OT
What is OT?
Operational Technology
Hardware and software that detects or causes changes through direct monitoring or control of physical devices, processes, and events. Includes SCADA systems, PLCs, DCS, and industrial IoT devices.
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- The Essential Eight Is Being Retired: What It Means for Your CIRMP Nomination
ASD will retire the Essential Eight within about two years, replacing it with a domain-split Essentials series that includes an operational technology chapter. The Enhanced CIRMP Rules give you until June 2028 to comply with a nominated framework. Those two clocks overlap, and it changes what you should nominate.
- Essentials for Operational Technology: What We Know, and Why It Matters
ASD is replacing the Essential Eight with a domain-split Essentials series, and one chapter is written for operational technology. No draft exists yet. What is confirmed, what is not, why an outcomes-based model fits OT better than a maturity ladder, and what to do before it lands.
See also
- SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition A control system architecture used to monitor and control geographically distributed industrial processes.
- PLC Programmable Logic Controller An industrial digital computer adapted for control of manufacturing processes and other automation tasks.
- IEC 62443 The international series of standards for the security of industrial automation and control systems.
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