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Manufacturing CISOs: Learn How to Better Balance IT and CPS Security with Best Practices from Gartner^®

How you secure your IT systems isn’t exactly how you secure the systems that run on the plant floor 365/24/7. As more and more digital systems connect within production environments and ICS, OT, and IoT devices, these cyber-physical systems require new governance models with new communication approaches that work for everyone.

The truth is, it’s tricky. Manufacturing engineers and cybersecurity leaders may not be using the same language for similar practices. Using a heavy-handed approach to security isn’t likely to work well either — especially when uptime and business output are the priority.

But if securing these systems for the benefit of uptime and output is a priority, then it’s high time to get on the same page.

To help, Forescout is offering complimentary report from Gartner from analysts Mark Atwood and Katell Thielemann. Download a copy of “Best Practices for Manufacturing Strategy Leaders to Approach CPS Security”* today to help better formalize your governance program.

Within this research, you’ll find:

• A helpful CPS security governance matrix using the RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) framework.
• A guide to centralize cybersecurity efforts with a steering committee made up of all key roles across security, risk, engineering, automation, production, maintenance, and site leadership.
• How to better understand, acknowledge, and respect different governance needs between IT and CPS in a cybersecurity context.

Get this must-have research today to see how your practices stack up!

*Gartner, Best Practices for Manufacturing Strategy Leaders to Approach CPS Security, 3 February 2025, Mark Atwood, Katell Thielemann
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