What major shift do you see shaping industrial cybersecurity in 2025? How are attackers’ tactics evolving?
The key shift in 2025 is the transition from “secure the network” to “keep production running.” Defenders are increasingly adopting asset-centric, operation-first controls, alongside continuous inspection throughout the equipment lifecycle. Governance models are now directly linking cyber risk to uptime and quality metrics.
Meanwhile, attackers are becoming quieter and more precise — exploiting valid credentials, abusing remote service paths, and living off the land. They increasingly favour data theft and operational disruption over overt ransomware encryption. Yet, many OT environments still struggle with routine incidents due to inherent constraints such as limited maintenance windows, mixed system vintages, and strict safety protocols that slow patching and hinder the rollout of modern controls.
Globally, frameworks and regulations are reshaping expectations: NIST CSF 2.0 has strengthened governance and board-level accountability, while the EU Cyber Resilience Act and standards such as SEMI E187/E188 are pushing security-by-design principles deeper into industrial supply chains.
How is TXOne advancing asset-centric protections for increasingly complex, converged OT networks?
Our philosophy is straightforward: the asset is the heart of operations — and therefore the focal point of cybersecurity. Our mission is to safeguard every piece of equipment across its entire lifecycle, without disrupting ongoing operations.
We define this lifecycle across four stages — onboarding, staging, production, and maintenance — and apply tailored security measures at each. Through inspection, endpoint defence, and network protection, we provide layered security coordinated through a centralised platform designed specifically for OT teams.
What differentiates TXOne is our alignment with the priorities of OT-focused CISOs. We design controls that adapt to operational realities and always place continuity first. We are also integrating AI technologies — NLP, machine learning, and agent-based intelligence — to transform alerts into insight, rules into resilience, and governance into automation. By grounding these advances in the context of regulation and real-world operations, we aim to provide the shortest, most reliable path to future-ready security.
How are you securing legacy systems while enabling modernisation without stifling innovation?
In OT, uptime is paramount. Modernisation should enhance reliability and efficiency — not force risky rip-and-replace upgrades that jeopardise production. We understand the cost and disruption that come with an “update everything, everywhere” mindset.
Our approach is to secure assets as they are, while paving a safe path toward what’s next. We design lightweight controls so even legacy HMIs and engineering workstations remain responsive. When a device lacks the resources for full endpoint protection, we switch to allow-listing and block unexpected activity. Around those endpoints, we deploy a universal network safety layer through dedicated security appliances, requiring zero system resources from protected assets.
Crucially, we continue to support legacy systems — including Windows XP through 2030 — giving industrial operators the flexibility to modernise on their own terms. We secure yesterday’s systems where they operate, surround them with layered OT-native defences, and enable innovation to move forward safely.
What should industrial operators and CISOs prioritise in protecting critical assets in 2025 — and how is TXOne positioned to help them?
The core mission of industrial cybersecurity remains the same: keeping operations safe and continuous amid evolving threats and regulations. This requires an asset-centric, operation-first model that learns the environment, enforces known-good behaviour across networks and endpoints, and turns detection into precise, actionable responses — all without forcing shutdowns.
Supplier access and maintenance workflows must now be treated as first-class risk domains, as the boundaries of the plant extend beyond the factory floor. AI plays a role here, but only when grounded in operational context. Used responsibly, it can learn baselines, recommend policies, surface anomalies, and correlate alarms with process states — converting noisy events into explainable, auditable actions.
Every AI-assisted control must remain transparent, deterministic, and reversible. Mapping these capabilities to frameworks such as IEC 62443, NIST CSF 2.0, NIS2, CRA, and SEMI E187/E188 ensures verifiable compliance. The ultimate outcomes are uptime, safety, and trust — not simply tool proliferation.
Where will TXOne make the biggest impact in industrial cybersecurity over the next few years?
TXOne is evolving from a cybersecurity solutions provider into a true partner shaping industry standards. Our collaboration with the SEMI E187 cybersecurity committee and the SMCC exemplifies this approach, as we work with global stakeholders to strengthen sector-wide resilience.
We believe OT security success depends equally on people, process, and technology. Yet, skilled talent and mature processes remain scarce, particularly in the early stages of the NIST CSF framework — Identify and Protect. We are leveraging AI to close this gap by learning from global best practices and translating them into actionable, automated guidance for operators.
Our platform now spans the entire OT security spectrum — from Identify through Detect & Respond — delivering comprehensive protection, operational fit, and compliance across multiple critical sectors. TXOne is committed to accompanying customers throughout their entire cybersecurity journey, from assessment to incident response, helping them mature their defences and strengthen resilience.
Looking forward, we envision industrial security that is adaptive, intelligent, and collaborative — powered by AI, anchored in global standards, and driven by shared expertise. Our mission is to be the most trusted partner in this transformation, turning cybersecurity into the foundation for operational trust and sustainable progress.
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