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September 30, 2026 Telecommunications

Cybersecurity and the Challenges of Supporting an OT Network Today

If you manage or operate industrial control systems, you’re likely already familiar with a growing tension within the industry. Regulations are written to steer the industry toward using better cyber practices, but companies tend to read those regulations and focus primarily on IT solutions. When those decisions make their way to the operational technology (OT) network, the result can be a set of IT rules that could introduce risk and disruption to the OT system for little to no gain.

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