Convergence of IT and Operational Technology
Air-gapped industrial infrastructure is largely a myth in the era of IIoT. Legacy PLCs, RTUs, and HMIs designed decades ago lack authentication, encryption, and secure boot capabilities.
Microsegmentation Strategies
By enforcing strict unidirectional security gateways, passive network anomaly detection, and Purdue Model zone segmentation, critical infrastructure operators can isolate threats before they bridge into physical control domains.