Author:
Anna Ahrens, Omdia
Hollie Hennessey, Omdia
Introduction:
Digital transformation in industrial environments helps to increase efficiency and productivity, overcome human resource gaps, and improve sustainable production. However, digital opportunities bring digital dependence and a need for digital resilience. To reap the benefits of change, industrial organizations need to integrate what were, historically, the separate environments of IT and operational technology (OT).
Integrating IT-based technologies with OT systems can add complexity and bring new challenges in the OT space. According to Omdia’s IT Enterprise Insights: Manufacturing 2023 Survey, one of the most notable aspects is the increased cybersecurity threat.
To better understand how OT and IT teams view and approach cybersecurity, and explore the challenges, pain points, and vendor preferences that industrial firms face, Omdia, in partnership with TXOne Networks, undertook the Secure Industrial OT and IIoT Cybersecurity Networks Survey (2023).
