Streamlining the Process of Surveying Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in OT

Abstract

Operational Technology, OT, is the backbone of the 21st-century society since it eases access for managing critical infrastructure like water, transportation, and energy supply. Therefore, the security of such systems is of utmost importance. To aid risk management in OT we introduce Security Standard MANAGER, an application to streamline security compliance processes. Security Standard MANAGER achieves this by providing an intuitive interface for answering questions derived from cybersecurity standards and then generating a report based on the answers given. We will give a full stack explanation of the development, from graphical user interface to backend code and database design. To aid future developers, aside from the application, we also enumerate the obstacles faced, potential improvements and suggest avenues for future work.