CISA's Matthew Rogers on Secure OT Protocol Communication

Matthew Rogers, ICS Cybersecurity Lead at the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) joins the Nexus Podcast to discuss new guidance published by the agency to help manufacturers and asset owners move toward more secure OT communication protocols. 

Legacy protocols that contain little to no basic security capabilities are still prevalent in OT environments today. Rogers explains the risk and why manufacturers should begin their journey away from proprietary protocols and toward open standards. According to CISA's guidance, operators want authentication and integrity capabilities to protect process data, but need to understand the value and business impact of doing so. 

Download CISA's guidance here. 

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