IT and OT environments were never designed to talk to each other, but as organizations connect operational technology to broader networks and cloud infrastructure, the seams between IT and OT have become some of the most exposed attack surfaces in the enterprise. Manual scripts, point-to-point integrations, and one-off file transfers create security blind spots and compliance exposure that are difficult to audit and remediate at scale.
In this session, Fortra’s Jerrod Foster & Michael Barford walked through the fundamentals of IT/OT integration, where the security and compliance risks actually live, and how a managed file transfer architecture built for complex environments can replace fragile, ungoverned data movement with something organizations can actually control, audit, and maintain at scale.
We’ll cover:
- Why IT and OT environments create unique security and compliance risks when connected without proper governance
- Where manual scripts and point-to-point integrations break down and what the consequences look like in practice
- How a security-first managed file transfer architecture addresses the specific challenges of IT/OT data movement
- How centralized maintenance and patching reduce operational overhead while strengthening your security posture
- What a modernized IT/OT integration strategy looks like for organizations managing critical operations at scale
