CyberTRIZPEDIA

Cyber Resilience vs Operational Complexity

Use IEC 62443 security levels to architect standardized, automated OT resilience zones that reduce administrative burden while meeting continuity obligations.

CyberTRIZ analysis · Seveso contradiction CY026 · one of 8,235 worked contradictions published by CyberTRIZ.AI

Regulations

Business Context

Industrial cyber resilience requires redundant systems, recovery plans,

segmented networks, secure backups, and continuous monitoring. These

measures strengthen resilience but increase the complexity of system

administration.

The Contradiction

Greater cyber resilience improves business continuity.

Simpler architectures improve operational efficiency.

Why It Exists

Each resilience mechanism adds infrastructure, procedures, and

maintenance activities that must be managed throughout the system

lifecycle.

Direction

Design resilient OT architectures using standardized security

frameworks, automation, and centralized management that simplify

administration while maintaining high resilience.

TRIZ principles applied

P25 Self-ServiceP06 UniversalityP05 MergingP06 UniversalityP23 Feedback