Copia Automation, the leader in Industrial Code Lifecycle Management, has integrated generative AI into its flagship DeviceLink™ automated backup and disaster recovery product. This new capability automatically translates complex changes in industrial control code into clear, human-readable summaries, providing manufacturers with critical visibility to enhance operational security, efficiency, and cyber resilience.
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Copia Automation integrated generative AI into its DeviceLink™ backup and recovery product.
The AI automatically translates PLC, HMI, and robot code changes into human-readable summaries.
This provides instant visibility into what logic was modified, added, or removed.
The feature accelerates change review and helps detect unauthorized modifications faster.
It strengthens ransomware preparedness and supports compliance with NIS2 and ISO 27001.
The innovation keeps humans in the loop while removing barriers to understanding complex code.
Enhancing Visibility and Security in OT Environments
Copia AI analyzes changes in programmable logic controller (PLC), human-machine interface (HMI), and robot programs that are backed up by DeviceLink™. It then generates concise summaries that pinpoint specific logic modifications. These descriptions are embedded directly into change notifications and job history, allowing engineers and security teams to instantly grasp the impact of any change without the need to manually parse through complex code, significantly speeding up threat detection and review processes.
Addressing Critical Manufacturing Risks
This innovation is particularly critical as manufacturers face growing threats from ransomware that targets operational technology (OT). The ability to rapidly identify unauthorized code changes and restore systems from verified backups is essential for minimizing costly downtime. By pairing secure, automated backups with AI-powered understanding, Copia provides a resilient defense layer that helps prevent misconfigurations and enables confident recovery from incidents.
Alexander Wurm, Principal Analyst at Nucleus Research, stated, "Copia's approach to AI integration mirrors what customers demand. Keeping humans in the loop while removing barriers to understanding complex code changes that directly impact downtime costs. In our past research, Nucleus documented 62 to 250 percent returns per incident for Copia customers. These benefits multiply with capabilities like Copia AI in DeviceLink as engineers can immediately understand code changes through readable summaries."
Adam Gluck, Founder & CEO of Copia Automation, said, "By pairing secure, systematic backups with human-readable AI summaries of all code changes, we're giving manufacturers unparalleled visibility and control to detect threats faster, prevent misconfigurations, and recover with confidence. Automated backups are the last line of defense against disruption, and AI-powered understanding is the intelligence layer that makes that defense truly resilient."
Sebastián Trolli, Head of Research, Industrial Automation & Software at Frost & Sullivan, commented, "Automation leaders today stand at the edge of a new era—where industrial code lifecycle management and OT cyber resilience are inseparable. Copia's integration of Generative AI into DeviceLink™ finally brings visibility to timing, origin, and substance of every change across the full arc of PLC, HMI, and robot logic. This clarity upends the reactive culture that has long plagued operations."
This integration marks a significant step forward in industrial cybersecurity, providing the clarity and control needed for manufacturers to maintain operational resilience in an increasingly complex and threatening landscape.
Copia Automation is the leader in Industrial DevOps, which delivers the power of Industrial Code Lifecycle Management (ICLM). Its platform drives industrial enterprises to manage the complex lifecycle of automation code, treating it as a critical asset. By embedding practices like automated backup and recovery, Git-based version control, and collaborative change management directly into the OT environment, Copia provides the centralization, visibility, and control needed to streamline production, preempt crises, and build cyber and operational resilience in the age of AI. What truly sets Copia apart is its integrated AI, intelligently enhancing every aspect of the platform to deliver a smarter, more valuable tool to optimize uptime in your operations.
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