Digital Transformation Viewpoints
Robert Jackson of Moxa Talks CRA Regulations and OT Cybersecurity
In this episode, ARC Advisory Group Vice President of Research Larry O'Brien sits down with Robert Jackson, Manager of Corporate Strategic Marketing at Moxa, to examine the rapidly changing landscape of operational technology (OT) cybersecurity and industrial network security. Their conversation centers on the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and what its connection to CE marking could mean for automation suppliers, OEMs, system integrators, and industrial end users worldwide. Jackson breaks down key expectations, including secure-by-design product development, the elimination of default usernames and passwords, software bills of materials (SBOMs), vulnerability management, and long-term security patch support. The episode also explores how Moxa has expanded its cybersecurity strategy beyond individual networking products to an organization-wide approach. We discuss IEC 62443 certification, industrial firewalls, secure routers, deep packet inspection, microsegmentation, vulnerability management, and the challenge of protecting legacy protocols such as Modbus. We also consider the shortage of OT cybersecurity talent and how secure-by-design architectures, automation, AI-assisted operations, and continuous lifecycle governance are turning industrial cybersecurity from a discretionary investment into a business and regulatory imperative. For more information about Moxa, check out their page here: https://www.moxa.com/en For more info about ARC, contact us here: https://www.arcweb.com/about/contact-us Would you like to be a guest on our growing podcast? Do you have an intriguing or thought provoking topic you'd like to discuss on our podcast? Please contact Our Producer Tom Cabot TCabot@Arcweb.com View all the episodes here: https://thedigitaltransformationpodcast.buzzsprout.com
