Industry 4.0 links operational technology (OT) with IT for data-driven decisions, resiliency, and predictive maintenance—but also increases cyber risk. IDC recommends a holistic security-first strategy, starting with automated IT/OT asset inventory, codifying operational context for accurate analytics and threat detection, and integrating cybersecurity into business processes. Tenable.ot unifies IT/OT visibility, vulnerability scoring, and proactive risk simulation, covering PLCs, SCADA, networks, and endpoints. Success depends on collaboration, governance, and embedding security into every role to protect safety, uptime, and competitiveness.

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