Understand the different security demands of networks and endpoints to devise appropriate Operational (OT)/Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity strategy.
Identify key trends and components in the connected ICS ecosystem, enabling effective market outreach and planning.
Understand the impact of connection technology and communication types in hardening strategies.
Critical Questions Answered
Where exactly does hardening take place in the ICS environment?
What type of threats does ICS hardening address?
What are the newest endpoint and network solutions for a more resilient network environment?
How to secure communication protocols as part of a general ICS security strategy?
Research Highlights
Connected Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) based on connection technologies from 2023 to 2030.
Digital factory connections by technology from 2023 to 2030.
Digital factory security services revenue forecast by technology from 2023 to 2030.
ICS cybersecurity vendor environment and profiles.
Network and endpoint security solutions and emerging trends.
Academic research regarding ICS cybersecurity.
Who Should Read This?
Vendors who want to understand Industry 4.0 cybersecurity spending in the ICS environment and future trends.
Sales and marketing strategists looking to understand future growth in the sector.
ICS equipment manufacturers and cybersecurity vendors that provide testing for the equipment.
Cybersecurity planners within industrial organizations.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
ICS Component: From Sensors to SCADA and DCS
SCADA Systems
Distributed Control Systems
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Remote Telemetry Units (RTU)
Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs)
Sensors and Actuators
Threats in the ICS environment: Targeting Networks and Endpoints
Solutions: Hardening ICS Technologies
Endpoints
Networks
Protocols
ICS standards & regulation
Market Forces and Trends
Introduction: An explosion in connections, expanding ICS security market