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Who leads security at Rockwell Automation
The most recent move CISO Tribune has on record at Rockwell Automation was announced on March 12, 2024: too long ago to say who holds the seat today. The history below stands; the current holder is not yet confirmed.
What Rockwell Automation tells the SEC
Its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed November 12, 2025, carries an Item 1C cybersecurity disclosure that describes a Chief Information Security Officer reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), with oversight by the Audit Committee. Read the section verbatim or the filing on sec.gov. A filing describes governance as of its date, not today's seat.
Tracked by the Wire since March 12, 2024 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated
Where Rockwell Automation appears on the record (31)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 31 in all.
- On the Wire
- SEC filing
- Form 10-K cybersecurity disclosure, fiscal 2025 · Item 1C, filed November 12, 2025
- Compared with (28)
vs Armis, vs Atos, vs Claroty, vs CounterCraft, vs Cybolt, vs Darktrace, vs Dispel, vs Elbit Systems, vs Forescout, vs General Dynamics Information Technology, vs Hive Pro, vs Honeywell, vs Indurex, vs Infosys, vs NEOX NETWORKS, vs Network Critical, vs Northrop Grumman, vs Nozomi Networks, vs NTT DATA, vs Parsons, vs Phosphorus Cybersecurity, vs Quorum Cyber, vs Siemens, vs Tenable, vs TXOne Networks, vs Waterfall Security Solutions, vs Wipro, vs Xage Security
- In the vendor directory
- OT and ICS security vendors · primary category
About Rockwell Automation
CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files Rockwell Automation under Industrial & Energy and North America. The SEC classifies it under standard industrial classification 3829, Measuring & controlling devices, nec, and EDGAR lists its ticker as ROK. The Wire has one security-leadership move at Rockwell Automation on record, announced on March 12, 2024.
What Rockwell Automation's 10-K says about security governance
Rockwell Automation's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed November 12, 2025, describes its cybersecurity governance in Item 1C. The lines below are that filing's own statements, each with the sentence it comes from.
Reporting line: the Chief Information Security Officer reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
“The CISO reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).”
Board oversight: the Audit Committee.
“The Audit Committee receives updates on information security, including internal controls and external reporting processes.”
Experience of the security leadership, as the filing states it:
“Our CISO has more than 30 years of technology and cybersecurity leadership experience and is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).”
Material incidents: the filing states none.
“During the year ended September 30, 2025, the Company has not identified risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company, including its business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.”
Plain-English reading and full text of the filing · the filing on sec.gov
Security leadership timeline
Security leaders of Rockwell Automation on our record
Stephen Ford: named Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, announced on March 12, 2024 record
Moves by people who came from Rockwell Automation
Security chiefs at other Industrial & Energy organizations
Other organizations CISO Tribune files under Industrial & Energy with a named security chief on record: those in North America first, in alphabetical order from Rockwell Automation onward.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company: Thomas Dager, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer.
Vantage: Dale Drew, Chief Information Security Officer.
ADM: Ruben D. Chacon, Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer.
Brunswick: Julie Myerholtz, Vice President – Chief Information Security Officer.
Deere: James Johnson, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer.
EverLine: Jason Cradit, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.
Eversource Energy: Michael Tetto, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
FirstEnergy: Brian Harrell, Vice President and Chief Security Officer.
What the company sells
Rockwell Automation sells hardware, software and services. Rockwell Automation Inc. has affiliated companies, authorized distributors and recognized PartnerNetwork partners. Rockwell Automation increased its quarterly dividend to $1.45 per share on common stock. Rockwell Automation reported fourth quarter and full year 2026 results and introduced fiscal 2027 guidance.
Rockwell Automation introduced SecureOT capabilities to help OEMs address emerging cybersecurity regulations. Rockwell Automation has published a briefing on the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.
The LCA model behind Rockwell Automation sustainability results was independently reviewed by a 3rd party in accordance with ISO 14071 and the EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) framework.
The PowerFlex 753 AC Drive comes with Embedded I/O, Standard Protection, Forced Air, AC Input with Precharge and no DC Terminals, and is rated at 367 Amps, 200kW ND, 160kW HD and 400 VAC. A PowerFlex4 AC Drive model rated at 120VAC, 1PH, 2.3 Amps, 0.37 kW and 0.5 HP comes in Frame Size A for panel mount at IP20, with an LED Display and Fixed Digital Keypad. A PowerFlex4 AC Drive model rated at 480VAC, 3PH, 6 Amps, 2.2 kW and 3 HP comes in Frame Size B for panel mount at IP20, with an LED Display and Fixed Digital Keypad.
The 1492 Power Block is a feeder spacing power distribution block with 3 poles, 1 opening on the line side, 4 openings on the load side and a rating of 175 Amps. The 700-H General Purpose Accessories include a Mini 14-Blade Base Socket with screw terminals and guarded touch safe terminal construction.
