Blog Topic: Operational Technology

Unseen Vulnerabilities: The Critical Need for OT Security

Discover why Operational Technology security is crucial for your organization. Learn about common OT vulnerabilities, challenges, and best practices.

Operational Technology, Security

Managing Cybersecurity Risk in America’s Modern Railroads

Learn about a massive cybersecurity experiment where two prominent security companies created a fake railroad system online and watched the attacks against it.

Cybersecurity, Operational Technology, Ransomware

2023 Cybersecurity Threats and Trends

State-sponsored and criminal cyberattacks made operations difficult for businesses in 2022. NordLocker named 7 cybersecurity threats and trends to watch in 2023.

Cybersecurity, Operational Technology, Ransomware, Security Awareness

Cybersecurity in the 21st Century Transportation Industry

As technology in the transportation and logistics sectors grow increasingly interconnected, the risk of cyber attacks rise and companies defend themselves.

Cybersecurity, Operational Technology

Securing Your Supply Chain

Efficient operations increasingly require showing your clients that you handle data securely and ensuring that your suppliers do the same.

Operational Technology, Risk Management, Security, Third-Party

How Software Supply Chain Attacks Work

Learn how supply chain attacks happen and what you can do to protect your system from these threats that can come from your most trusted vendors.

Cybersecurity, Operational Technology, Physical Security, Security

Power Grid Cybersecurity: New Rules to Protect Critical Infrastructure

A recent presidential order aimed at protecting critical infrastructure bans the use of some foreign parts in the power grid. How will this affect your business?

Compliance, Cybersecurity, Operational Technology

The Smart Power Grid, Part 1: Risks & Rewards

Learn how IoT devices make a smarter power grid—and a power grid with more cybersecurity risks as hackers exploit vulnerable connected devices.

Operational Technology, Security

The Security Challenges of IoT

The security risks of IoT (Internet of Things) devices must be a key part of the security plan in every business and home-office setting.

BYOD, Cybersecurity, IT Leadership, Operational Technology, Security

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