Sinclair Koelemij, Author at Industrial Cyber

About Sinclair Koelemij

With 45 years of experience in process automation, Sinclair brings a wealth of expertise, with 25 years dedicated to process control and an additional 20 years specializing in networking, security, and risk management for process automation systems. During his extensive 43-year tenure at Honeywell, he played key roles in servicing, engineering, and securing diverse control and process safety solutions, spanning basic and advanced control systems. Sinclair also possesses hands-on experience in software development and the implementation of control and safety solutions for over 100 installations owned by various asset owners, varying in scale from smaller setups with fewer than 1,000 I/O points to large installations exceeding 100,000 I/O points. Furthermore, Sinclair holds several patents in the field of cyber-physical risk evaluation and mitigation..

Sinclair's Articles

Through the Lens of a Case Study: What It Takes to Be a Cyber-Physical Risk Analyst

Through the Lens of a Case Study: What It Takes to Be a Cyber-Physical Risk Analyst

I regularly cover the topic of cyber-physical risk analysis in my writings, and as a result, I've received numerous inquiries on LinkedIn about the path to becoming a cyber-physical risk analyst. To address this question more efficiently for me, I've…

Strategic Decision-Making in Cyber-Physical Risk Assessments and Cyber Ethics.

Strategic Decision-Making in Cyber-Physical Risk Assessments and Cyber Ethics.

Cyber-physical risk assessments are some of the toughest tasks to handle because they involve a lot of decisions before even starting an assessment. These decisions include setting / choosing the goals of the assessment, planning how to approach it, and…

Vulnerability handling according to the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

Vulnerability handling according to the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

So far, cybersecurity regulations in Europe have been primarily driven by the NIS2 regulations. The NIS2 regulations are currently active, and asset owners and service providers must comply with these regulations. On March 12 the European parliament passed a new…

Creating cohesive OT risk strategy through cybersecurity measures and collaboration with engineering

Creating cohesive OT risk strategy through cybersecurity measures and collaboration with engineering

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the need to address a comprehensive approach to risk management is crucial at all levels of an organization. This imperative becomes even more pronounced in operational technology (OT) environments where different perspectives on risk…

The Mental Miser of the OT Security World - Overcoming Fear to Redefine Concepts IEC/ISA 62443

The Mental Miser of the OT Security World – Overcoming Fear to Redefine Concepts

How feasible is it to evolve and reconsider concepts within the field of OT security? Our approach to security design in the realm of cyber-physical systems has been notably shaped by the IEC/ISA 62443 standard. ISO 27001 has historically encountered…

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