Industrial networks can be old, widely dispersed, and involve many contractors, operators often do not have an accurate inventory of what is on the network.

A lack of visibility also means operators are often unaware of which devices are communicating to each other or even of communications reaching industrial devices from the outside.

The lack of visibility ultimately leads to a lack of segmentation or control. OT networks have been deployed over the years with few or no security policies in place. Networks were not designed with security in mind, updates and patches are harder to deploy, and downtimes are less acceptable.

It is critical that OT operations use the visibility to implement the segmentation in their network.

We have evaluated Cyber Vision from Cisco, the solution can give you comprehensive visibility into your distributed assets, allowing you to better manage your inventory and understand how to limit your exposure to cyberthreats.

Technology partner: Cisco Systems

Links: Cisco Cyber Vision