Controls lab offers a safe place to test operational-technology cyberattacks

Oct 27, 2025

Presenters said the controls lab provides a near-real environment where businesses can run tailored cyberattack scenarios—including attacks on PLCs and other OT systems—so operators can learn detection and mitigation without real-world harm.

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Speaker 1, a presenter, said the controls lab is "super flexible," and that businesses can bring problems they "need to look at, to understand, to evaluate" and use the facility to test hypotheses and see attacks and malware without real-world effects.

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