If there’s one thing an organization’s C-suite technology and their plant managers, operators, and OT experts need to be on the same page about, it’s this: Downtime is never an option. It’s one thing if the IT systems have to go on lockdown, but on the operational technology side, the consequences of an OT attack and shutdown can be devastating in any number of ways that may be hard to recover from. Preventing them is a goal that needs to be embraced as strongly across the C-suite as it is on the factory floor.
