Cybersecurity Viewpoints

ARC has been providing market research on the industrial cybersecurity for many years. Here are some insights on emerging technologies, practices, and processes for enhancing cybersecurity in industrial operations.

Sep
30
2026

Fox Chen — Industry Best Practice

Building the Autonomous Operating Plant: SUPCON’s Blueprint for Industrial Autonomy

SUPCON explains how UCS and TPT can connect industrial intelligence with control as process manufacturers progress toward more autonomous operations.

Sep
30
2026

Craig Resnick — Industry Trends

ICC 2026 Shows Ignition’s Evolution into an Industrial Application Platform

ICC 2026 showed how Inductive Automation is expanding Ignition from HMI/SCADA into a broader industrial application, data, historian, and AI-enabled automation platform.

Sep
30
2026

Larry O'Brien — Podcasts/Videos

Digital Transformation Viewpoints Podcast: Robert Jackson of Moxa Discusses CRA Regulations and OT Cybersecurity

Moxa’s Robert Jackson discusses how the Cyber Resilience Act is reshaping secure-by-design practices and lifecycle cybersecurity requirements for industrial organizations.

Sep
27
2026

Larry O'Brien — Industry Trends

Honeywell Benchmark Report Finds Critical Gaps in OT Cybersecurity Visibility

Honeywell’s benchmark report finds that incomplete asset visibility, legacy infrastructure, and limited recovery readiness continue to constrain OT cybersecurity maturity.

Sep
25
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Industry Trends

Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and FIDO Alliance Validate Secure, Zero-Touch Wi-Fi Onboarding for IoT and Edge Devices

New trials show how OpenRoaming and FDO can support secure, zero-touch onboarding and redeployment of IoT and edge devices.

Sep
25
2026

Fox Chen — Technology Trends

Securing AI in OT Through Bounded Authority

Bounded authority and independent OT safeguards help organizations use AI without surrendering control of physical operations.

Sep
23
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Industry Best Practice

US NIST Requests Comments on Expanded Draft Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security

NIST has released an expanded draft of SP 800-82r4 and is seeking public comments on updated guidance for managing cybersecurity risks across operational technology systems.

Sep
22
2026

Larry O'Brien — Technology Trends

Palo Alto Networks’ Growth Highlights the Shift Toward Unified Industrial Cybersecurity

Palo Alto Networks’ growth reflects rising demand for unified IT-OT cybersecurity platforms that support industrial resilience.

Sep
21
2026

Larry O'Brien — Technology Trends

Fortinet OT Cybersecurity Report Highlights the Growing Value of Maturity and Resilience

Fortinet’s report shows why OT cybersecurity maturity is increasingly essential to resilient, connected manufacturing operations.

Sep
18
2026

Jim Frazer — Technology Trends

OpenAI’s Misalignment Reports Point to the Next Enterprise AI Problem

OpenAI’s misalignment reports show why controlled autonomy and execution governance are becoming core requirements for enterprise AI.