What are the 4 types of IT security?

Every organization has some data to protect. The data, if stolen can cause huge damage to an organization both reputational and financial. Hence, it becomes vital to secure all the paths via which one can access data. Here is when…

What are major cyber security risks?

Cyber security risk is a risk that could potentially harm the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data through an attack either on asset, network or an application. Most common cyber security risks are as below- Ransomware: The ransomware attack…

Real Life OT Security Incidents

Case 1: Colonial pipeline ransomware attack Location: Houston, Texas The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was one of the most significant attacks in 2021. The attack caused a gasoline shortage crisis. The CEO of the company testified in front of the…

Introduction to OT Security

Operational Technology uses hardware and software to monitor and control physical processes, devices, and infrastructure. They use specialized protocols and software to interface with legacy and proprietary systems to automate, monitor, and oversee the operations of industrial machines. The word…

Difference between OT and IoT

The term “operational technology” (OT) refers to a particular class of hardware and software whose function is to keep track of and manage the operation of physical equipment. In certain ways, OT is concerned with task-specific systems that are designed…

Difference between IT and OT

Information Technology- Information technology, or IT, is the study of how to use systems, primarily computers, and telecommunications, to carry out a variety of tasks, including gathering input, storing, retrieving, transmitting, editing, and safeguarding data or information so that it…

Benefits of ISA 62443 Compliance

A flexible framework to manage and mitigate present and future security risks in industrial automation and control systems is provided by the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards, developed by the ISA 99 committee and adopted by the International Electrotechnical Commission…

TISAX Compliance

Information security is becoming increasingly vital in the digital era to preserve competitiveness. This is especially true in the automotive industry, where companies often communicate large amounts of sensitive data that must be protected from theft, loss, or manipulation. OEMs…

VAPT techniques for IoT

The Internet of Things is an emerging technology. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the system of physical objects like devices, vehicles, homes, and different things embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that empowers these objects to gather…