Overview#
Protecting operational technology used in manufacturing and critical infrastructure. Focuses on safety, availability, segmentation, and monitoring specialized protocols.
Core objectives#
- Establish shared definitions of Industrial Control System Security for security, engineering, and leadership teams.
- Connect Industrial Control System Security activities to measurable risk reduction and resilience goals.
- Provide onboarding notes so new team members can quickly understand how Industrial Control System Security works here.
Implementation notes#
- Identify the primary owner for Industrial Control System Security, the data sources involved, and the systems affected.
- Document the minimum viable process, tooling, and runbooks that keep Industrial Control System Security healthy.
- Map Industrial Control System Security practices to standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, or CIS Controls.
Operational signals#
- Leading indicators: early warnings that Industrial Control System Security might degrade (e.g., backlog growth, noisy alerts, or missed SLAs).
- Lagging indicators: realized impact that shows Industrial Control System Security failed or needs investment (e.g., incidents, audit findings).
- Feedback loops: retrospectives and metrics reviews that tune Industrial Control System Security continuously.
Related practices#
- Align Industrial Control System Security with defense-in-depth planning, threat modeling, and disaster recovery tests.
- Communicate updates to stakeholders through concise briefs, dashboards, and internal FAQs.
- Pair Industrial Control System Security improvements with tabletop exercises to validate expectations.