Security News > 2023 > June > 5 Things CISOs Need to Know About Securing OT Environments

Still, most CISOs have made their mark securing IT environments - and IT security strategies and tools rarely translate to an OT context.

While the soft skills of collaboration and team-building will certainly help CISOs as they bring the factory floor into their realm of responsibility, they must also make a concentrated effort to understand the OT landscape's unique topography and distinctive security challenges.

While the concept of segmentation will not be new to CISOs, they will need to understand that the separation of zones is much stricter in OT environments and must be enforced at all times.

The challenge facing CISOs will be to identify security controls that will not interrupt or interfere with delicate OT processes.

Forcing IT-designed tools into OT environments only adds complexity without addressing the fundamental security requirements and priorities of these environments.

To effectively secure OT environments, CISOs will need to become students again and lean on others to learn what they do not yet know.

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