(CS)²AI Online™ REPLAY: Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices

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This is a technical discussion about AI and cybersecurity in industrial control systems.

Industrial Control Systems (ICS also referred to as OT or Operational Technology, consisting of SCADA, PLC, DCS etc.) have historically been insecure by design. Several years into customizing and applying best practices from IT gave rise to secure protocols, use of encryption, network segmentation & isolation etc. However, to date, there has not been a focus on using the characteristic features in the PLCs and DCS for security, or how to code/program PLCs with security in mind. This project – inspired by existing Secure Coding Practices for IT – fills that gap. The aim of this project is to provide guidelines to engineers that are creating software (ladder logic, functional charts etc.) to help improve the security posture of Industrial Control Systems, by leveraging the natively available functionality in the PLC/DCS/SCADA. Little or no additional software tools or hardware is needed to implement these practices. They can all be fit into the normal PLC programming and operating workflow. More than security expertise, good knowledge of the PLCs to be protected, their logic, and the underlying process, is needed for implementing these practices. Using these practices always has secu…

Organizer: Los Angeles Cyber Security for Control Systems. Listing source: Meetup. Listing checked Nov 1, 2026. Check the organizer’s page for current availability and any changes.