Serial Networks
Cynalytica is pleased to announce the beta release of OT OptICS – an industry first in AI-driven OT cybersecurity.
Cynalytica Appoints Jeana Pieralde as Technical Advisor
Cynalytica is delighted to announce the appointment of Jeana Pieralde as ‘Technical Advisor – Manufacturing & Water Management Systems’.
Cynalytica Appoints Niyo Little Thunder Pearson as Technical Advisor
Cynalytica is delighted to announce the appointment of Niyo Little Thunder Pearson as ‘Technical Advisor – Oil & Gas Cybersecurity & Operations’.
IT/OT Convergence: Reducing Cyber Exposure of Legacy Assets
In July 2020, the National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint cybersecurity advisory recommending “Immediate Actions to Reduce Exposure Across all Operational Technologies and Control Systems.” The advisory emphasized “cyber actors have demonstrated their continued willingness to conduct malicious cyber activity against Critical Infrastructure (CI) by exploiting Internet-accessible […]
January 2021 Newsletter
Cynalytica’s newsletter for January 2021 is now available. This edition focuses on the insufficiency of best practices in OT cybersecurity and the risks Serial-to-Ethernet Converters pose to critical infrastructure.
Reassessing our Critical Infrastructure’s Cyber-Physical Security Posture
By Richard Robinson, CEO, Cynalytica I am not sure how many more wake up calls it will take before we all start to acknowledge that we are considerably behind in our protection of Industrial Control System environments for our Nations Critical Infrastructure. The recent compromise of Solarwinds and the Sunburst Hack should shake this fact […]