Honeywell recently released its inaugural OT Cybersecurity Benchmark Report, delivering an important message for industrial organizations: OT cybersecurity maturity is no longer limited to protecting traditional production environments.

As industry analysts, we can sometimes assume that everyone already understands industrial cybersecurity fundamentals and fail to emphasize the basics of a successful OT cybersecurity program.

Instead, the focus often shifts to newer technologies, even as many end users are still establishing their OT cybersecurity programs.

AI Becomes a Core OT Security Capability The survey reveals broad adoption of artificial intelligence in OT cybersecurity operations.

Meanwhile, 99 percent of respondents expect AI to significantly influence OT cybersecurity within the next two to three years.