{"id":43314,"date":"2025-12-04T07:48:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligencecommunitynews.com\/?p=43314"},"modified":"2025-12-04T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:48:39","slug":"nsa-and-partners-issue-advice-on-integrating-ai-in-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligencecommunitynews.com\/nsa-and-partners-issue-advice-on-integrating-ai-in-ot\/","title":{"rendered":"NSA and partners issue advice on integrating AI in OT"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 3, the National Security Agency (NSA) is joining the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Australian Signals Directorate\u2019s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD\u2019s ACSC), and others in releasing the\u00a0Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), \u201cPrinciples for the Secure Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Operational Technology.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

While artificial intelligence (AI) presents potential to enhance efficiency, productivity, decision-making, and customer experiences, adopting AI into operational technology (OT) systems introduces new risks to the safety and security of the environments they are integrated in and critical functions they support.
\nUnderstanding and carefully managing the associated risks are critical in protecting the safety and security of OT systems.<\/p>\n

The report describes different ways that AI can be integrated into OT and outlines four principles critical infrastructure owners and operators should follow to both leverage the benefits and minimize the risks of integrating AI into OT environments. The principles detail guidance to understand AI; consider AI use in the OT domain; establish AI governance and assurance frameworks; and embed safety and security practices into AI and AI-enabled OT systems.<\/p>\n

Key mitigations highlighted in the CSI encourage critical infrastructure (CI) owners and operators to:<\/p>\n