What Is xOT Asset Visibility and Why Does It Matter?
Summary: Dragos defines xOT asset visibility as comprehensive, real-time awareness of every device, system, and component in an operational technology network, including ICS, IT, IoT, and IIoT assets, achieved through network monitoring tools. The company cites a figure that 61% of industrial organizations struggle to effectively monitor their critical assets, and points to a SANS webcast with instructors Tim Conway, Dean Parsons, Jason D. Christopher, and Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee that named asset visibility as crucial to understanding and mitigating rising ICS threats.
Key Takeaway: With 61% of industrial organizations unable to effectively monitor their critical assets, most cannot establish the baseline behavior needed to spot unauthorized access or unusual communications on ICS networks.
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