Understand your factory network before you touch it
Start with one production cell. Understand its dependencies, choose an observation method and separate evidence from assumptions.
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Practical lessons for factory teams.
Watch the seven-part Masterclass, explore engineering guides and follow the evidence behind the decisions.
SEVEN PRACTICAL LESSONS
The SMB OT Cyber Masterclass
Choose a lesson. Each episode page includes its video, transcript and downloads.
OEM access without losing control
Set expectations for vendor access: approval, communication boundaries, session records and a clear way to revoke access.
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Zones and conduits for a smaller factory
Map operational functions and required communications. Use Purdue levels as context and agree boundaries with the plant team.
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Local monitoring: what stays inside your site?
Understand the traffic copy, management access, local storage and update process, including the limits of passive monitoring.
Watch lessonFrom network observations to reviewable evidence
Connect observations to scope, dates, owners and remaining gaps for customer questionnaires and NIS2 or NCSC CAF reviews. Includes the IEC 62443-3-2 risk assessment workflow.
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What a first-year OTCogniShield pilot includes
Walk through preparation, observation, engineering review and acceptance, with a clear explanation of commercial scope and costs. Includes planned local AI, Manufacturing & Robotics and IIoTCogniShield products to follow.
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OT/ICS incident response: the PICERL workflow
Prepare, identify, contain, eradicate, recover and learn. Denise Cross walks through the Incident Response module, evidence handling and the printable incident form, with a Thank you ending.
Watch lessonPractical engineering notes
Practical guidance for the people running the plant
Explore engineering guides covering passive monitoring, recorded command activity, deployment preparation and OT evidence.
Protocol context
Review Modbus write observations
Why a function code needs an approved policy and engineering context before it becomes a meaningful finding.
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Prepare an OT evidence record
Connect observations, scope and accountable review to a practical NIS2 evidence discussion.
Read the guideValidation method
Understand what has been tested
Separate software maintenance, capture processing and dedicated-appliance acceptance.
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