IT/OT Collaboration

Instances of IT/OT convergence are rising. However, significant structural and cultural obstacles still exist as these technologies were built to cater to different problems and have evolved into significantly different architectures and protocols. Therefore, organizations need to transform their IT/OT operating model before moving into technical and architectural transformations to tackle convergence challenges.

Enterprises need to bring about IT/OT collaboration. A digital center of excellence (CoE) can design, implement, and deploy appropriate use cases from the OT and IT organizations. It can help to integrate digital use case delivery with business initiatives that have clearly defined benefits for the enterprise and operational verticals. Organizations can also introduce an agile operating model to rope in the challenges of the IT and OT verticals.

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After the release of National Security Memorandum 22 (NSM-22) by U.S. President Joe Biden in April, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), acting as the National Coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience, will craft the 2025 National Infrastructure…

GAO adds priority recommendation for EPA, drives focus on need for continued cybersecurity measures

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Claroty reports critical OT assets vulnerable to internet exploitation; release of xDome Secure Access

Claroty, an industrial cybersecurity firm, revealed that 13 percent of the most critical OT (operational technology) assets are inadequately connected to the Internet. In a comprehensive analysis of over 125,000 OT assets, Claroty's Team82 researchers identified that 3.7 percent were…

Cisco enhances industrial security capabilities to drive NIS2 compliance for industries

The European NIS2 (Network and Information Security) directive focuses on enhancing cybersecurity requirements for critical infrastructures in the EU, expanding on the initial NIS directive with stricter rules, broader scope, and increased penalties. Over 350,000 European organizations are impacted as…

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