OCTOBER 20248MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSBy Christopher Nichols, Director OT Engineering, Stanley Black & DeckerESTABLISHING SECURITY FOR IT/OT CONVERGENCE As technology expands at an increasingly high rate; and as manufacturing has a greater need to connect devices to business systems, what are the next steps?Many systems and tools can be deployed to monitor real-time information for real-time decision-making, connecting to Manufacturing Execution Systems, Maintenance, Quality, and others. But with so many choices out there, how do you choose? How do you keep your environments secure? These are exactly the questions everyone should be asking. IT/OT convergence is the integration of IT systems with operational technology (OT) systems. IT systems are used for data-centric computing, and OT systems are used to monitor events, processes, and devices and make adjustments in IN MY OPINION
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