Ampyx Cyber Blog
The Intersection of Regulation & Resilience
Foundations for OT Cybersecurity: From Inventory to Impact
CISA’s new OT asset-inventory guidance puts structure behind “know your system.” This post translates it into action: a practical, prioritized field set and taxonomy you can implement now. We added a lightweight BIA overlay that links asset criticality to mission impact. We also show where to emphasize configuration baselines, change control, and logging to improve monitoring and decision quality.
The importance of network segmentation for critical infrastructure
Network Segmentation - creating specialized, highly-protected network segments for critical systems - can provide necessary isolation and defense against ransomware and other attacks on critical infrastructure.
Should the water sector follow the cybersecurity path of NERC CIP?
Water is essential for life – in so many ways. It’s so essential, we should do whatever is necessary to have a safe, reliable, and secure water/wastewater system, right? But from what I have seen both personally and in many public reports, we’re far from it. So, what is necessary to secure the water sector in the US?