Sid Snitkin
- Vice-President and GM Enterprise Services, ARC Advisory Group
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Open Industrial Data Fabrics are the Foundation of Scalable, Sustainable Industrial AI
Overview Industrial organizations are rapidly transitioning from isolated digital initiatives to enterprise-scale Industrial AI programs. However, success remains constrained by fragmented, inconsistent, and inaccessible data. Open Industrial Data Fabrics (OIDF) provide the means to overcome these challenges and enable scalable, sustainable AI-driven operations.
The Benefits of Collaborative IT/OT Cybersecurity Strategies
By Sid Snitkin August 04, 2025 ARC Advisory Group Feature IT cybersecurity programs are generally more advanced than those in OT. Most industrial companies have separate IT and OT cybersecurity programs. While there are various reasons for this, it often results in significant OT cybersecurity maturity gaps that increase the risk of cyber-related disruptions of operations.
2024 ARC Forum Cybersecurity Program Highlights Critical Industrial Security Challenges
By Sid Snitkin March 08, 2024 ARC Advisory Group Feature The strong attendance for the Cybersecurity program at the ARC 2024 Industry Leadership Forum in Orlando demonstrated how recent cyber incidents have raised the importance of cybersecurity for all industrial companies. The strong attendance for the Cybersecurity program at the ARC 2024 Industry Leadership Forum in Orlando demonstrated how recent cyber incidents have raised the importance of cybersecurity for all industrial companies.
Industrial Operations Need Mature OT Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity has never been more important or more challenging for manufacturers and critical infrastructure operators. These organizations have become prime targets for ransomware and sophisticated nation-state attacks. Many are facing more stringent security compliance requirements. Most have limited security resources and struggle to maintain defenses and keep up with new risks being created by digital transformation efforts.
Complete, Accurate Asset Information Is the Foundation for Secure Industrial Operations
By Sid Snitkin August 21, 2023 ARC Advisory Group Feature Cybersecurity has never been more important or more challenging for manufacturers and critical infrastructure operators. Cybersecurity has never been more important or more challenging for manufacturers and critical infrastructure operators. These organizations have become prime targets for ransomware and sophisticated nation-state attacks. Many are facing more stringent security compliance requirements.
Deloitte-ARC Webinar: Energy and Chemicals Firms Review your OT Security Program
ARC vice president and cybersecurity practice lead Sid Snitkin recently recorded a webinar with OT cybersecurity leader Deloitte. Joining the webinar were Deloitte managing director, John Cusimano, Entegris director of enterprise cybersecurity architecture, Bob Bassett, and ExxonMobil industrial cybersecurity manager, Ricky Eckhardt. Deloitte is a leader in cybersecurity offerings that help clients manage and reduce cyber risk.
Addressing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Industrial Cybersecurity Challenges: ARC Podcast with Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric executives Mary Beth Connolly, VP Strategy, Process Automation and Jay Abdallah, VP Cybersecurity Services join Sid Snitkin, ARC VP Cybersecurity Advisory Services in a discussion of how industrial companies can meet the challenges they face in ensuring the cybersecurity of their facilities and critical infrastructure.
Hardware and Software as a Service Solution for OT and IoT Security from Nozomi Networks
Nozomi Networks, Inc. has innovated the way industrial and ICS cybersecurity solutions are adopted. With the introduction of OnePass, the completely integrated hardware and software as a service model for OT and IoT security, customers can purchase and deploy solutions that meet them where they are today, with the flexibility to evolve with ever changing needs tomorrow.
ARC Forum Cybersecurity Program Addresses Top OT Security Challenges
ARC is happy to report that end users and suppliers alike gave strong ratings for the ARC Forum Cybersecurity program at the ARC 2022 Americas Forum in Orlando. Workshop topics, panel discussions, and the variety of industries and topics included in end user case study sessions all received high ratings.
How software in the supply chain is an insider threat to ICS networks
The media focuses most of its attention on information security threats that originate outside of an organization. Whether it is the discovery of a new advanced persistent threat (APT) or a company breach, generally one considers this to be a threat from someone from outside of the company, an outsider. And it is true, there are many outsider threats in any secured environment – natural disasters, hackers, terrorists, hacktivists, organized crime groups, etc.
Protecting the power grid through cyber-physical threat response
Dr. Katherine Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, and her research team are utilizing cyber and physical information alongside models with artificial intelligence to provide a solution that helps energy management systems protect themselves with semi-automated, real-time data analysis.
Industrial Cybersecurity Today
Abstract With widespread digitalisation of industry and business, plant wide internet interconnectedness across geographies, external cloud and so on, cybersecurity has become crucially important, and all the more so, in a highly knowledge and know-how based chemical industry. Cyber attacks could come from anywhere: from competitor rivals to countries wanting to steal knowhow or damage to even from terrorists.
