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Operational Technology (OT) is the suite of hardware and software dedicated to monitoring and controlling physical devices, processes, and events within industries such as manufacturing, energy, and transportation. Unlike traditional IT systems that focus on data-centric computing, OT systems prioritize the management and safe operation of physical machinery and assets. In the realm of information security, Operational Technology represents a critical area where cyber-physical systems can be particularly vulnerable to cyber threats.
As these systems become more interconnected with IT networks and the Internet, they increasingly fall under the purview of cyber security to protect industrial control systems (ICS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and other control system configurations such as distributed control systems (DCS). Ensuring the security of OT environments involves safeguarding against disruptions, unauthorized access, and manipulations that could lead to safety incidents, service outages, or compromised proprietary data. The convergence of IT and OT has thus necessitated a robust approach to securing both digital and physical assets in today's interconnected world.
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CVE-2025-54603 gave attackers an opening to disrupt critical operational technology (OT) environments and steal data from them.