OT Cyber Security
Enhance your operational security and reduce risks with tailored OT security solutions.
We’re here to help you protect your production, assets, and facilities. With our tools and expertise in OT and cyber security, continuity and disaster recovery planning, we’ll work with you to create solutions that fit your unique needs. By combining our industrial cyber security skills with tailored services, we’ll tackle your challenges together and keep your operations running smoothly.
The interplay between OT and IT, increased use of new technology, and the ongoing digitalisation, has introduced new threats and risks. This has led to increased awareness and the development of new standards and regulations. By using expertise, methods, and tools tailored for OT-, information-, and cyber security, including continuity planning and disaster recovery planning, we help our customers secure their productions, but also their assets and facilities.
A secure OT environment is key to sustainable digitalisation
Digital solutions have become an integrated part of every aspect of operations across all organisations. To fully harness their benefits and sustainably expand the potential of digital solutions, they need to be integrated in a secured environment, in ways that enable a reliable flow of information and reliable process automation. Prioritising a securely composed cyber-physical posture that addresses the unique real-life challenges of industrial operations is crucial for enabling business growth on a wide scale.
Given the rapidly evolving cyber security landscape, effective protection against potential cyber attacks requires rapid monitoring and response. One of the most critical aspects of cyber security incidents is the time taken to remediate them. The longer the time between the occurrence of an incident and its detection and response, the greater the damage and expenses for the organisation.
Comprehensive security solutions with expert industry insights
Whatever independent advice and support you may require, our expertise and extensive experience in establishing safe, secure, and reliable architectures and solutions, allow us to support you in all levels of the organisation throughout the entire life cycle of your operations. AFRY is uniquely positioned to provide world-class domain knowledge related to your field of operations, combined with market-leading expertise in OT Security.
You will be supported with our tight internal cooperation of expert advisors that provide aggregated best-practice experience from your own industry, as well as guidance from other industries. Our teams combine cyber-physical security expertise with market-leading knowledge in operational security, cyber security, environmental- and commercial aspects to ensure all security initiatives are designed and implemented in alignment with the goals and strategies of your operation.
We support our customers in all areas of OT cyber security:
Conducting comprehensive security assessments of sites and organisations, including cyber-physical security and external or internal factors that may pose harm or cause loss.
Designing secure OT architectures based on a defence-in-depth approach, using security classification models to ensure appropriate protection levels.
Advising on secure and safe site development through digitalisation with a security-by-design approach – whether for legacy environments or greenfield projects – including monitoring and detection of the entire chain and content.
Converting new regulations and legislation related to OT security into tailored internal policies and processes.
Establishing clear roles and responsibilities within the organisational structure and providing targeted training to strengthen competence and accountability.
Planning and conducting OT cyber crisis tabletop exercises to improve preparedness, response capabilities and cooperation.
Providing guidance, advice, and coaching on OT security strategy development and long-term planning.
Assessing and evaluating third-party/vendor solutions to ensure they meet your security requirements and implementation standards.
Promoting a strong OT security culture and mindset across the organisation.
Combining AFRY’s multidisciplinary domain expertise to deliver a holistic and tailored approach that minimises risks across all aspects of your operations.
Elevate your cyber security with AFRY's expertise
We understand that modern security operations must maintain a stable operational environment while tackling the fast-moving challenges of an ever-changing world.
It is vital to strike a balance between protective security controls and flexible incident response and recovery capabilities. We are proud to support you on the path toward safe, secure, and reliable operations.
AFRY’s Operational Technology (OT) Security specialists guide and advise industrial, infrastructure, energy, and other sectors on cyber-physical security where the digital meets the real world.
Market leaders in industrial cyber security
As an independent advisor, AFRY helps protect your organisation against cyber threats. With our extensive experience and expertise in developing safe, secure, and resilient solutions, we support you at all organisational levels of the and across every stage of you operational lifecycle.
We are uniquely positioned to deliver world-class domain knowledge and provide market-leading expertise in industrial cyber security. Working closely with our independent expert advisors, you will gain best-practice insights from your own industry and valuable inspiration from others.
By combining cyber security expertise with a deep understanding of operational, environmental, and commercial factors, we ensure that all security initiatives are designed and implemented in a way that is fully aligned with the goals and strategies of your operation.
Why choose AFRY for your OT Security needs?
We are uniquely positioned to deliver world-class domain knowledge in your industry alongside market-leading OT Security expertise. Whether you need guidance, implementation support, or fully managed services, we act as an independent advisor—helping you build resilience, meet regulatory requirements, and stay ahead of evolving threats.
Our services within OT Security include:
- Security and Business analysis
- Risk & vulnerability analysis
- Information security and Physical security
- Policy, Guidelines, Instruction
- Advisory
- Security assessment
- Security certification (FAT)
- Architecture & design
- Mitigation
- Continuous risk management & compliance
With AFRY, you gain not just a service provider—but a long-term partner in securing the future of your operations.
OT and Operational Security Q&A
- What is Operational Technology (OT)?
- What are the possibilities, threats and risk with OT?
- What key methods can be used to achieve a secure OT environment?
Operational Technology (OT) refers to hardware and software systems designed to monitor and control physical processes. This includes managing equipment such as valves, pumps and motors. Simply put, OT is the use of computers to monitor and influence the physical state of a system. Common OT components include PLCs, SCADA, DCS and the networks that connect these devices.
The ongoing digitalisation of industry has brought OT and IT closer together, creating new opportunities to meet old needs in new ways. For example, enhanced integration enables improved efficiency, cost savings, and more effective resource utilisation.
However, this convergence also introduces new risks. Attacks such as Stuxnet, BlackEnergy and NotPetya have shown the effect and possibilities of cyber warfare. As a result, several nation-states have developed both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities. In addition to state actors, organised crime groups have increasingly turned to cybercrime. Many who once focused on physical crimes now exploit vulnerabilities in digital systems, highlighting the need for robust OT cyber security.
A secure OT environment requires a combination of technical, organisational, and procedural measures:
- Information Security: Protects against unauthorised access, loss, or manipulation of data, ensuring availability and integrity.
- Cyber Security: Shields OT systems from threats such as data breaches, system disruptions, and sabotage.
- Continuity Planning: Ensures critical processes can operate during a disruption and return to normal state efficiently.
- Disaster Recovery: Defines tools and routines to restore OT systems after natural or human-caused disasters.
These methods are supported by frameworks like the EU’s NIS Directive, ENISA, Sweden’s Security Protection Act (2018:585), and national CERTs.
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