Industrial robot utilization requires cybersecurity strategy
Industrial robots generate billions of data points that can be used to measure and optimize robot performance, provide predictive maintenance and to drive advanced analytics. Digitalization of the industrial sector is certainly on the increase – as it has been since pre-COVID times but with an extra push provided by recent pandemic operating conditions— as manufacturing companies deploy remote access, programming and monitoring tools, and predictive maintenance solutions.
Belden Acquires macmon secure GmbH, Supplier of Advanced Network Access Control Software
By Sid Snitkin Category: Belden, a supplier of specialty networking solutions, has added macmon’s team and its innovative technologies to its portfolio. Macmon secure GmbH is a recognized supplier of advanced network access control software. Its products are complementary to Belden’s leading industrial networking portfolio and will be integrated with the company’s Hirschmann offering to expand its ability to provide complete end-to-end solutions.
More connected industrial workers: How are companies mitigating risk? Original
Learning Objectives Industrial remote workers have increased the number of remote connections. Cybersecurity risk increases with more remote connections. How are industrial companies mitigating risk? Connected workers are appearing in every industry and industrial activity. Off-site employees and vendors with remote access to operational technology (OT) systems are reducing facility downtimes and travel costs.
More connected industrial workers: How are companies mitigating risk?
Courtesy of Brett Sayles Learning Objectives Industrial remote workers have increased the number of remote connections. Cybersecurity risk increases with more remote connections. How are industrial companies mitigating risk? Connected workers are appearing in every industry and industrial activity. Off-site employees and vendors with remote access to operational technology (OT) systems are reducing facility downtimes and travel costs.
Need for critical infrastructure sector to shore up cyber defenses, amid geopolitical tensions
The recent trend of using cyberattacks to target critical infrastructure networks has pushed the U.S. administration to prepare for potential cyberattacks since November while working towards shoring up cyber defenses at home. Such attacks have increased in the wake of increasing geopolitical tensions brought about by Russia’s potential invasion of Ukraine, prompting the U.S. government to intensify its support to Ukraine, specifically to its network defenders.
Take Our Survey on Industrial/OT Cybersecurity for Connected Workers
By Sid Snitkin Category: Connected workers are appearing in every industry and industrial activity. Off-site employees and vendors with remote access to OT systems are reducing facility downtimes and travel costs. Instant access to external resources and subject matter experts (SMEs) is improving the productivity of workers within plants. Connectivity is also enabling broader use of productivity-enhancing technologies, like cloud analytics and augmented reality.
DigiCert Has Acquired IoT Cybersecurity Provider Mocana
By Sid Snitkin Category: DigiCert, Inc., announced that it has acquired Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity provider Mocana. The combination of DigiCert and Mocana technologies provides IoT manufacturers and operators with a comprehensive platform for managing security across the full IoT device lifecycle. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition strategically accelerates DigiCert’s presence in the fast-growing IoT market.
Collective Defense Key to Cybersecurity at Fortinet
By Sid Snitkin Category: At the 25th ARC Industry Forum, Mr. Phil Quade, CISO at Fortinet, Said That Providing Collective Defense was Essential for Strong Cybersecurity The 25th ARC Industry Forum saw many industry experts present their views on “Accelerating Digital Transformation in the Post-COVID World.” One of the speakers Mr. Phil Quade, Chief Information Security Officer at Fortinet, spoke with Sid Snitkin, Vice President, Cybersecurity Services at ARC Advisory Group.
IT-OT Cybersecurity Convergence at ARC’s Virtual Industry Forum
Many industrial companies have passive cybersecurity programs that can’t deal with today’s sophisticated threat environment or ensure the security of broad remote worker enablement and digital transformation programs. Industrial companies need active defense programs that can stop sophisticated attackers before they impact operations and threaten worker safety. Many see IT-OT cybersecurity convergence as a cost-effective way to address today’s and tomorrow’s cybersecurity challenges.
Take Control of Your ICS, IIoT, and IoT Software Supply Chain Security Risks
Summary Software supply chain security is a hot topic today. Malicious code can get injected into smart industrial control system (ICS) devices and systems at multiple points during their design, manufacture, distribution, and use. Downloads can also contain newly banned modules that might jeopardize regulatory compliance. Asset owners and suppliers need to be concerned about the trustworthiness of every piece of software and firmware that is downloaded into their plants and products.
Practical Industrial Cybersecurity Solutions Enable Security for All Facilities
Summary The prevalence of small, unprotected industrial control systems is undermining the security of our critical infrastructure. Many companies underestimate the risks and overestimate the costs of managing these systems. Loss of control system integrity is a serious matter, regardless of system size. People can be hurt, equipment damaged, product quality degraded, and operations interrupted.
