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AI in OT: What It Can Help Fix, and What It Still Needs From Us
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Some organisations are exploring AI-assisted engineering, predictive insights and automated risk assessments while still working through incomplete asset information, poorly understood connections and uncertainty about who owns what. That creates a tension. The ambition is understandable. There are real opportunities to reduce repetitive work, connect fragmented information and help people make better decisions. But what…

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The State of OT Defence – Part 3: Where Should Your Next £1 of OT Security Budget Go?
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OT cybersecurity budgets are rarely unlimited. There is always something else that could be improved. Another system that needs attention. Another site. Another control. Another risk somebody wants addressed. So one of the most important questions isn’t: What should we buy next? It’s: Where will the next pound actually make a difference? That sounds obvious.…

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OT SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
OT Remote Access is a Trust-Boundary Problem.
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OT Remote Access is a Trust-Boundary Problem. When OT teams discuss remote access, they often begin with the wrong questions. The conversation quickly turns to MFA, session recording, PAM integration, centralised management, or whether the product claims to follow Zero Trust principles. These features may matter, but they do not explain what kind of remote…

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Progress Beats Perfection in OT Cybersecurity
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Progress Beats Perfection in OT Cybersecurity Reflections from an OT Cybersecurity Practitioner Across the previous parts of this series (Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3), I’ve reflected on recurring patterns that shape OT cybersecurity maturity far more than technology alone. Governance structures influence intent. Visibility determines the quality of decisions. Incentives quietly guide behaviour. Taken…

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Actions Follow Incentives, Not Policies.
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Actions Follow Incentives, Not Policies Reflections from an OT Cybersecurity Practitioner In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I reflected on how OT cybersecurity maturity is shaped more by governance, visibility, and decision-making than by technology. A third pattern that emerges repeatedly across OT environments is the role of incentives, particularly the gap…

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