{"id":59008,"date":"2022-10-11T16:18:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T08:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/?p=59008"},"modified":"2022-10-13T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:20:04","slug":"5-best-practices-for-operational-technology-ot-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/en\/2022\/10\/5-best-practices-for-operational-technology-ot-security\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Practices for Operational Technology (OT) Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59008\" class=\"elementor elementor-59008\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9966c4 post-content elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9966c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;437ef7f&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2884b38\" data-id=\"2884b38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980bf1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"980bf1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.scadafence.com\/hubfs\/Best%20Practices%20OT%20security.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2 style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Why Do You Need Operational Network Security?<\/span><\/h2><p>Modern operational technology (OT) networks are evolving due to developments such as the rise Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT),\u00a0Industry 4.0, smart grid and more. In order to remain\u00a0 competitive in their industries, organizations are adopting these beneficial technologies to optimize their operations and significantly cut operational costs. <\/p><p>These new technologies increase the connectivity and the complexity of operational environments, and as a result, their exposure to potential OT cyber attacks or damage caused by human error increases significantly. In the past, operators trusted network segmentation, isolation, or air-gapping as an effective security measure. But due to the increasing connectivity between the OT, IT and other networks, this is no longer true. Therefore adhering to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scadafence.com\/platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OT security<\/a> best practices, and deploying the most advanced OT security tools is critical for the protection, visibility, and control of OT environments.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <a href=\"https:\/\/version-2.com\/en\/2022\/10\/5-best-practices-for-operational-technology-ot-security\/#more-59008\" class=\"more-link elementor-more-link\"><span aria-label=\"Continue reading 5 Best Practices for Operational Technology (OT) Security\">(more&hellip;)<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Why Do You Need Operational Network Security? 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