How to Prioritize Vulnerabilities in Your OT Environment with Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
Summary: Dragos argues that traditional IT vulnerability management, which relies heavily on CVSS scores and frequent patching, does not translate well to OT environments in electric utilities, manufacturing, and oil and gas, where continuous uptime and safety are paramount. The company says OT environments mix legacy systems with modern IoT devices and that a risk-based approach is needed to prioritize which vulnerabilities to address.
Why it matters: In OT, patching on an IT schedule is often not an option because uptime and safety come first, so a CVSS score alone cannot tell a security leader what to fix first in a plant or grid.
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