CYBER SECURITY AND INFORMATION SECURITY
CYBER SECURITY AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Summary/Abstract: In recent decades progressive digitalization and networking of industrial plants have led to considerable efficiency gains and innovations. At the same time, however, this development has also massively increased the surface of attacks for cyber threats. Industrial plants, which used to be largely isolated and protected by physical security measures, are now part of complex, globally networked systems. This makes them vulnerable to various cyberattacks from criminal organisations and state actors. To meet these challenges, numerous standards have been developed to strengthen cyber security in the industrial environment. Two of the most important and widely used standards are IEC 62443-x series and ISO/IEC 2700x series. The ISO/IEC 2700x series describes establishing and operating an IT security management system (ISMS). This series of standards deals with information security and does not differentiate between data in IT systems and intellectual property. The IEC 62443-x series focuses on protecting industrial automation systems and is therefore assigned to the area of Operational Technology.

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