Military & Defence

Whether it is an aircraft, a base, a boat, a tank or a factory; the military and defence sector is full of microcosms of critical infrastructure. There are water and energy control systems, there are big transportation systems, there are automation systems, there are robotics and so much more. The military and defence sectors are going through the same amount of transformation as other industrial sectors, a transformation into the fourth industrial revolution with use of internet-connected devices such as IoT.

The reasons for cyber attacks on large scale organisation are many, but include:

  • State-based attacks

  • Espionage

  • Disgruntled employees

  • Accidental/Unknowing actors

  • or a combination of any/all of the above

Why IS THE DEFENCE SECTOR & MILITARY vulnerable to cyber attacks?

Defence, like many industrial organisations, want to see efficiencies in their automation systems. For this reason, they are investing in newer supervisory and data analysis systems (Industry 4.0) which connect existing Operational Technology (OT) networks with Information Technology (IT) networks and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) networks.

Unfortunately, this opens up the OT network to increased threat of cyber attack. If disruption were to occur on OT systems, then business continuity could slow down to a complete halt.


Cyber Security Regulation - Your responsibilities

Ask yourself

  • How are you managing cyber security risk?

  • How are you protecting against cyber attacks?

  • How are you detecting cyber security events?

  • How are you minimising the impact of those incidents?

Defence and the military are under more pressure from governments, from society and from the opposition to ensure a most robust and “up-to-date” service. From a cyber security perspective it is advised to follow the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), which is tailored too owners and administrators of OT. More IT-specific standards are also available, such as ISO 27001.


We can help you

We have years of experience in cyber security, digital forensics, incident response and software engineering. We also understand the unique challenges and requirements of Operational Technologies (OT). We develop software solutions from the ground up with these OT-specific challenges and requirements in mind, and we know that we cannot simply re-purpose (or re-brand) existing IT tools.

Perhaps you would like to make the whole NIS Directive auditing process a lot simpler, and a bit more collaborative - avoiding complex excel spreadsheets with dodgy versioning. Profile is built with the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) at its core, with more standards and regulations being supported. If this sounds of interest, then Profile is definitely for you.

Maybe you are looking for a more in-depth understanding of the OT assets and their vulnerabilities, but in a way that is automated but still safety and security critical. Dot currently has support for Modbus, Siemens S7, DNP-3, Ethernet-IP and more. If this sounds of interest, then Dot is for you.

Or perhaps you are looking for something a bit more bespoke, or require some consultancy. If we can help, we will. If we can’t help, then we will work with our partners to deliver the services and systems that you require.

Contact us today to get a quote, or to just chat about possibilities - with a guarantee of no hard-sell.
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