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Essential Cybersecurity Controls
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Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Protection
To ensure the appropriate and effective cybersecurity management of Industrial Controls Systems and
Objective
Operational Technology (ICS/OT) to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the
organization’s assets against cyber attacks (e.g., unauthorized access, destruction, spying and
fraud) in line with the organization’s cybersecurity strategy and related and applicable local and
international laws and regulations.
Controls
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Cybersecurity requirements related to Industrial Controls Systems and Operational Technology
(ICS/OT) must be defined, documented and approved.
The cybersecurity requirements related to Industrial Controls Systems and Operational Technology
(ICS/OT) must be implemented.
In addition to the applicable ECC controls from the main domains (1), (2), (3) and (4), the cybersecurity
requirements related to Industrial Controls Systems and Operational Technology (ICS/OT) must
include at least the following:
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Strict physical and virtual segmentation when connecting industrial production
networks to other networks within the organization (e.g., corporate network).
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Strict physical and virtual segmentation when connecting systems and industrial
networks with external networks (e.g., Internet, wireless, remote access).
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Continuous monitoring and activation of cybersecurity event logs on the industrial
networks and its connections.
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Isolation of Safety Instrumental Systems (SIS).
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Strict limitation on the use of external storage media.
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Strict limitation on connecting mobile devices to industrial production networks.
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Periodic review and secure configuration and hardening of industrial, automated,
support systems, and devices.
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Vulnerability management for industrial control systems and operational technology
(ICS/OT).
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Patch management for industrial control systems and operational technology (ICS/OT).
5-1-3-10 Cybersecurity applications management related to the protection of the industrial
systems from viruses and malware.
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The cybersecurity requirements related to Industrial Controls Systems and Operational Technology
(ICS/OT) must be reviewed periodically.
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