CPS, ICS, OT – Finding Your Way Through the Maze of OT Terminology

Anna Habenegg, PwC Austria
CPS, ICS, OT – Finding Your Way Through the Maze of OT Terminology

Content of the Presentation

OT security is gaining importance across all industries at a rapid pace. Yet confusion often begins with the basic terminology: What exactly distinguishes OT from ICS? Where do Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) end and the Internet of Things (IoT) begin? And does building automation fall within this scope or not?

Anyone approaching the security of operational technologies for the first time is quickly confronted with a jungle of acronyms, overlapping definitions, and sometimes conflicting industry standards.

About the Speaker

Anna Habenegg has been active in the fields of IT and OT security for many years, with a particular focus on OT Security Architecture, Secure Networking, Asset Management, and Threat Analysis. Combining hands-on experience from industrial and critical infrastructure environments with strong consulting expertise, she helps organisations strengthen their cyber resilience and develop secure operational environments.

She is a Senior Associate in the Cybersecurity & Privacy practice at PwC Austria and has more than nine years of operational and consulting experience in the areas of IT/OT Network & Security. Prior to joining PwC, she held positions including IT/OT Evangelist at ARES Cyber Intelligence, Specialist Network & OT Security at Palfinger AG, and Security System Engineer at Kapsch BusinessCom AG. An engineer by education, she holds numerous industry-recognised certifications, including ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist, ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Specialist, Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE), as well as multiple Cisco and Barracuda certifications.

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