Cyberdudebivash

          The OT Security Ecosystem: A CISO's Guide to Targeted Risk Reduction and Reporting     By CyberDudeBivash • September 27, 2025 • Industrial Cybersecurity Framework   For decades, the worlds of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) existed in separate universes. The corporate network was the domain of the CISO; the plant floor was the domain of the engineer. That era is over. The convergence of IT and OT, driven by Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has created a hyper-connected, highly efficient—and critically vulnerable—new reality. A ransomware attack is no longer just a data breach; it's a factory shutdown. A network outage is not just an inconvenience; it's a potential safety crisis. Securing this converged landscape requires a new model—not a single tool, but a holistic **OT Security Ecosystem**. This guide provides a 5-pillar framework for CISOs and industrial leaders to ...