Analog Electronic & Cyberdefence
The Strategic Role of Analog Electronics in OT/ICS Cyber Defense The Strategic Role of Analog Electronics in OT/ICS Cyber Defense A doctrinal military essay with threat matrices, attack scenarios, and documented historical cases (energy, defense, hospitals, SCADA). Scope & intent. This text focuses on cyber-physical resilience in Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and critical infrastructures. It argues that analog electronics are not “legacy leftovers” but a sovereign, non-software layer of authority that can constrain or outlast digital compromise. Table of contents 1) Doctrinal thesis 2) A hybrid sovereign architecture (analog → digital → cyber) 3) Threat matrices for OT/ICS 4) Attack scenarios (operational narratives) 5) Documented historical cases 6) Operational implications ...