In today’s connected world, the convergence of IT and OT are inevitable. The merging of the cyber and physical world continues to pressure manufacturers to work faster and smarter while keeping legacy and modern systems secure. In fact, Gartner predicts that OT security spend will range from $8 billion to $14 billion by 2022.

As the air gap dissolves, these systems are exposed to an increasingly advanced threat landscape and are targets for hackers involved in terrorism, cyber warfare, extortion, and espionage. OT systems around the world are barraged with both recycled IT-based attacks and purpose-built OT exploits. One survey finds that 74% of OT professionals had experienced a breach in the past 12 months. Attacks on critical infrastructure in the manufacturing sector can result in financial loss, risk to brand reputation, and sometimes even loss of life or threats to national cybersecurity.

During this session, we’ll explore the

• top trends impacting today’s manufacturers including IT and OT convergence, manufacturing-as-a-service, connected intelligent manufacturing and workforce dynamics
• three key ingredients needed in your cybersecurity strategy – broad visibility, integrated control, and automated response – and their impact on securing the future of manufacturing
• value of the Fortinet Security Fabric as the platform to deliver cybersecurity for IT and OT across all layers of the Purdue Architecture