Balanced and agile cybersecurity

Digitalization, IT-OT cooperation and AI may help, but effective cybersecurity requires basic authentication, network segmentation and traffic monitoring first

Dec. 5, 2025

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Just as accuracy and precision need each other, and speed is no good without maneuverability, cybersecurity must balance multiple tools and best practices to be effective.

And, yes, bridging IT and OT, digitalization and AI are promising lots of help — after basic network segmentation and traffic evaluation are in place — but all cybersecurity efforts must start with each participant’s awareness, belief, desire and the will to collaborate and make them happen.

Begin and build on basics: System integrator Interstates shows how segmentation, communication restrictions and device-level protections can protect processes.
Out here in the OT field: HY.City.Bremerhaven green-hydrogen project and system integrator GP Joule use Phoenix Contact’s cellular router to secure communications with cloud-computing services.
Zero-trust, AI and other new tools nose into cybersecurity: System integrator E Tech shows how IT-based solutions and strategies can protect against persistent vulnerabilities.
Just add cybersecurity to the routine maintenance club: Swedish heating/electricity utility gets cybersecurity monitoring with ABB’s distributed controls and service platform.