ICS Cybersecurity: You Cannot Secure What You Cannot See

摘要

Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and the Digital Plant are all timely conversation topics focusing on the disruptive role of big data and analytics in industrial operations. These concepts are not revolutionary; but simply the next evolutionary step in process automation that was started in the 1970s with the introduction of the first distributed industrial control system (ICS). This is when sensor data and analytics first took hold. As a new era dawns, the challenges remain the same: profitability, safety, and security. How can enterprises best use the abundance of available operational data in today's connected environment to ensure these outcomes?