The physical security and cybersecurity issues that have plagued IT environments in other industries are now becoming challenges for operational technology (OT) infrastructures. The security postures on which OT and industrial control systems (ICS) professionals have relied do not provide sufficient asset visibility in relation to the application-mesh and cannot secure their environments as they integrate new edge computing platforms. As more enterprises demand that new technologies designed to drive efficiency become part of their infrastructures, OT owners and ICS professionals must address the security threats they pose. OT and IT must share the responsibility for securing OT infrastructures and ICS. To implement a zero-trust security model in OT and ICS environments, security teams must think differently about overcoming new challenges. In this white paper, we present data showing that enterprises will integrate new technologies into OT environments at an accelerated pace. As OT and ICS owners bring on new technologies, the convergence of IT and OT/ICS will elevate threat concerns in their environments and expose the growing need to secure them effectively. We will review… ...

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