Practical OT/IT cyber security guidance for critical infrastructure operators.
SOCI Act guidance, OT security insights, AESCSF walkthroughs, and lessons from the field. By O/IT Cyber — Australian OT/IT cyber security consulting.
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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.
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.