The Industry 4.0 initiative includes modernizing operational technology (OT) environments to improve business process efficiency and to provide more data for decision-making by connecting systems that previously were isolated. However, the convergence of these systems comes with significant repercussions in terms of security. In fact, 9 out of 10 organizations experienced an intrusion that caused damages to productivity, revenue, brand trust, intellectual property, and physical
safety.1 A majority (70%) of manufacturing leaders surveyed indicate that OT cybersecurity is at least a top five business risk to their company.
