The Future of ICS and SIS: Innovations and Challenges

In an era that has been dominated by rapid technological evolution and widespread digitalization, Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SISs) are no exceptions. We are currently in a period of vast transformation globally – and with this comes some profound challenges. Digital innovation is playing a powerful role in revolutionizing numerous lives worldwide, while at the same time making us susceptive to some previously unforeseen risks, at both an individual and organizational level.

This delicate balance between progress and vulnerability underscored by digitalization has existed for a while now. However, its influence on the function of critical infrastructures and other safety critical systems is heightening at a breathtaking pace. Alongside, ICS – responsible for overseeing and managing production facilities – are battling an increasing array of threats fortified by increasingly...