Pearl Solutions Group helps you strengthen cybersecurity across business IT, identities, networks, cloud environments, and ICS and OT. Our approach is designed to reduce risk while respecting the reliability, availability and operational requirements your environment depends on.
Security has to fit the environment.
Your environment can span corporate IT, remote facilities, SCADA, vendor access, cloud systems and field infrastructure. The right security approach accounts for how those systems are actually used.
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Your technology environment can span business systems, operational technology, remote infrastructure, vendors and field operations. Cybersecurity decisions have to account for more than traditional office IT.
Business systems and operational technology do not always follow the same patching, maintenance or availability practices. Security controls have to account for those differences.
Many systems support essential operations, which means cybersecurity changes must be planned carefully to avoid creating unnecessary disruption.
Employees, vendors and third parties may need access across multiple locations. That access has to be controlled, monitored and reviewed.
Older systems may have limited support for modern security controls, making visibility, segmentation and compensating controls more important.
Effective utility cybersecurity is not simply about adding more tools. It is about applying the right controls to the right systems without losing sight of operational reliability.
Your cybersecurity program should address the systems, users, access points and recovery processes that keep your organization operating. The goal is not to add security tools in isolation, but to build coordinated protection across the environment.
Protect user accounts, privileged access and remote connections with appropriate authentication, access controls and monitoring.
Protect workstations, servers and connected systems with monitoring, detection and response capabilities.
Segment environments appropriately, control access between systems and monitor network activity for suspicious behavior.
Secure cloud services, email, identities and configurations that support daily business operations.
Address the unique requirements of industrial control systems and operational technology, including control systems such as SCADA, without treating them exactly like traditional IT.
Maintain tested backups, recovery procedures, incident-response plans and clear responsibilities for restoring critical systems.
Your cybersecurity program should address the systems, users, access points and recovery processes that keep your organization operating. The goal is not to add security tools in isolation, but to build coordinated protection across the environment.
Ongoing protection across endpoints, identities, email and cloud environments, including:
Strengthen identity controls, Microsoft 365 configurations and cloud security through access protections, monitoring and Microsoft 365 Security Baselines.
Identify weaknesses, prioritize risk and create a practical path for remediation based on the systems and operations involved.
Assess and strengthen security around industrial control systems and operational technology, including:
Improve recovery planning, backup resilience and response procedures so your organization is better prepared when an incident occurs.
Support for:
Cybersecurity support is part of an ongoing Pearl relationship.
We can support your internal team across IT security, ICS/OT, compliance and other cybersecurity priorities as needs evolve.
NEXT STEPS
You do not need to start with a broad, open-ended cybersecurity engagement. Pearl begins by narrowing the focus to the areas that matter most, then helps you turn the findings into practical next steps.
We begin with a 10–15 minute conversation to understand what you have in place today, where concerns may exist and which NIST Cybersecurity Framework functions or categories make the most sense to assess first.
The goal is to focus the assessment on the areas most relevant to your environment rather than work through a generic checklist.
We then provide a free vulnerability scan and work with your team through a targeted assessment focused on two or three relevant NIST CSF functions or categories.
The result is a practical baseline with actionable findings your team can use to prioritize what needs attention next, not simply another box to check.
If your organization needs continued guidance, Pearl can support your team through an ongoing vCISO program.
That relationship provides continued cybersecurity oversight, monitoring, prioritization and strategic guidance as your environment, risks and requirements change.
Start with the areas that matter most. Build from there.
You need to protect both business technology and operational systems, but those environments are not managed the same way.
Business IT typically supports users, data and administrative operations.
Operational systems can have stricter uptime, safety, lifecycle and maintenance requirements.
Cybersecurity requirements can come from regulators, insurers, internal governance, industry frameworks and customer expectations. You need both the technical controls and the policies, documentation and oversight to support them.
NERC CIP | NIST CSF | IEC 62443 | CISA Guidance
Pearl Solutions Group helps you prepare for applicable cybersecurity requirements and strengthen the technical, administrative and governance practices that support compliance readiness.
Assess current practices against applicable requirements, identify gaps, and support readiness activities such as penetration testing for compliance audits where required.
Develop or strengthen:
Organize cybersecurity efforts around established frameworks relevant to your organization and use governance, risk and compliance processes to track progress.
Bring senior-level cybersecurity guidance into your organization to prioritize risk, establish governance and keep the security program moving forward.
Technology planning can cross IT, cybersecurity, operational systems, vehicles and the tools your crews use in the field. The 2027 Utility Technology Planning Guide helps you review those priorities together and identify what may need attention before your budget is finalized.
Use the guide to review priorities across:
Utility cybersecurity has to account for both traditional IT systems and operational technology. That can include business applications, identities, remote access, SCADA systems, telemetry, substations and other operational assets with different uptime, safety and lifecycle requirements.
A utility cybersecurity program should address identity and access, endpoint protection, network security, cloud and email security, ICS and OT security, including control systems such as SCADA, vulnerability management, backups, recovery and incident readiness.
Some managed service providers can support both, but you should verify the provider’s specific ICS and OT experience, including SCADA where relevant. Traditional IT security expertise does not automatically translate to operational environments with different availability and lifecycle requirements.
IT security typically protects business systems, users, data and cloud environments. ICS and OT security focuses on industrial control systems and operational technology that monitor or control physical operations, including control systems such as SCADA, where availability, safety and operational continuity may be especially important.
No. Compliance requirements can provide useful controls and structure, but they may not address every system, dependency or risk in your environment. Cybersecurity planning should consider operational risk in addition to applicable compliance obligations.
Yes. Pearl Solutions Group can work alongside your internal team through an ongoing managed or co-managed relationship, bringing cybersecurity expertise, assessments, ICS/OT support and implementation support as needs evolve.
Start with a short conversation about your current environment, concerns and priorities. We’ll use that discussion to identify the NIST CSF functions or categories that deserve the closest look and determine whether a targeted vulnerability scan and assessment would be a useful next step.
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Pearl Solutions Group also supports utilities across managed and co-managed IT, cybersecurity, ICS & OT, and Fleet Mounting & Field Technology.