Optiv launches OT cyber services to help organizations identify business-specific OT risks

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Digitization and the heavy adoption of connected devices are enabling organizations to reach new heights and, at the same time, have intensified the threat landscape and extended the attack surface.

As organizations work to reap the benefits of the IT, OT and industrial control system (ICS) convergence, Optiv is helping businesses secure their critical hardware, systems and processes with a full suite of OT security advisory, deployment and management services.

Organizations need a path to mature their OT while also protecting what is most important to the business: safety, uptime and resiliency.

Optiv’s OT cyber advisors hold nearly 130 combined years of on-the-ground ICS experience. They provide the foundation for identifying and quantifying risk with assessments, threat modeling, roadmapping, network validation, site walks and policy building.

“We’re seeing organizations manage their production environment more effectively while improving their security posture. This has resulted in reduced downtime and increased output,” said Sean Tufts, Optiv’s OT security services leader.

“New endpoints and data sources also create hidden vulnerabilities….

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