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The Intersection of Regulation & Resilience

Humans, Engineering Shifts, Required Investment, and Commitment for Operational Security
Deep Dive Patrick Miller Deep Dive Patrick Miller

Humans, Engineering Shifts, Required Investment, and Commitment for Operational Security

New secure connectivity guidance describes a greenfield target architecture, but most OT environments are brownfield reality. True resilience isn't achieved through technology alone. Human expertise, manual operating capability, physical engineering controls, and sustained investment are equally critical. Without these foundations, digital security layers risk becoming expensive new failure modes.

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New Joint Agency Guidance: Secure Connectivity Principles for OT
Deep Dive Patrick Miller Deep Dive Patrick Miller

New Joint Agency Guidance: Secure Connectivity Principles for OT

A Five Eyes plus European intelligence coalition has published a new doctrine for securing OT connectivity against nation-state threats. This Deep Dive examines what the NCSC principles mean for utilities and industrial operators, what breaks in legacy environments, and the safety, cost, and engineering realities of moving from compliance-driven security to true operational resilience.

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