{"id":6359,"date":"2026-06-25T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b2c-consulting.com\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:06:19","slug":"industrial-cybersecurity-challenge-ot-regulations-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2c-consulting.com\/en\/industrial-cybersecurity-challenge-ot-regulations-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Cybersecurity: OT Challenges, Regulations and Best Practices for Industrial Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6359\" class=\"elementor elementor-6359 elementor-6340\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4987410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4987410\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd8313\" data-id=\"1bd8313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab4bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab4bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l container-target\"><span class=\"--l bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cybersecurity<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">has<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">become<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">a<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">critical<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">issue<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">for<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">all<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">stakeholders<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">in<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">sector<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><strong><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">The<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">rise<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">in<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">connected<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">systems<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">convergence<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">of<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">IT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">OT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">environments<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">digitization<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">of<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">production<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">sites<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">are<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">profoundly<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">transforming<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">architectures<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--r container-target\"><span class=\"--r bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">In<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">this<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">context<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">European<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">regulatory<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">requirements<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">are<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">becoming<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">stricter<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">demand<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">a<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">more<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">comprehensive<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">approach<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">to<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cybersecurity<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--l container-target\">During a technical workshop focused on cybersecurity challenges in industrial environments held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/technifutur.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technifutur<\/a> Competence Center, B2C Engineering was invited to speak on regulations governing systems and machinery.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"--r container-target\">This was an opportunity to reiterate the importance of securing production systems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ffeb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6ffeb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8c9084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8c9084\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab00cb\" data-id=\"1ab00cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e69e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e69e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background in the Industrial Sector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f337e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f337e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Industrial environments that are increasingly at risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fcf94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75fcf94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l container-target\"><span class=\"--l bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">sites<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">now<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">rely<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">on<\/span> <strong><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">hybrid<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">architectures<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Connected<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">PLCs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">SCADA<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">monitoring<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">systems<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Interconnected<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">production<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">infrastructures<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Remote<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">access<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">for<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">maintenance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Growing<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">integration<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">of<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">IIoT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">solutions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--r container-target\"><span class=\"--r bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">This<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">transformation<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">improves<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">operational<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">performance<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">but<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">also<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">increases<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span><strong> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">attack<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">surface<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">for<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cyber<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">threats<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--l --r container-target\">ENISA\u2019s analyses confirm that industrial environments are among the most <strong>critical targets<\/strong>, due to their direct impact on production continuity and facility security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1751468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1751468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef9c356 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef9c356\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c5ad6\" data-id=\"f9c5ad6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ae6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7ae6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. IT\/OT Convergence: A Structural Change<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72026fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72026fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l container-target\"><span class=\"--l bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">The<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">traditional<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">separation<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">between<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">IT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">OT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">no<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">longer<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">exists<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">in<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">most<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">modern<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">architectures<\/span>.<br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"--r container-target\"><span class=\"--r bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Data<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">now<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">flows<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">continuously<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">between<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">production<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">systems<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">information<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">systems<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">with<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">growing<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">needs<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">for<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">monitoring<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">remote<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">access<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--l container-target\">This convergence brings operational benefits, but it also introduces new risks:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"container-target\">An increase in entry points<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\">More complex network architectures<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\">Greater exposure to ransomware-type attacks<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\">Dependence on external interconnections<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span class=\"--r container-target\">Cybersecurity must therefore be approached holistically, rather than in isolated silos.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfde19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfde19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Safety and Cybersecurity: A Convergence That Has Become Critical<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476310c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476310c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l container-target\"><span class=\"--l bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Historically<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">safety<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cybersecurity<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">were<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">based<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">on<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">two<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">distinct<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">approaches<\/span>. <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Today<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">they<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">have<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">become<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">inseparable<\/span>.<br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">A<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cyberattack<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">can<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">directly<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">impact<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">a<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">production<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">system<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">have<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">physical<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">consequences<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">for<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">facilities<\/span>. <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Conversely<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">certain<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">design<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">flaws<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">can<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">create<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">exploitable<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">vulnerabilities<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--r container-target\"><span class=\"--r bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">This<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">convergence<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">requires<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">an<\/span> <strong><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">integrated<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">approach<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">starting<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">from<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">design<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">phase<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">of<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">systems<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--l --r container-target\">The <strong>IEC 62443 standard<\/strong> is now the international benchmark for structuring cybersecurity in industrial automation and control systems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2033c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2033c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ef0ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ef0ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de06fd\" data-id=\"3de06fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfba4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dfba4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two