Leverage cloud-powered security with Microsoft Defender for IoT

Traditionally, operational technology (OT) and IT have occupied separate sides of enterprise security. But with digital transformation and the advent of Industry 4.0, the old, siloed approach is showing its age.1 The rise of manufacturing execution systems has enabled more “smart factories” to deliver improved manageability and data collection. While increased OT connectivity in energy production, utilities, transportation, and other critical industries help drive greater efficiency, it also creates new vulnerabilities. Roughly 41.6 billion devices are projected to be internet-facing …

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