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Operational Technology Assurance Partnership: Smart Controller Security within National Security Systems

This NSA technical report outlines cybersecurity requirements for smart controllers within National Security Systems (NSS) to safeguard mission-critical operational technology (OT). The study identifies key threats—such as buffer overflows, hardcoded credentials, and insecure communications—and addresses gaps between existing ISA 62443-4-2 standards and NIST’s moderate-moderate-moderate (M-M-M) countermeasure baseline. NSA recommends six new security requirements to protect against wireless threats, unauthorized access, and data breaches. The findings support a formalized cybersecurity conformance testing process that can also benefit broader critical infrastructure sectors.

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Operational Technology Assurance Partnership: Smart Controller Security within National Security Systems
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Publisher:National Security Agency (NSA)
Published:April 1, 2025
License:Public Domain

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