The Zero Trust Journey in Industrial Control Systems

In today’s increasingly software-driven landscape, Emerson is evolving our cybersecurity strategy for the DeltaV™ Distributed Control System (DCS) and Safety Instrumented System (SIS) by aligning with the Zero Trust Maturity Model, ensuring the DeltaV DCS and SIS remain resilient against future threats.

Zero Trust Maturity Model

The Zero Trust Maturity Model is structured around five distinct pillars, each supporting stepwise advancements toward optimization over time. These pillars are built upon a foundation of cross-cutting capabilities that are integrated across all five pillars.
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Advancing Cybersecurity Across DeltaV

As cybersecurity threats evolve, Emerson is making ongoing investments to maintain the resilience of the DeltaV DCS and SIS and keep you protected in an ever-changing digital landscape. Below are examples of planned security enhancements towards a Zero Trust solution.


Emerson will fortify the DeltaV DCS and SIS communications at the protocol level to achieve higher cybersecurity standards, ensuring a secure and reliable system.


Emerson will implement the Principle of Least Privilege (POLP) throughout the DeltaV DCS and SIS system to prevent unauthorized access and further reduce the attack surface.


Emerson will enhance the protection of DeltaV embedded nodes (e.g. controllers) against malicious firmware modification with hardware enforced secure boot.

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