Since 2011, global research firms and analysts have been advising CEOs, corporate leaders and boards of directors to prepare their organizations for the inevitable convergence of IT-OT environments.

Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) have long existed in separate spaces; each had its own network, objectives and requirements. But times have changed.

Now, Industry-wide cyber attacks are shifting. While traditional IT attacks involve stolen data, new cyber threats are now lurking within OT networks.

If OT hackers penetrate your operations, it can trigger shutdowns, equipment malfunctions and loss of human life. To prevent this, you need an OT cybersecurity plan.

In this eBook, you’ll learn:

• This history of IT-OT Convergence
• Why OT requires unique cybersecurity protection
• How to implement an OT cybersecurity plan