Microsoft’s Acquisition of CyberX to Enable Unified Security Across Converged IT and Industrial Networks
By Sid Snitkin Category: CyberX, the IoT/OT security company, announced that it is being acquired by Microsoft.
Cybersecurity Workshop Addresses a Diverse Set of Issues and Stakeholders
By Sid Snitkin Category: Industrial cybersecurity was a key topic at ARC Advisory Group's recent Forum in Orlando, Florida, with keynotes, workshops, technical sessions, and exhibits by leading suppliers. The Automation Federation organized the Monday morning workshop that kicked off the cybersecurity pro-gram.
Industrial Cybersecurity Enables Digital Transformation
Industrial cybersecurity is a critical requirement in a digitally connected world. It is primarily about the convergence of safety from the OT (operational technology) environment and the goals of security from the IT environment. At the recent ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, ARC’s cybersecurity lead Sid Snitkin and Scott Christensen, Cyber Practice Director at GrayMatter Systems, had an in-depth discussion on industrial cybersecurity. You can watch the video here or on YouTube.
COVID-19 Lessons for Industrial Cybersecurity: Act Tactically, Think Strategically
Coronavirus is creating additional challenges for the CISOs of industrial companies. The rush to give stay-at-home workers access to critical corporate apps is increasing the risks of serious cyber incidents. Opportunistic cybercriminals are increasing efforts to compromise corporate websites and supply chain communications, inject ransomware, and expand spear-phishing attacks. Managing these threats is topmost on every CISO agenda.
Sharing Cyber Information Drives Many Benefits
Overview Today’s challenging cyber landscape demands an active defense that can respond rapidly to anomalies. Sharing critical cyber information is an essential part of these efforts. Today’s cyber black markets, ransomware, and political tensions create more challenges for critical infrastructure operators. Conventional passive defenses aren’t enough to deal with these risks.
Coronavirus Lessons for Industrial Cybersecurity: Quarantines
By Sid Snitkin Category: The surge in countries implementing quarantines is demonstrating the seriousness of the Coronavirus epidemic. Hopefully, these actions will slow down the proliferation of infections enough for health care professionals to deal with every life-threatening case. The economic effects of Coronavirus are already enormous. Financial markets are suffering major declines and financial analysts are predicting recessions in many countries.
Coronavirus Lessons for Industrial Cybersecurity
Efforts to contain the spread of Coronavirus can teach us a lot about how to develop good cybersecurity in our organizations. Countries around the world are struggling to manage the impact of coronavirus on the health and well-being of their citizens.
Coronavirus Lessons for Cybersecurity Teams
Efforts to contain the spread of Coronavirus can teach us a lot about how to develop good cybersecurity in our organizations. Countries around the world are struggling to manage the impact of coronavirus on the health and well-being of their citizens.
The Industrial Cybersecurity Imperative
By Paul Miller Category: Executive Summary Industrial cybersecurity has always been and remains a moving target. Awareness of the challenge that cyber-attacks represent for industry, infrastructure, and the public sector has increased significantly over the last several years, along with associated investments. However, both the sophistication of the attacks and the number of possible attack vectors have also increased.
Cisco Launches an IoT Security Architecture
By Sid Snitkin Category: Cisco introduced an IoT security architecture that provides enhanced visibility across both IT and OT environments, and protects industrial processes. Cisco's new solutions enable the collection and extraction of data from the IoT edge so organizations can increase efficiencies to make better business decisions and accelerate digitization projects.
Ensuring Trustworthiness of Industrial Devices
Summary . Use of reliable suppliers, redundancy, and safety systems are common ways to reduce the risks of a control system problem. But well-designed devices can fail or be damaged and the high cost of redundancy constrains how much it can be used. Incidents like Triton/Trisis have shown that every device can also be compromised, even safety systems. Growing use of unproven IoT devices is increasing all of these risks.
Tenable Holdings Acquired Industrial Cybersecurity Indegy Ltd.| ARC Advisory
By Sid Snitkin Category: Tenable, Inc., the Cyber Exposure company, announced that it has acquired Indegy Ltd., a leader in industrial cybersecurity, which provides visibility, security and control across operational technology (OT) environments. As OT and IT continue to converge, users now have access to even broader visibility, stronger security, and greater control with the combined solutions.
Rockwell Automation Meets security requirements
By Sid Snitkin Category: Rockwell Automation recently received ISA/IEC 62443-2-4 certification, which defines security requirements for service providers. The certification shows that the security capabilities Rockwell Automation uses when quoting, designing, integrating and maintaining automation systems meet the standard’s requirements. ISA/IEC 62443 is the world’s only consensus-based cybersecurity standard for industrial control applications.
Enable Secure Digital Transformation
Summary Cybersecurity concerns are impeding digital transformation and Industry 4.0 initiatives in industrial and critical infrastructure organizations.Managers recognize that even well-designed IoT devices can be compromised. They also understand that increased connectivity of IT, OT, cloud and third-party systems give attackers more access to critical systems, increasing the risks to safety, operational performance, and intellectual property. Security teams echo these concerns.
