Industrial Cybersecurity Insider · 2026-05-27 · 35 min
Most manufacturing organizations still operate with a dangerous blind spot: IT and OT teams working in completely different dimensions with no shared visibility into plant floor cybersecurity. In this episode, Dino and Jim break down why 90% of manufacturers remain in the unaware-to-awareness phase when it comes to OT cybersecurity. They address what happens when IT tries to shoehorn enterprise security into operational environments they don't understand, and how the lack of collaboration between these two groups leads to costly unplanned downtime - sometimes at $100,000 per hour or more. Drawing from real client engagements, they reveal why OT must take a leadership role in cybersecurity (just like safety), how OT IDS tools can deliver operational value far beyond threat detection, and what it actually takes to get IT and OT speaking the same language before a breach forces them to. Chapters: (00:00:00) - Why IT and OT Need to Get to the Table Now (00:01:47) - Cats and Dogs Living Together: The IT/OT Culture Clash (00:03:00) - 90% of Manufacturers Are Still in the Dark on OT Cyber (00:06:00) - What Is OT and Why Don't OT People Know They're OT?
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