Bidirectional vs Unidirectional Data Flow Explained

The choice between bidirectional and unidirectional data flow shapes everything downstream: your security model, your compliance position, and how much operational flexibility your architecture actually gives you. Both approaches are well-established and genuinely...

4Secure joins Elvirian

We are delighted to confirm that 4Secure is now part of the Elvirian group! Elvirian is a European cybersecurity group delivering specialised IT and OT security solutions that protect critical infrastructure, networks, and industrial systems. Elvirian helps...

The Purdue Model in 2026: Is It Still Fit for Purpose?

Few reference architectures have shaped industrial cybersecurity as durably as the Purdue Model. Introduced in 1992, it remains a useful way to think about how industrial control systems (ICS) and OT environments are segmented and where the most important trust...
IoT Security in Manufacturing: Key Risks & Solutions

IoT Security in Manufacturing: Key Risks & Solutions

Connected devices on the factory floor are generating real operational value: real-time throughput data, predictive maintenance signals, energy consumption insights. IoT Analytics reports that there will be 21.1 billion connected IoT devices globally by the end of...
Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Industry

Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Industry

The manufacturing sector has held an unwanted record for five consecutive years for being the most-attacked industry in the world. Understanding why that’s true is where better decision-making starts.  The threat picture is clear, the root causes are well...