Security OT & IT Convergence: The Fortinet OT Security Platform
What happens to your attack surface when IT and OT converge? This video shows how the Fortinet OT Security Platform protects converged industrial environments with complete device visibility, ruggedized hardware built for harsh conditions, zero-trust remote access, and virtual patching powered by FortiGuard Labs. Watch the video to see unified IT and OT security in action.
What challenges come with OT and IT convergence?
When OT and IT environments converge, you gain efficiency and better data, but you also increase exposure to cyber risk.
Key challenges include:
- Expanded attack surface: Every new connected device, sensor, or controller becomes a potential entry point for attackers.
- Lack of visibility: Many organizations don’t have a complete inventory of all OT and IT assets, which makes it hard to detect anomalies or unauthorized devices.
- Legacy and rugged environments: OT systems often run older software and operate in harsh conditions, making them harder to secure with traditional IT tools.
- Remote access needs: As more teams need remote control and monitoring, unsecured or over-permissive access can create serious vulnerabilities.
The Fortinet OT Security Platform is designed to help organizations rethink how they secure this convergence by providing unified visibility, ruggedized protection, and secure access controls across both IT and OT.
How does Fortinet improve visibility and protection in OT environments?
The Fortinet OT Security Platform focuses on giving you a clearer picture of your environment and protecting it end to end.
It provides:
- Complete visibility: The platform helps you identify every device on your network, across both OT and IT. This makes it easier to spot unauthorized equipment, misconfigurations, or unusual behavior.
- Ruggedized protection: Fortinet offers hardware specifically built for harsh industrial environments, so security controls can be deployed directly where OT systems operate—on the plant floor, in remote sites, or in challenging physical conditions.
- Unified security platform: By managing OT and IT security together, you can apply consistent policies, streamline operations, and reduce gaps that attackers might exploit.
This combination helps organizations reimagine how they secure critical operations without sacrificing performance or uptime.
How does Fortinet secure remote access and unpatched OT systems?
Fortinet is designed to help you balance operational needs with strong security controls.
It addresses these concerns in two key ways:
- Zero Trust Access: Instead of assuming any user or device is trustworthy by default, Fortinet applies a Zero Trust approach. Remote controls and access are tightly managed and continuously verified, which is especially important in a converged IT/OT environment where a single compromised account can impact physical operations.
- Virtual patching with FortiGuard Labs: When you can’t patch OT systems immediately, Fortinet uses virtual patching to provide real-time protection. Threat intelligence from FortiGuard Labs helps detect and block known exploits at the network level, reducing risk while you plan and execute actual system updates.
Together, these capabilities help organizations reshape how they think about remote access and patching—supporting connectivity and uptime without leaving critical systems exposed.
Security OT & IT Convergence: The Fortinet OT Security Platform
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