Security Professionals Collaborating more than ever to Tackle ICS Security

The study, conducted by Dimensional Research, included 151 individuals with responsibility for ICS security at energy companies

With most industrial control systems (ICS) now connected to the Internet and with the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things, Tripwire wanted to investigate the working relationship between IT and OT (operational technology) teams within energy organisations when addressing security.

The study, conducted by Dimensional Research, included 151 individuals with responsibility for ICS security at energy companies.

Findings include:

* The longstanding divide between IT and OT teams may be closing with 73 percent of participants stating that their IT and OT teams are working better together now than compared to the past. The majority of all groups indicated stronger collaboration. However, almost a fifth (19 percent) of IT respondents said collaboration is weaker now than in the past.

* Most suggested that IT still leads the initiative as when asked whether IT or OT teams were taking the lead on ICS security needs, 50 percent of total participants said IT, 35 percent said its evenly shared between IT and OT and 15 percent said OT.

* Both IT and OT teams agree that they both face difficulties building their cybersecurity teams. The majority of both IT and OT respondents said they find talent with difficulty (69 percent and 68 percent respectively).


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