What Does a Realistic OT Cybersecurity Baseline Actually Look Like? From Reflection to Action by an OT Cybersecurity Practitioner Across the previous series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4), I reflected on governance behaviour, visibility gaps, incentives, and the tendency to wait for perfection. A consistent theme emerged: maturity stalls not because…
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…
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…
The Visibility Gap in OT Cybersecurity Reflections from an OT Cybersecurity Practitioner In Part 1 of this series, I reflected on why OT cybersecurity maturity is often constrained by governance behaviour, incentives, and decision-making rather than technology. One related theme that repeatedly surfaces in practice is the issue of management visibility, specifically, the gap between…
Governance, Not Technology, Is Holding OT Cybersecurity Back Reflections from an OT Cybersecurity Practitioner After another year delivering OT cybersecurity services and solutions, one observation continues to surface, a pattern repeated consistently over time. While technology is often challenging, OT cybersecurity maturity is more often constrained by governance behaviour, organisational incentives, and how decisions are…