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 IOU, municipal, and/or electric cooperative 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