SCADA stories
Bourbon production in Bardstown now has plant-wide digital controls, giving Heaven Hill quicker fault-finding, better visibility and future AI room.
Connected factory networks are widening the attack surface, with SonicWall warning that old flaws and weak access controls can expose production systems.
Ageing networks and tighter budgets are pushing operators to use data to cut outages, prioritise maintenance and stretch asset life.
Generative AI is helping Tehran speed up phishing, malware and influence campaigns, while making attacks harder to attribute.
AI-driven vulnerability hunting for power, water and transport systems is set to expand as Nozomi brings OT expertise to Anthropic's initiative.
Businesses and emergency services faced outages nationwide as a Telstra mobile failure exposed the risks of Australia's concentrated carrier market.
Critical infrastructure operators face a new AI defence as EmberAI is designed to speed OT threat triage amid rising cyberattack risk.
Analysts at critical infrastructure sites can now use a specialised AI tool that keeps data in-house and speeds OT threat response.
The acquisition signals Accenture's push into critical infrastructure security as the combined businesses target a USD $27 billion market by 2026.
The acquisitions deepen Accenture's push into industrial cyber defence as it targets power grids, pipelines and data centres.
Plant operators can now connect mixed equipment more easily as Yokogawa adds multi-vendor support and tighter security to its OpreX server.
Pilot trials suggest the setup could cut factory energy use by 10% and lift assembly-line productivity by 12%.
Customers gain broader visibility over unmanaged devices as Dragos adds Phosphorus software to its OT security platform.
It targets operators where outages can threaten safety and continuity, as industrial and healthcare environments face faster-moving AI-driven attacks.
Remote Australian operators can now keep Starlink traffic off the public internet, easing security concerns for critical systems and SCADA links.
Growing threats to UK critical infrastructure have pushed Siemens and NCC Group to join forces on protecting industrial systems from cyber attacks.
The upgrade is aimed at strengthening cyber security and reliability at a gas-fired plant supplying about half of South Australia's thermal power.
Legacy industrial sites with air-gapped networks will gain faster recovery planning after Sentinel ICCS standardised on Macrium for backup support.
Industry can now test grid, EV charging and cybersecurity systems in a virtual setting before risking outages on live networks.
Real-time data from 77 wells should cut manual checks and speed maintenance across Oil India's dispersed field operations.
