Strengthening resilience in Industrial operations
Operational Technology (OT) environments are under unprecedented pressure. Cyberattacks on industrial and critical infrastructure continue to rise, with organizations increasingly reporting OT‑related security incidents as threat actors look to exploit IT/OT convergence points.
As a result, OT security has shifted from a technical concern to a board‑level priority demanding modern, intelligence‑driven protection that strengthens resilience across increasingly connected industrial environments.
Common Operational Technology challenges
Keeping your people, your clients, and society safe
Insecure or unsafe OT environments put personnel, customers and communities at risk, exposing organizations to liability, reputational damage and operational disruption. When safety and security teams work separately, critical issues are missed, increasing the risk of serious incidents.
Cultural and physical gaps between IT and OT
Despite greater convergence, IT and OT teams often remain disconnected, creating blind spots across prevention, detection and response. Differing priorities, limited shared processes and skills shortages hinder effective coordination and secure management of complex industrial environments.
Staying ahead of evolving OT regulation
OT operators face growing regulatory pressure, from NIS2 to sector‑specific obligations, requiring stronger controls, clearer accountability and better reporting. Rising cyber threats and interconnected environments increase complexity, demanding consistent governance across facilities, supply chains and distributed operational teams.
Poor control and visibility of OT assets
Legacy systems, unmanaged devices and incompatible technologies limit visibility and consistent control across OT estates. These challenges complicate risk management, delay threat detection and make it harder to build a robust, scalable security strategy.
Solution overview: OT Security
Solution highlights
Complete visibility, zero blind spots
Leverage existing security investments or utilize our solutions including our in-house network sensor, partner sensors, Managed Firewalls, agent-based solutions and SIEM, to give full visibility across IoT, IT, OT and safety systems.
Unified OT Incident Response
Delivered in partnership with Dragos, we bring OT Incident Response to your IT Retainer, ensuring that when anything goes wrong across IT or OT, we’re on hand to respond.
Secure the physical environment
We will physically audit your environment, assess machinery and equipment and review how it is connected to the wider network, to protect your people and prevent OT being used as an access point for attack.
Integrated IT/OT security strategy
Robust governance, informed risk management and clear strategy to ensure your security budget covers OT and IT proportionately and comprehensively.
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"Attacks within the Operational Technology space are increasing rapidly, leading to impacts that have the potential to be life threatening or production halting, and in some cases affecting national economies.
By combining engineering, safety and cyber due diligence, we help organizations adopt secure and safe by design approaches or apply robust mitigating controls where environments already exist. This enables organizations to build long-term operational resilience with confidence.”
"NCC Group supported our cyber program across our Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great British operations, including a recent OT focused penetration test. I was very impressed with their approach and agility in respect of the OT environment."
Why NCC Group?
Analyst endorsed
Recognized by analysts for our breadth and depth across cybersecurity consulting and managed services underpinning our OT security approach.
Strong performer
NCC Group named as a strong performer in the The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Consulting Services In Europe, Q4 2025.
Industry expertise
Deep, hands‑on OT experience across critical infrastructure, combining technical insight with real‑world understanding to counter evolving cyber threat.
OT, IT and Safety combined
We can go further to reduce risk and secure your operations than anyone else to protect your people, operations and reputation.
Comply with confidence
We help industrial organizations navigate regulatory complexity across global operations and supply chains, aligning industry specific standards and compliance.
In-house developed OT technology
Our custom-built OT network sensor monitors traffic and feeds directly into our SOC, providing real-time insight into OT threats.
Further reading
Our Essential Guide to OT Incident Readiness delivers insight and best practice grounded in threat intelligence and incident experience - highlighting where to start, what to prioritize, and how to build a response plan fit for real operations.
Ready to strengthen your OT security posture?
No matter where you’re starting from, we help you protect your people, safeguard productivity, and reduce risk across your operational environments.