OT Model & Automation Safety Review
A security and safety review of the AI models, analytics and automated decision logic that now influence how your physical processes run.
Automation Is Moving Closer to the Control Loop
Industrial organizations are adding machine learning and automation to operations at a fast pace: predictive maintenance models, process optimization, computer vision for quality inspection, anomaly detection, digital twins and, increasingly, AI agents that recommend or make setpoint changes. These systems can improve output and reliability, but they also introduce a new way for things to go wrong.
A model fed with manipulated sensor data can recommend unsafe setpoints. An optimization engine can push equipment outside its design limits. An automation workflow with excessive permissions can become a path for an attacker to influence the process. The OT Model & Automation Safety Review examines these risks before they turn into incidents.
What We Review
Data Integrity and Input Manipulation
We assess how sensor, historian, and external data flow into models, and whether an attacker or a faulty instrument could feed data that changes model behavior in unsafe ways.
Model Behavior and Failure Modes
We test how models respond to edge cases, drift, missing data and adversarial inputs, and whether their outputs stay within safe operating limits.
Automation Authority and Guardrails
We review what automated systems and AI agents are allowed to change, whether hard limits and interlocks sit outside the model, and whether a human approves high-consequence actions.
Integration and Access Paths
We examine the connections between AI platforms, cloud services, historians and control systems, including credentials, APIs and data diodes, for paths an attacker could use to reach the process.
Model Supply Chain
We review where models, libraries and vendor analytics come from, how updates are delivered and whether changes are tested before they reach production.
Monitoring and Fallback
We check whether model decisions are logged, whether anomalies in model output are detected, and whether operators can fall back to manual or conventional control quickly.
Our Approach
The review brings together our AI security and OT teams. We work from architecture documentation and interviews with data scientists, control engineers and operations staff, then test models and automation logic in development or simulated environments rather than on live processes. Findings are assessed against process safety principles as well as security frameworks, including NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 where relevant.
Engagement Process
Discovery
We inventory the models, analytics and automation in scope and map how they connect to operational data and control systems.
Threat and Hazard Analysis
We combine security threat modeling with process hazard thinking to identify how manipulation or failure could lead to unsafe or costly outcomes.
Testing
We test data pipelines, model behavior and automation controls in a non-production environment.
Reporting
We deliver prioritized findings and design recommendations for guardrails, monitoring and governance.
What You Receive
Inventory of AI models and automation influencing operations, with their level of authority
Threat and hazard scenarios for each high-consequence use case
Test results covering data manipulation, model robustness and access paths
Recommended engineering guardrails, independent limits and human approval points
Governance recommendations for model change management and monitoring
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RISK REDUCTION
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BUSINESS INTEGRITY
We leverage our cybersecurity expertise to safeguard your business integrity, ensuring you operate securely, move forward confidently, and build trust in an interconnected digital world.
DATA PROTECTION
We deploy cutting-edge cybersecurity measures and personalized strategies to offer unwavering data protection, reinforcing our commitment to preserving your company’s invaluable digital assets.
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