TAP Into Technology Blog: Industrial OT
How to Provide Secure Visibility in Manufacturing Networks
Background Today’s critical infrastructure industries include the manufacturing and distribution of goods such as aerospace and defense, electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and food and beverages. Manufacturing networks...
Combining the Power of the Purdue Model with Network TAPs
Years back, companies within our critical infrastructure sectors realized that if they wanted to improve their strategic planning and scale their operation, they needed to remove silos between their production and business operations. This...
How to Protect Network Integrity with Unidirectional Data Diode TAPs
Today’s critical infrastructure landscape makes up the fundamental building blocks of the connected world we live in. From the basic communication we enjoy through WiFi, internet and telephones to resources we may take for granted like...
3 Uses of Complete Visibility in OT Environments
In part three of my OT visibility series, we’ll review what next steps OT and ICS organizations are taking once they have a foundation of visibility with a TAP and aggregation fabric. If you haven’t read my previous posts, I suggest...
Life saving benefits of using a Network TAP
At RSAC 2022, Garland Technology had the privilege of working inside the ICS Village booth in the Sandbox. It was a great opportunity to teach RSAC attendees about industrial control systems and OT networks. For example, Garland’s Systems...
3 Benefits of a TAP Fabric in OT Networks
Every week, I hear from industrial companies about their cybersecurity tools needing access to the data flowing through their OT networks. In a previous post, I shared why companies are constantly looking to improve their OT network...