The OT Veto: When Your Plant Floor Has Final Say on Your Digital Strategy
· Digital Disruption

The OT Veto: When Your Plant Floor Has Final Say on Your Digital Strategy

There is an unspoken rule in manufacturing technology that overrides every software license, every boardroom mandate, and every digital transformation roadmap. It is the OT Veto. This isn’t a failure of leadership or vision. It is the logical, inevitable outcome of a system where one group is measured purely on the certainty of production, and […]

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Securing Automation: Why the Specification Stage Is the Right Time to Embed OT Cybersecurity
· Cybersecurity

Securing Automation: Why the Specification Stage Is the Right Time to Embed OT Cybersecurity

Only 19% of manufacturers plan to invest in cybersecurity despite 56% planning new automation projects in 2026, according to the Sikich Industry Pulse survey. IIoT World covers OT cybersecurity strategy through practitioner articles, case studies, and expert panels — including sessions on embedding security requirements at the specification stage before automation procurement begins.https://www.sikich.com/insight/sikich-industry-pulse/The most effective […]

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