Rockwell Automation announced that as of June 30, 2025, the PowerFlex 4 2.2 kW (3 Hp) AC Drive will be discontinued and no longer available for sale. Rockwell Automation announced that as of December 20, 2021, the PowerFlex 755 AC Drive will be discontinued and no longer available for sale. Rockwell Automation announced that as of December 20, 2020, the CompactLogix 1.5MB ENet Controller will be discontinued and no longer available for sale. Rockwell Automation announced that as of December 31, 2026, the 175 A Power Distribution Block will be discontinued and no longer available for sale.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
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- rockwellautomation.com
Products and services
Product names as the company writes them; what each does, in our words, from the company's own product pages. Never how well it does it.
ControlLogix 5580 Controller[6]
A ControlLogix controller with 3 MB User Memory and a 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet port.
A panel mount AC drive with an LED Display and Fixed Digital Keypad.
A PowerFlex4 AC Drive model rated at 480VAC, 3PH, 6 Amps, 2.2 kW and 3 HP comes in Frame Size B for panel mount at IP20. A PowerFlex4 AC Drive model rated at 120VAC, 1PH, 2.3 Amps, 0.37 kW and 0.5 HP comes in Frame Size A for panel mount at IP20.
FLEX I/O Dual Port EtherNet/IP Adapter Module[8]
A dual port EtherNet/IP adapter module for FLEX I/O.
1492 Power Block[12]
A feeder spacing power distribution block rated at 175 Amps.
Mini 14-Blade Base Socket[13]
A 700-H general purpose accessory socket with screw terminals.
Competitors and alternatives
The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of Rockwell Automation's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.
On ot and ics security, Rockwell Automation competes with Claroty, Elbit Systems, Honeywell, Indurex, Northrop Grumman, Nozomi Networks, Siemens, TXOne Networks, Xage Security, Armis and 19 more.
What review platforms show
The headline rating and review count each platform showed in public search results on the day we looked, with the link. We do not read or reproduce the reviews, and a rating is the platform's, not ours.
- Gartner Peer Insights · 3.6 out of 5[2]seen November 2, 2026
Recent news
Dated company events from the last twelve months, each in one sentence of ours with its source. Newest first.
June 9, 2026
Rockwell Automation announced the launch of three enhanced offerings within its SecureOT industrial cybersecurity solution suite. Rockwell Automation[15]
References
Every fact above cites one of these by number. Tier A is the company itself, a regulator or a filing; tier B is trade or business press.
- [1]Industrial cybersecurityRockwell Automation · rockwellautomation.com · undated page, accessed October 14, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [2]Rockwell Automation Reviews - Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier C
- [3]Smart Manufacturing Industrial Automation | Rockwell Automation | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [4]1769-L35E | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [5]20F1ANC367JN0NNNNN | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [6]1756-L81E | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [7]1756-PB72 | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [8]1794-AENTR | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [9]22A-V2P3N104 | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [10]22A-D6P0N104 | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [11]440R-N23132S | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [12]1492-PDL3141 | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [13]700-HN103 | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [14]20G17NF082LNANNNNN | Allen-Bradley | USRockwell Automation · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [15]Rockwell Automation Expands SecureOT Portfolio with Cybersecurity Assessment and Managed Service CapabilitiesRockwell Automation · published June 9, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [16]Rockwell Automation Introduces SecureOT Solution Suite to Strengthen Industrial Cybersecurity ResilienceRockwell Automation · published November 12, 2025 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
Last verified October 14, 2026. Our code found the quoted passage behind each fact on its source page when the fact was recorded, and re-checks every record against its sources each month.
Recorded October 14, 2026, expanded November 10, 2026 from the references above.
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Questions CISOs ask about Rockwell Automation
- Who are the security chiefs at other Industrial & Energy organizations?
- On CISO Tribune's record they include Thomas Dager at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Dale Drew at Vantage, Ruben D. Chacon at ADM and Julie Myerholtz at Brunswick.
- Who does the security chief of Rockwell Automation report to?
- Rockwell Automation's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed November 12, 2025, says its Chief Information Security Officer reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
- Which board body oversees cybersecurity at Rockwell Automation?
- Rockwell Automation's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K places oversight of cybersecurity risk with the Audit Committee.
- What does Rockwell Automation sell?
- Rockwell Automation sells ControlLogix 5580 Controller, PowerFlex4 AC Drive, FLEX I/O Dual Port EtherNet/IP Adapter Module, 1492 Power Block and Mini 14-Blade Base Socket. ControlLogix 5580 Controller: A ControlLogix controller with 3 MB User Memory and a 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet port. PowerFlex4 AC Drive: A panel mount AC drive with an LED Display and Fixed Digital Keypad. FLEX I/O Dual Port EtherNet/IP Adapter Module: A dual port EtherNet/IP adapter module for FLEX I/O. 1492 Power Block: A feeder spacing power distribution block rated at 175 Amps.
- How does CISO Tribune file Rockwell Automation?
- CISO Tribune files Rockwell Automation under OT and ICS security.
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