About Control Signal

Built for engineers who can't afford to fall behind.

Cybersecurity threats, safety standards changes, and automation developments — pulled together daily for controls and automation engineers across every industrial sector.

Why it exists

The information exists. It just isn't built for engineers.

Engineering moves fast. Standards get updated. Vendors patch critical vulnerabilities. New automation technology ships. And it all happens in the background while you're focused on keeping systems running.

The information is out there — but it's scattered across vendor portals, standards bodies, CISA advisories, trade publications, and specialist blogs. There's no single place built for the engineer who needs to stay current across all of it without spending hours looking.

Control Signal is that place. One brief, every morning, covering what matters across OT cybersecurity, safety standards, and industrial automation.

What's covered

Three pillars. Every day.

OT Cybersecurity
CVEs, vendor advisories, CISA guidance, and active threats relevant to industrial control systems. Every top story includes a plain-English “why it matters to you” so you know what to act on.
Safety Standards
Changes across IEC 61511, IEC 62443, NIST CSF, and ISA standards flagged the day they happen. Never get caught out by an update you missed.
Automation & Industry News
Product releases, protocol developments, and industry moves from across the sector — filtered for what's relevant to engineers, not executives.
CISA ICS AdvisoriesSiemens ProductCERTIEC StandardsNCSC UKIndustrial CyberDragos BlogControl EngineeringHSE UKOPC Foundation+16 more sources
Who it's for

If you're responsible for systems that can't fail, this is for you.

Control Signal is built for controls engineers, automation engineers, and OT professionals working across industrial sectors — oil and gas, water and wastewater, power and utilities, manufacturing, chemicals and pharma, and transport.

Whether you're managing a SCADA system, maintaining a safety instrumented system, or staying across a growing OT attack surface — the brief gives you what you need to start every day informed.

Get in touch

Reply to any brief. Every one gets read.

If something in the brief is wrong, something important is missing, or you want to tell us what vendors or standards are relevant to your environment — reply to any email. Every reply is read and shapes what gets built next.

You can also reach us directly at george@controlsignal.uk.