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REDUCING THE CYBERSECURITY RISKS OF PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIA IN OT ENVIRONMENTS

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Author(s)

Michael Powell, Fenimore Philip, Stephanie Saravia

Abstract

Though portable storage media are convenient, their unregulated use poses cybersecurity risks for organizations utilizing them in their OT environments. Procedural, physical, and technical controls are important because they can minimize the likelihood of a cyberattack from portable storage media usage. The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has developed recommendations to help OT personnel use portable storage media securely
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1334
Report Number
1334
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1334
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Keywords

portable storage, Operational Technology
Manufacturing

Citation

Powell, M. , Philip, F. and Saravia, S. (2025), REDUCING THE CYBERSECURITY RISKS OF PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIA IN OT ENVIRONMENTS, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1334, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960694 (Accessed October 20, 2025)

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Created September 30, 2025
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