This compilation episode brings together the most critical insights from Industrial Cybersecurity Insider conversations about the fundamental challenges plaguing OT security implementation and management.

Industry experts dissect why traditional IT security approaches fail catastrophically on the plant floor, revealing that the core issue isn't technology—it's ownership, collaboration, and understanding.

From the dangers of deploying endpoint detection without vendor qualification to the millions lost in unplanned downtime, this episode exposes the gap between security theory and operational reality.

Listeners will discover why cybersecurity tools are often shelfware, how the "have and have-not" world creates vulnerability gaps across manufacturing facilities, and what "left of boom" thinking means for preventing incidents before they happen.

Featuring hard-won lessons about shutdown windows, cyber-informed engineering, and the critical importance of building relationships between IT teams and plant floor operations, this episode delivers actionable intelligence for CISOs, plant managers, and anyone responsible for securing industrial control systems.

Chapters:

1. (00:00:00) - Introduction: The Core Problem of Ownership in OT Security
2. (00:01:45) - Why IT Security Approaches Fail on the Plant Floor
3. (00:04:30) - The Cloud Analogy: Lessons for OT Implementation
4. (00:07:15) - The Missing Conversation: Capital Plans and OEMs
5. (00:10:20) - IT vs OT Networks: Different Purposes, Different Risks
6. (00:13:35) - EDR in OT: The Aftermarket Parts Problem
7. (00:16:10) - Cyber-Informed Engineering: Building Security into Design
8. (00:19:45) - The Have and Have-Not World of Plant Security
9. (00:23:20) - Left of Boom: Visibility Beyond Security
10. (00:27:15) - Who Should Lead the OT Security Discussion

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