BUSINESS INSIGHTS

As hyperconnectivity sweeps across industries , OT cybersecurity has risen to the top of the CISO ' s priority list . But this complex environment requires a different approach than enterprise IT . Robert M . Lee , the CEO of Dragos , tells

Intelligent CXO ' s Jess Abell about the various types of attacks and threat groups , the importance of threat intelligence and why the Middle East is an important region for the company .

Jess Abell

Why is there more attention on Operational Technology ( OT ) and ICS cybersecurity now than in times past ?

For a long time , organisations have fully appreciated the need to protect critical infrastructure , and it ' s been a message carried by governments , too .

However , historically , companies have prioritised enterprise information technology environments . Though that was probably the right call for a long time , the reality is that OT environments are so important as the revenuegenerating side of the house and the one that impacts the environment and safety , etc .

That side of the house has only ever been firewalled off but , as companies worldwide go through Digital Transformation or hyperconnectivity , we ' re starting to see those OT environments being connected in a significant way and , therefore , an increase in the threats that are actively targeting them .

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