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What Is an Industrial PC? How Plant-Floor Computers Differ From Standard Hardware
An industrial PC is built to survive exactly what kills a standard desktop tower on a plant floor. Dust cakes the intake fan until it seizes. A forklift’s vibration works a memory module loose. A summer without air conditioning pushes the CPU past its rated…
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Threats to the Power Grid: The Collision of Extreme Weather and Cybersecurity
The need to protect the power grid is heating up just like the temperature outside. Millions across the U.S. have been affected by the extreme heatwave blanketing states from the west coast to the midwest onto the east coast. On top of that, wildfires have broken…
Industry Insights: Offering a Unique Value Proposition
In May, DYNICS headed to Automate 2024, the leading automation event in North America. While we were there, a few recurring themes popped up, with many being ones we covered in our previous Industry Insights posts. Of course, there were the standard zero-trust…
Water Cybersecurity Efforts Come to a Boil
Back in February, we covered the CISA, NSA, and FBI’s warning to ramp up U.S. ports and water systems cybersecurity. Now the call is resurging, particularly around water and wastewater systems. This time, the EPA is circulating an alert that demands operators boost…
DYNICS Industry Insights: Control Your Network
At the beginning of May, the NSA and CISA released an urgent warning regarding pro-Russian hacktivists targeting OT networks and monitoring systems throughout the U.S. and Europe. In a fact sheet co-authored by the FBI, Environmental Protection Agency, Department…
Cybersecurity and AI: Friends, Foes, or Both?
If there is anything that our last few briefs on Volt Typhoon and the concerns over Chinese activity have proven, it is that cybersecurity is a global issue. And it is an issue that’s impact hits many levels and sectors – from consumers to executives and from…
DYNICS Industry Insights: Risk Efficiency and Mitigation
Imagine you only have one dollar to spend, and there is only so much time in the day to figure out how to best utilize it. You have to ask yourself…How do I keep the plant floor running with efficient time and resources? That’s the question many working with OT are…
Protecting Against the Typhoon: A Warning for Critical Infrastructure
The Volt Typhoon saga continues. As a reminder, Volt Typhoon is a China-based hacking group accused of targeting critical infrastructure, which we covered in our last industry brief. But since then, the concern around their ability to establish base camps in IT…
DYNICS Industry Insights: The Importance of Risk Analysis
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just released an updated draft of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), which expands on the original’s mission to provide critical infrastructure operators with much-needed cybersecurity guidance. While…
Security Challenges Hit U.S. Ports and other Critical Systems
Critical infrastructure cybersecurity has been a major part of cross sector discourse over the last several years. But with each large-scale incident, we are reminded why this is a constantly evolving topic. The latest proof point is the case building around Volt…
DYNICS Industry Insights: Incorporating a Zero-Trust Framework into OT and ICS Environments
In ICS-driven industries such as energy, manufacturing, and transportation, there has been a surge in the convergence of IT and OT. This shift has been fueled mainly by the increasingly important role of data processing and insights, as well as the integration of…
Looking Ahead: What Will Influence Cybersecurity Action in 2024
While overwhelming, it is critical to stay ahead of the game when dealing in cybersecurity. So with 2024 now in full swing, it’s time to look ahead at what might drive the field throughout the next 12 months. If some of the latest industry news tells us anything,…
DYNICS Industry Insights: New Year, New Way of Thinking
December is all about celebrating the holidays with friends, family, and loved ones. But it’s also the time for setting intentions. What will you focus on in the year ahead? If you’re operating in the OT space, we have one motto to suggest for 2024 – protect…
