Rockwell rolls out cybersecurity ROKStudios

Rockwell Automation has added a cybersecurity-focused season to ROKStudios, its house video series aimed at industrial operators, machine builders and technology buyers. The company said on September 8 that the new run features manufacturers and cybersecurity specialists discussing research, threat conditions and ways to secure operational technology, or OT, environments. (prnewswire.com) The release places the series inside Rockwell’s broader push around industrial resilience and digital transformation. ROKStudios sits on Rockwell’s own content hub, where the company says it publishes interviews with customers, partners and internal specialists. (rockwellautomation.com) ### What exactly did Rockwell launch on September 8? Rockwell Automation said on September 8 that the new season centers on cybersecurity and industrial resilience, with episodes built around recent research and practical operating strategies. (rockwellautomation.com) The company described the series as a forum for global manufacturers and cybersecurity leaders to discuss how to build secure industrial operations. ROKStudios is not a one-off campaign. Rockwell’s hub describes it as an ongoing video platform carrying interviews and presentations on digital transformation, resilience, sustainability and production. The company says the portal is designed to give manufacturers and partners information on unifying people, processes and technology. (prnewswire.com) ### Who appears in the cybersecurity episodes? Ben Miller, chief information security officer at Dragos, appears in one session focused on OT cyber threats. Rockwell’s episode page says Miller discusses findings from Dragos’ annual report, including the growth in threat groups and ransomware activity targeting OT vulnerabilities, and outlines defenses such as network monitoring and multi-factor authentication. (prnewswire.com) Andrew Peckston of Mondelēz International appears in another episode on supply-chain resilience. Rockwell says Peckston discusses the convergence of information technology and operational technology, and how that changes risk, governance and collaboration inside industrial organizations. (rockwellautomation.com) Steve Lynn, director of engineering at William Grant & Sons, appears in a separate session on building OT resilience. Rockwell’s description says Lynn frames cybersecurity as an ongoing process rather than a one-time project. ### What themes is Rockwell pushing through the series? Rockwell’s own episode descriptions show a consistent emphasis on lifecycle security, governance and resilience. (rockwellautomation.com) An episode featuring Olaf Clemens, chief executive of SN Maschinenbau, says cybersecurity is becoming “the foundation of modern packaging machinery” and ties security to connectivity, data integrity and uptime. (rockwellautomation.com) The company’s broader ROKStudios programming has followed the same pattern in 2026. Rockwell announced earlier seasons this year on automation-to-autonomy and on digitalization and sustainability, suggesting the cybersecurity season is one part of a larger editorial stream tied to manufacturing strategy themes. (rockwellautomation.com) ### Why does this matter for enterprise buyers? Rockwell is using named operators and outside specialists rather than product demos alone. The company’s hub says ROKStudios features customers, partners and experts, and the cybersecurity season’s guest list includes executives from Dragos, Mondelēz International, William Grant & Sons and SN Maschinenbau. (rockwellautomation.com) That format lets Rockwell package vendor-adjacent messaging around problems industrial buyers already face, including ransomware, IT-OT convergence, secure machine connectivity and resilience across the asset lifecycle. Those themes are stated in the episode descriptions and in Rockwell’s September 8 release. (rockwellautomation.com) ### Where does this sit in Rockwell’s broader media operation? Rockwell’s ROKStudios portal says it offers insights from the company, its customers and partners across multiple industrial topics. A separate Rockwell press release on another 2026 season said new recordings joined more than 150 previous videos on the portal, indicating the company has built a sizable owned-media archive around manufacturing issues. (rockwellautomation.com) The new cybersecurity season is available through Rockwell’s ROKStudios pages and press materials published on September 8. Rockwell’s press-release archive and regional ROKStudios hub list the latest episodes and related sessions for viewers following the series. (rockwellautomation.com) (prnewswire.com)