OT, IoT and Cyber Physical

OT security assessments covering IoT, IIoT, IoMT, smart grids, robotics and telecom devices are treated as a safety and operations discipline first, and a cyber discipline second. Engagements are scoped jointly with operations leadership to honour SIS / ESD exclusion rules, plant change windows and vendor licensing constraints. Discovery is passive by default, and scanning is performed with credentials only where permitted by the vendor.

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The Problem We Solve

Where IT/OT convergence 
introduces new risk

Flat OT network
architecture

Plant-floor systems run on flat OT networks with limited segmentation between IT, OT and DMZ, leaving safety and process control exposed.

Uncontrolled vendor
access

Vendor remote access and engineering laptops bypass cyber controls during commissioning, maintenance and turnaround windows.

Safety systems excluded
from cyber

SIS, ESD and process control systems are excluded from cyber programmes due to operational risk, leaving critical assets untested and unmonitored.

Fragmented OT compliance
ownership

IEC 62443, QCSF and NIA OT obligations are split across plant, EPC and corporate teams with no single accountable owner or evidence trail.

Our Approach

Secneural treats OT and cyber-physical security as a safety and operations discipline first and a cyber discipline second. Engagements are scoped jointly with operations leadership to honour SIS/ESD exclusion rules, plant change windows and vendor licensing constraints. Discovery is passive by default, scanning is credentialed only where vendor-permitted, and every recommendation is evaluated against plant uptime, safety integrity and IEC 62443 zone-and-conduit logic before it lands in the remediation plan.

ADAPT — Engagement Methodology

Threat-led testing, traced to controls and crown jewels

ADAPT
A
Assess
Baseline

Establish OT estate visibility without
disrupting plant operations.


Key Activities

  • Passive asset discovery (Claroty / Nozomi)
  • Architecture and zone & conduit review
  • IEC 62443 / QCSF / NIA gap assessment
  • Vendor remote-access and laptop review
  • Operations and safety stakeholder interviews

Deliverables

  • OT asset inventory
  • IEC 62443 zone diagram
  • OT risk and gap register

Standards

Outcome First defensible inventory of the OT estate.
D
Design
Architecture

Design zone-and-conduit, monitoring
and incident-response architecture.


Key Activities

  • Zone-and-conduit and IDMZ design
  • Secure remote-access architecture
  • OT logging and monitoring blueprint
  • OT-IR model with safety overlay
  • Vendor and engineering control framework

Deliverables

  • Target zone architecture
  • Secure remote-access design
  • OT-IR playbook (draft)

Standards

Outcome Architecture aligned to IEC 62443 with SIS exclusions.
A
Apply
Implement

Implement segmentation, visibility and
access controls in production.


Key Activities

  • Network segmentation and IDMZ build
  • OT monitoring and visibility deployment
  • Secure remote-access enablement
  • Vendor and engineering control enforcement
  • Operations team enablement on new model

Deliverables

  • Segmented OT network
  • OT visibility platform live
  • Vendor access governance

Standards

Outcome IT-to-OT lateral movement risk materially reduced.
P
Prove
Validate

Validate new architecture safely
against realistic scenarios.


Key Activities

  • Tabletop with operations and safety leadership
  • Bounded red-team and adversary emulation
  • SIS-exclusion validation
  • OT-IR drill across scenarios
  • Vendor access drill and audit

Deliverables

  • Tabletop after-action
  • Red-team report (bounded)
  • SIS exclusion validation

Standards

Outcome Defensible position for IEC 62443 and regulator scrutiny.
T
Transform
Sustain

Run sustained OT security operations
integrated with corporate SOC.


Key Activities

  • OT SOC integration with corporate SOC
  • Plant-level KRI reporting
  • Turnaround-aligned improvement plan
  • Year-1 maturity uplift roadmap
  • Vendor governance cadence

Deliverables

  • OT operating handbook
  • Plant-level KRI dashboard
  • Improvement roadmap

Standards

Outcome OT security running as an integrated capability.
How We Engage

Delivered across regulated
and growth-oriented sectors

60+ engagements ranging from regulator-driven gap remediation to cloud vendor assurance, third-party risk reviews and end-to-end cybersecurity framework implementations.

Banking

Finance

Banking

Finance

Major Financial Institution

Insurance

Major Financial Institution

Insurance

Hospitality & Hotels

Government Ministries

Hospitality & Hotels

Government Ministries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Retail & Commercial

Healthcare & Hospitals

Retail & Commercial

Let's build a programme regulators
can defend and Boards can act on

Whether you're scoping a Qatar Cybersecurity Framework engagement, preparing
for a SAMA examination, modernising a SOC, commissioning your first
OT inventory, or responding to a QCB inspection, we'll meet you where the programme actually is.

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