OT Reality

2020-12-15 15:00

A few months ago, the U.S. National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, issued an alert stating, "We are in a state of heightened tensions and additional risk and exposure." The broad warnings of an imminent and serious threat across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors included lengthy, detailed sets of recommendations for how to protect OT environments that, together, encourage a holistic approach that aims for risk reduction across the entire enterprise.

Until recently, OT and IT networks were managed differently because of their different characteristics.

Understanding asset risk posture begins with visibility into industrial control system networks and endpoints, with complete IT and OT asset information in one centralized system for both IT and OT teams to access, without the need for added connectivity.

Attacks very commonly start in IT networks and find their way to OT networks, so having the ability to track and identify those steps is critical.

A converged IT/OT environment requires a converged approach to IT/OT security, whereby IT and OT teams can work together for more effective and efficient security governance and strengthened security posture spanning all connected sites.

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