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International Cybersecurity Agencies Release New Operational Technology Protection Framework

Multiple international cybersecurity agencies have jointly released comprehensive guidance for securing operational technology systems. The framework helps organizations establish definitive OT architecture views and implement robust security controls across industrial environments.

International Collaboration Produces OT Security Framework

Multiple cybersecurity agencies from the United States and United Kingdom have jointly released comprehensive guidance for securing operational technology systems, according to reports from participating organizations. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) collaborated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to develop “Creating and Maintaining a Definitive View of Your Operational Technology (OT) Architecture.”

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UK Government Denies Cummings’ Claims of Chinese Breach of Top-Secret Systems

Former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings has claimed Chinese hackers breached highly sensitive UK government systems containing classified intelligence. The Cabinet Office and cybersecurity experts have strongly denied the allegations, setting up a contentious dispute over national security transparency.

Conflicting Accounts Emerge Over Alleged Security Breach

Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris Johnson, has made explosive claims that China successfully breached high-level UK government systems used to transfer classified intelligence material, according to reports. Cummings stated the compromised systems contained so-called “Strap” material, a government classification for highly sensitive intelligence data that includes information from intelligence services and the National Security Secretariat.