OT/IT convergence security maturity model

This article discusses a maturity model for assessing the security of IT/OT convergence in organizations. It covers several key factors to evaluate the level of convergence between operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) systems.

Specifically, the article covers:

• 12 key questions to assess the maturity of OT/IT convergence security
• Typical patterns seen at different maturity levels (quick wins, foundational, efficient, optimized)
• The importance of conducting cybersecurity risk assessments, implementing IIoT, maintaining asset inventory, having incident response plans, aligning policies and governance, having cloud centers of excellence, defining business value, enabling security monitoring, understanding IT/OT priorities, engaging OT in cloud strategy, automating security, and network segmentation.
• Conclusion emphasizing the need for ongoing strategic security management and leveraging AWS services to accelerate the convergence journey.