When IT is hacked, confidential information, data integrity, and system availability can be lost, along with huge cost and reputational damage. The situation becomes even more severe when it comes to OT: in addition to commercial risk, other factors come into focus: the environment, critical infrastructure, and physical safety of humans. The growing number of connected OT assets is exposed to the growing number of ever-evolving threats. OT visibility has therefore become fundamental: You can only manage and secure OT devices that you are aware of. This is where OT asset management comes into play. We need OT asset management that can “learn” from IT asset management, and which can deal with the broad range of requirements in industry today. For over 15 years, Siemens has been w ...