Google Cloud Webinar Shows How to Harden OT Security While Keeping Production Running
What Happened — Google Cloud hosted a 60‑minute webinar titled “Strengthening OT Security Without Disrupting Operations.” The session addressed the rapid expansion of industrial connectivity in manufacturing and the resulting security challenges. presenters walked through practical methods for gaining visibility into OT assets, prioritizing risk across connected devices, and designing threat‑detection and response processes that respect production uptime. Attendees learned how to use threat intelligence, asset‑inventory tools, and incident‑response planning to improve OT resilience without introducing operational downtime.
Why It Matters for Trust & Control Assurance — The discussion spotlights the control objective of incident response planning for operational technology, a key element of the NIST CSF 2.0 Respond function that underpins audit‑ready evidence across many frameworks.
Who Is Affected — Manufacturing firms, industrial‑automation vendors, and any organization that runs critical OT environments.
Recommended Actions
- Build a comprehensive OT asset inventory and classify systems by criticality.
- Deploy continuous OT network monitoring that feeds directly into an incident‑response playbook.
- Document OT‑specific response procedures and map them to the NIST CSF 2.0 Respond and Identify functions for audit evidence.
- Integrate threat‑intelligence feeds that are tuned to OT‑relevant TTPs.
Technical Notes — The webinar emphasized the need for non‑intrusive visibility (e.g., passive network taps, protocol‑aware sensors) to avoid production impact. It also highlighted the importance of aligning OT incident‑response processes with broader enterprise IR plans and leveraging threat‑intel sources that cover OT‑focused adversary groups. Source: [Google Cloud Webinar]