Operational Technology and the Internet of Things

Operational Technology (OT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are not necessarily part of everyone’s portfolios. For the most part, specific industries will primarily leverage these types of technologies, such as manufacturing, power plants, water treatment facilities, and telecommunication companies. IoT will be an exception to an extent as many companies will most likely have some form of IoT within their organization today. However, I would expect it to be quite minimal compared to those companies that primarily depend on IoT technology. Whether you must manage any of these technologies or not, it is important you understand the principles and what is involved in securing these technologies because, you never know, you may find these technologies in your portfolio at some point. Although the same principles we have covered throughout the book will apply to securing these technologies, they do pose different and unique challenges...