Standards to Strengthen the Industrial Cybersecurity Framework<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0090770 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0090770\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a05bf19\" data-id=\"a05bf19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e004360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e004360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NIS2: A Strengthened Regulatory Framework for Manufacturers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fe943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16fe943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">The<\/span> <strong><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">NIS2<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Directive<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">marks<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">a<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">major<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">turning<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">point<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">in<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">European<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cybersecurity<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">regulation<\/span>. <\/span><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">It<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">requires<\/span>:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Structured<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cybersecurity<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">risk<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">management<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Appropriate<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">technical<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">organizational<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">measures<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Mandatory<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">reporting<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">of<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">significant<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">incidents<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Enhanced<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">accountability<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">for<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">senior<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">management<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Its<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">impact<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">is<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">particularly<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">significant<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">for<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">environments<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">where<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">production<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">continuity<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">is<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">critical<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--r container-target\"><em><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Official<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">source<\/span>:<\/em> <\/span><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/policies\/nis2-directive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission europ\u00e9enne<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a77217\" data-id=\"7a77217\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0556208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0556208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyber Resilience Act: Cybersecurity by Design<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396f0ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396f0ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l container-target\"><span class=\"--l bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\">The <strong>Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)<\/strong> introduces a foundational approach: security becomes a design requirement for digital products. Manufacturers must now:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"--r container-target\"><span class=\"--r bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\">Integrate cybersecurity from the design phase onward<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"--l container-target\">(<span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">security<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">by<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">design<\/span>)<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Manage<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">vulnerabilities<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">throughout<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">product<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">lifecycle<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Ensure<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">products<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">are<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">kept<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">up<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">to<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">date<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Document<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">associated<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">risks<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">This<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">development<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">directly<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">impacts<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">machine<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">manufacturers<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">system<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">integrators<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">operators<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em><span class=\"--r container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Official<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">source<\/span>:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/policies\/cyber-resilience-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission europ\u00e9enne<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e829cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e829cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-170ed44\" data-id=\"170ed44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a09ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58a09ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/en\/new-european-nis-2-directive\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">B2C x Siemens Testimonial<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8028cf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8028cf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7521025\" data-id=\"7521025\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d344a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d344a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Field Report: Cybersecurity Workshop in an Industrial Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa159bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa159bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l --r container-target\"><span class=\"--l --r bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">As<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">part<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">of<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">its<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">OT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cybersecurity<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">activities<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">our<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">team<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">was<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">invited<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">to<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">speak<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">at<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">a<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">technical<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">workshop<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">focused<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">on<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">cybersecurity<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">regulations<\/span>. <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">This<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">presentation<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">addressed<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">several<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">key<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">issues<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"--l container-target\">Vulnerabilities related to connected devices<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\">Examples of cyberattacks and responses to threats<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\">Regulatory requirements and associated responsibilities<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"container-target\">Impacts on compliance and market authorization<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"--r container-target\">These discussions confirm a reality on the ground: <strong>cybersecurity is no longer a theoretical topic, it directly affects the availability and resilience of facilities<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc22c6 elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4cc22c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carrousel d\u2019images\" 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class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4663c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4663c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16505f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16505f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95a5390\" data-id=\"95a5390\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063fe8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"063fe8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Practices for Securing OT Environments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebed0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebed0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"--l container-target\"><span class=\"--l bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Securing<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">industrial<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">environments<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">today<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">relies<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">on<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">a<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">structured<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">step<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">by<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">step<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">approach<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">1<\/span>. <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Map<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">OT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">assets<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">data<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">flows<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Precisely<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">identify<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">equipment<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">dependencies<\/span>, <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">data<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">exchanges<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"container-target\"><span class=\"bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">2<\/span>. <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Segment<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">IT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">OT<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">networks<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"--r container-target\"><span class=\"--r bg-surface-primary-muted text-unit-target\"><span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">Limit<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">spread<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">of<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">incidents<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">and<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">reduce<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">the<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">attack<\/span> <span class=\"--l --r hover:bg-surface-info-muted hover:text-info-muted\">surface<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"--l container-target\">3. Implement a \u201csecurity by design\u201d approach<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"container-target\">Integrate cybersecurity from the very beginning of machine and system design.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"container-target\">4. Secure remote access<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"container-target\">Strengthen authentication and control of external connections.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"container-target\">5. Rely on recognized standards<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"--r container-target\">Notably the <strong>IEC 62443<\/strong> standard, the benchmark for industrial systems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4a543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e4a543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/en\/industrial-cybersecurity-nis2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our cybersecurity solutions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover key industrial cybersecurity challenges: IT\/OT convergence, IEC 62443 standard, NIS2 Directive and Cyber Resilience Act. 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