Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security specialists examine the short-, medium- and long-term cybersecurity landscape
BRUSSELS, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. , the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced the release of a new season of its thought leadership video series [https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rokstudios.html?utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire#tabid-tabs-343ac78b41-item-cbe8cc2a48-tab] that deep dives into the ever-evolving world of industrial cybersecurity.
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The 11-video season comprises interviews with IT/OT thought leaders and chief information and security officers (CISO) from critical-infrastructure companies, supported by senior specialists and industry advocates from Rockwell Automation.
Covering evolving cyber threats and the challenges of addressing stringent legislation, including NIS2 [https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/capabilities/industrial-cybersecurity/nis2.html?utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire], the series also uncovers the variety of opportunities and cost/time/efficiency savings delivered by robust holistic cybersecurity programs.
Important viewing for anyone involved in digital transformation projects and IT/OT convergence, the interviews with security executives include:
-- The importance of teamwork
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/why-cybersecurity-needs-to-be-seen-as-a-cultural-pillar.html?utm
_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiati
ve_MultiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire] (IT + OT),
cultural buy-in, and flexible strategies, with input from a business
information security officer at a leading global energy company.
-- Insight into how to get board-level support for an OT cybersecurity
program
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/how-to-get-board-level-buy-in-for-cybersecurity.html?utm_source=
Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_Multi
Industry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire] from the view of a
CISO of a major energy supply firm.
-- NIS2 legislation and compliance
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/effective-cybersecurity-and-nis2-compliance.html?utm_source=Mark
eting&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiIndu
stry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire], as seen through the
eyes of an OT security leader from a leading national fuel supply
company.
-- Essential strategies, best practices, and equipment evaluation
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/cybersecurity-trends-a-view-from-a-ciso.html?utm_source=Marketin
g&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiIndustry
_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire], as suggested by a CISO
from another European global energy company.
Dragos Inc., a global leader in cybersecurity for OT environments, and a Rockwell Automation partner, features prominently in the series:
-- Ben Miller, chief information security officer, shares his thoughts on
combating the constant threat of OT cybersecurity attacks
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/combating-the-constant-threat-cybersecurity-attacks.html?utm_sou
rce=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_M
ultiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire] with insights
from the company's annual OT Cybersecurity Year in Review report.
-- Phil Tonkin, field chief technology officer, Dragos, and John Speakman,
cybersecurity services team lead, EMEA north region for Rockwell
Automation, team up to discuss securing industrial operations
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/navigating-the-evolving-cyber-threat-landscape.html?utm_source=M
arketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiI
ndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire].
"As industrial organizations become more connected than ever, they face a range of threats, from increasingly sophisticated state actors, to hacktivists, to criminal groups launching ransomware attacks," Miller said. "The good news is that there are key controls that organizations can prioritize to be more secure against OT cyber threats, including monitoring to gain visibility into the assets, vulnerabilities, and threats in their environment."
Discussions with Rockwell Automation specialists include:
-- Maria Else, senior global product manager, cybersecurity, and Andreu
Cuartiella, lifecycle services commercial manager EMEA, look at the
IT/OT equation
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-nis2-directive.html?utm_so
urce=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_
MultiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire] and how
departments need to break down walls and work together to audit, plan,
and evolve their cybersecurity posture.
-- David Maine-Reade, program manager, standards & regulations, and Manju
Venugopal, senior engineering manager, product security, look at what
David describes as a "tsunami of regulations
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/navigating-eu-cybersecurity-regulations.html?utm_source=Marketin
g&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiIndustry
_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire]" and how a good foundation
is the key to addressing complexity and variety.
-- Meghna Subramani, EMEA commercial product manager, and Ian Murgatroyd,
EMEA product manager, safety components, discuss the close links between
safety and security
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/safety-and-security-two-sides-of-the-coin.html?utm_source=Market
ing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiIndust
ry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire], and how new regulations
are evolving to cover both.
-- Cesar Delgado Villalba, from Rockwell Automation cybersecurity services,
explains the different roles that OT and IT undertake
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/how-to-secure-your-ot-network-from-the-inside-out.html?utm_sourc
e=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_Mul
tiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire], how the threat
landscape is actually very similar, and how the outcomes are closely
linked, too.
-- Helena Taribó Gómez, global security operations center (SOC) manager,
and Sergio Sánchez Palma, cybersecurity team leader, explain why
visibility is key
[https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/company/news/presentations/rok
studios/the-benefits-security-operations-center-offers-manufacturers.htm
l?utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiIni
tiative_MultiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire] for
both detection and prevention, while also delivering an audit trail for
compliance. She ends with the sage advice that the cost of any cyber
incident often far outweighs the cost of the proactive preventative
measures.
"Cybersecurity is a continually moving target," explains Partha Seshadri, regional VP, lifecycle services, EMEA from Rockwell Automation, "not just in terms of new exploits and threat vectors, but also the ever-changing standards and legislation that prescribe preventative, proactive, and reactive procedures. Thanks to our dedicated cybersecurity teams, PartnerNetwork(TM) ecosystem, and industry-proven hardware and software platforms, we can offer fully optimized solutions for IT/OT convergence and local, national, and global digitalization campaigns across multiple industries and a broad variety of critical-infrastructure applications."
To find out if your company is ready to handle a cyberattack, you can complete our Cybersecurity Preparedness Assessment [https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-gb/capabilities/industrial-cybersecurity/services/cybersecurity-preparedness-assessment.html?utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=Public_Relations&utm_campaign=MultiInitiative_MultiIndustry_EMEA_CMP-05431-R0T3R4&utm_content=news_wire].
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. , is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com [https://www.rockwellautomation.com].
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