Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast Why IT and OT Remain Out of Sync in Modern Manufacturing
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Sep 23, 2025 Almog Apirion, CEO and co-founder of Sciolo, a cybersecurity provider for industrial environments, discusses the crucial gap between IT and OT in manufacturing. He highlights how digital transformation and rising cyber threats necessitate their convergence. Almog explains the importance of Zero Trust and identity-based access for securing legacy systems. He addresses misconceptions about connecting old equipment and reveals business benefits of IT-OT alignment, such as reduced downtime and enhanced productivity.
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Connectivity Ends OT Obscurity
- OT is far more connected now and can no longer rely on obscurity for safety.
- IT must act as a business enabler so both sides become interdependent for uptime and compliance.
Incentives Keep Teams Apart
- Misaligned incentives and fear of losing control keep IT and OT apart.
- Aligning policies and predictable uptime lets IT empower operations instead of blocking them.
Shared Goal: Protect Uptime
- Early wins from alignment show as reduced downtime, lower insurance, and better compliance.
- Security and operations share the same core objective: protect uptime and safety.