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Why IT and Hybrid SOCs should not be used to protect industrial networks
Today, hybrid Security Operations Centers (SOC) are starting to appear in the market; that is, those in which IT and OT cybersecurity professionals work together to manage the security of OT networks.This type of hybrid management poses high risks to the operational continuity of OT networks.
This document in the “CCI Notebooks – Issue 6 series” written by the CCI coordinator in Brazil, Marcelo Branquinho, provides an in-depth explanation of the various aspects of operational network cybersecurity management to demonstrate why it is not recommended to use IT and Hybrid SOCs to protect industrial networks.
The document is available in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
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24/11/2025
The new Industrial CRA Position Paper from the Industrial Cybersecurity Center highlights a critical need: adapting the European Cyber Resilience Regulation to the reality of OT environments. Critical infrastructures, legacy systems, decades-long life cycles, and the absolute priority of availability make it impossible to apply the CRA as currently designed. The document proposes a multisectoral […]
22/10/2025
This document, titled “Pocket Guide: Questions to Ask Your Industrial Technology and Service Providers About Their Cybersecurity Capabilities,” developed by the Industrial Cybersecurity Center (CCI), provides a structured set of questions designed to help organizations assess the level of maturity and commitment to cybersecurity among their industrial suppliers.
18/03/2025
This pocket guide will help you enhance security in industrial environments (OT) without compromising system stability or availability. By adapting IT best practices, it provides strategies for access control, network segmentation, data encryption, and secure device management, minimizing risks while ensuring operational continuity.