Tel Aviv-Based Cybersecurity Company, Radiflow, Releases CIARA 4.0: The Data-Driven Solution to OT Cybersecurity Management
Rapid technological advancements have brought about a significant change in the way we conduct our lives, and the same holds true for industrial facilities’ management. Today, most industries have shifted towards digitalization, including Operational Technology (OT). As a result, organizations need to focus on securing their OT infrastructures and facilities from potential cyber threats.
The Rise of Cybersecurity Threats in Industrial Facilities
A recent announcement by Radiflow, an Israel-based cybersecurity company, stated that threats to industrial facilities are becoming more frequent and diverse, and security teams tasked with managing OT cybersecurity face a range of unique challenges. Unlike other sectors, industrial facilities and OT infrastructures are complex and interdependent, making them harder to secure against cyber-attacks.
Radiflow’s Solution: CIARA 4.0
Radiflow has introduced CIARA 4.0, a data-driven platform that offers continuous monitoring of vulnerabilities and threats and evaluates the ever-changing risk posture of industrial facilities. The platform provides actionable insights for managing and mitigating cybersecurity risks in large multi-site facilities. It automates security management processes by continuously monitoring site topology changes, vulnerabilities, threats, and assessing risk posture. With this, Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) can review the strategic and tactical OT security plans and adapt them as necessary.
In addition to the continuous monitoring, CIARA 4.0 also provides a benchmarking tool that assists CISOs in evaluating their risk posture. The tool utilizes industry-specific benchmark information based on Radiflow‘s vast experience and enriched with CS2AI surveys to provide users with a quick risk posture assessment compared to the industry status and best practices. This feature enables CISOs to prioritize security efforts and evaluate and mitigate vulnerabilities based on industry standards and practices.
CIARA 4.0’s Best Practices of Security Controls
While highly sophisticated regulatory bodies and international standards such as IEC62443 provide detailed security control maps, they can be challenging for companies to comprehend and implement. Radiflow‘s solution offers a view of Best Practices of Security Controls, which are easier to understand and simpler to implement in an individual factory or across a sprawling, geographically diverse complex of interlinked facilities. In Michael Langer’s words, Radiflow‘s Chief Product Officer, “A centralized, highly intelligent solution that enables OT cybersecurity teams to identify vulnerabilities, and stay up to date with industry standards and/or best practices, while prioritizing and evaluating mitigation efforts, slashes the investment in time and effort required to conduct secure operations.”
Editorial: Future of Industrial Cybersecurity
The increasing interconnectedness of industrial sectors, combined with technological advancements such as Industry 4.0, has indeed brought new challenges to the field of OT cybersecurity. With the rise of cyber threats in industrial facilities, it is essential for industries to adapt and adopt new solutions to mitigate their vulnerabilities. Radiflow‘s CIARA 4.0 data-driven platform does exactly that, providing actionable insights, continuous monitoring, benchmarking, and best practices of security controls, simplifying the OT cybersecurity management process and enabling secure operations. As industrial facilities continue to evolve and expand, it is safe to assume that systems like CIARA 4.0 will become increasingly crucial in the continuous fight against cyber threats.
Advice: Investing in OT Cybersecurity Management
Cybersecurity is no longer an option but a necessity for industrial facilities in the 21st century. As such, industries looking to secure their OT infrastructure must invest in their cybersecurity management solutions and adapt to new technologies. This adaptation, combined with a continuous search for new and innovative solutions such as Radiflow‘s CIARA 4.0, can assist in protecting industries from cybersecurity threats and ensuring secure operations.
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