AI-Supported Cybersecurity Solution for Industrial Networks

Industrial 5G AI-Supported Cybersecurity Solution for Industrial Networks

2026-03-25 Source: Siemens | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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Siemens and Palo Alto Networks combine their strengths to provide secure 5G networks for industry. The solution is available immediately.

Siemens and Palo Alto Networks offer tested cybersecurity solution for industrial 5G.(Image: Siemens) — Siemens and Palo Alto Networks offer tested cybersecurity solution for industrial 5G.
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Siemens has teamed up with Palo Alto Networks to present a verified, AI-powered cybersecurity solution for industrial private 5G networks. According to a statement, the offering combines Siemens' private 5G infrastructure with an AI-optimized next-generation firewall from Palo Alto Networks to secure industrial communication networks without compromising performance.

The solution presented at the Mobile World Congress 2026 is specifically aimed at OT environments in which increasing connectivity and AI-based production processes create new security requirements. Siemens has tested and verified the architecture in several industrial application scenarios to ensure high availability, network resilience and uninterrupted operation. The aim is to combine industry-specific security requirements with deterministic wireless communication.

Three Central Building Blocks

The background to this is the growing importance of private 5G networks as the backbone of data-driven manufacturing. At the same time, regulatory requirements such as NIS2 and standards such as IEC 62443 are increasing the pressure on companies to implement defense-in-depth strategies. Traditional IT security approaches often reach their limits in real-time production environments, as they increase latencies or do not adequately take OT-specific threats into account.

The verified solution is based on three central building blocks: a local private 5G infrastructure from Siemens for secure, low-latency communication, the SINEC Security Monitor for passive continuous monitoring of production and a specially optimized firewall from Palo Alto Networks with layer 7 security and OT protocol analysis including deep packet inspection.

The tight integration is designed to detect cyber threats such as malware, intrusion attempts or data exfiltration without affecting the performance of time-critical applications. According to Siemens, the architecture meets the requirements of IEC 62443 for industrial automation and control systems and is now part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.

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