CISA explores expanding secure by design pledge to operational technology manufacturers

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking into expanding its secure by design pledge initiative to manufacturers of operational technology and industrial control systems, as part of an effort to promote the adoption of best practices for tech product development.

“There will be upcoming discussions, perhaps, on an OT pledge,” CISA’s Matthew Rogers told Inside Cybersecurity, after the agency has allowed sufficient time “for the base secure by design pledge to mature.” CISA launched the pledge initiative in...