We are thrilled to announce a major leap forward for industrial automation: the integration of generative AI into Copia Automation's DeviceLink™ backup and disaster recovery product. This innovation transforms how manufacturers understand critical code changes and strengthens their operational technology (OT) cyber resilience against growing threats.
In today’s landscape, manually parsing changes to PLC, HMI, and robot programs is slow and risky. This challenge is amplified by the increasing threat of ransomware targeting OT environments. Copia AI solves this by automatically translating complex code changes into clear, human-readable summaries. These concise descriptions pinpoint exactly what logic was modified, added, or removed, and are embedded directly into change notifications and Git-based workflows.
This gives engineers and security teams instant visibility to spot unauthorized alterations, prevent misconfigurations, and accelerate troubleshooting without wading through raw code.
“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,” said Alexander Wurm, Principal Analyst at Nucleus Research. "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.”
As our CEO, Adam Gluck, states, “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.”
"Industrial downtime routinely costs millions per hour—$4.29 million for C-Suite executives, to be precise. With cybersecurity breaches tied as the number one cause of unplanned downtime for the second consecutive year, alongside hardware malfunction and coding issues, the stakes have never been higher. Copia's DeviceLink™, now enhanced with AI-embedded change detection and automated disaster recovery, empowers operators to stop guessing and start acting. The platform keeps production floors safe from intrusion and error while addressing the reality that 92% of organizations plan to invest in Industrial DevOps within the next year. It's the system that brings confidence back to every decision, every shift, every line of code," said Sebastián Trolli – Head of Research, Industrial Automation & Software, Frost & Sullivan.
This powerful combination is a formidable defense against ransomware, helping manufacturers reduce Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and support compliance with standards like NIS2.
Ready to see how Copia AI can revolutionize your code management and bolster your OT security?
For full details, read the official press release here.
*Copia AI in DeviceLink™ is currently supporting Rockwell Studio 5000. Support for additional platforms is planned for future release.
