Operational technology (OT) encompasses many aspects of our world, including industrial control systems. ICS technologies often control essential services such as water and power supply. Manipulation of these systems and processes could have extreme impacts on end users and workers. Cybersecurity challenges in OT environments are very similar to those in IT environments but with added industrial impacts. The integration of OT and IT security processes has created new synergies not previously realized, says John Defterios. The majority of corporations will find synergy and efficiency in combining their OT SOC into their IT SOC.”]