Users Need Enhanced OT Network Monitoring
Summary Continuous operational technology (OT) network monitoring has become an essential part of every industrial/OT cybersecurity strategy. It provides the asset and connectivity information users need to build strong defenses. It also alerts users when defenses may be breached. These benefits are enough to justify investments in this technology, but product evaluations should also consider how products support future needs. Three major developments are changing OT cybersecurity requirements.
Dragos Platform Covers Cyber Defense and Threat Intelligence| ARC Advisory
Summary Recent incidents like the Ukrainian power outage and disruption of Norsk Hydro aluminum production demonstrate the importance of sustaining cyber defenses. They also show that conventional cyber defenses can be overcome by sophisticated cyber-attacks. Prudent companies anticipate system compromises and empower security teams for rapid detection and response.
Industrial IoT Cybersecurity Trends and Developments
Overview It’s reasonable for companies to be concerned about the security of IoT device deployments in industrial environments. Each device has an associated risk to data and operational integrity. A compromised inter-net-connected device could create a pathway for attacks on connected systems, including critical control systems. While essential, secure-by-design IoT devices are not enough to manage all the risks.
PAS Global Cyber Integrity Helps Secure ICS
Summary Many industrial operations remain at risk of costly, disruptive cyber incidents. Despite their significant investments in defensive technologies, most companies don’t do a good job of maintaining them. This is often due to an imbalance between investments in security technologies and the people, processes, and security management technologies needed to sustain them.
Irdeto Enables More Secure Deployments of Industrial IoT Devices
Summary Managing the cybersecurity of industrial and infrastructure operations has never been more challenging.Major incidents have shown that sophisticated attackers can find weaknesses in conventional defenses and gain access to critical controllers and sensors. In response, companies must find ways to strengthen security posture and enable rapid detection and response strategies that can minimize the impact of a successful cyber compromise. Digital transformation adds fuel to this fire.
Secure Remote Industrial Monitoring and Control
Summary Remote access to operational technology (OT) assets offers significant benefits for industrial companies. Remote access reduces the resources needed for operations staffs to monitor and control geographically distributed assets. Maintenance teams can reduce downtime with remote asset monitoring and, if needed, rapid response by off-site personnel and vendor experts. Engineers can continuously monitor and improve operating practices.
SCADAfence Helps Industrial Companies Secure Systems and Manage Cyber Incidents
Summary Continuous monitoring of control system networks is essential for developing and managing effective industrial cybersecurity programs. It enables companies to maintain accurate asset inventories and data flow maps. Visibility of system activities allows rapid detection of abnormal events, whether they are related to malware, equipment failures, or user errors.
IT/OT Cybersecurity Convergence – Part 2 | ARC Advisory
Overview Many industrial companies are considering converging their IT and OT cybersecurity programs to address security gaps, optimize use of limited cybersecurity resources, and enable secure deployment of digital transformation programs. At the same time, they recognize that convergence can be challenging given the differences in culture, goals, and environments. ARC Advisory Group devoted two sessions to this important issue at the 2019 ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida.
IT/OT Cybersecurity Convergence – Part 1 | ARC Advisory
Overview Many industrial companies are considering converging their IT/OT cybersecurity convergence programs to address security gaps, optimize use of limited cybersecurity resources, and enable secure deployment of digital transformation programs. At the same time, they recognize that convergence can be challenging given the differences in culture, goals, and environments. ARC Advisory Group devoted two sessions to this important issue at the 2019 ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida.
ARC’s Industrial Cybersecurity Maturity Model
By Sid Snitkin Category: Overview ARC Advisory Group released its first Industrial Cybersecurity Maturity Model in 2016 to help clients manage industrial cybersecurity investments. The model provided a framework for non-technical managers to understand the risk reduction benefits of cybersecurity technologies and the coverage of supplier products. The underlying structure showed the need to align people, processes, and technology investments to help ensure that security benefits are achieved.
Industrial/OT Threat Detection and Response
Overview Threat detection and response is the hottest area in the industrial/OT cybersecurity market today. Companies recognize the visibility and early detection benefits of passive network monitoring and want these capabilities. But many still struggle to choose a solution or even select suppliers for proof-of-concept “bake-offs.” At the 2019 ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, we dedicated an entire workshop on these challenges.
PAS Announces Risk Analytics
By Sid Snitkin Category: PAS Global, LLC announced the release of PAS Cyber Integrity 6.3. The new release includes risk analytics, which provides a unique approach to continuously measure and identify cybersecurity risks to multi-vendor OT (Operational Technology) endpoints, as well as forensic analysis capabilities that provide deep insight into the impact and propagation of a cyber attack.
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