From Data Diodes to Zero Trust: Securing IT/OT Convergence

Critical infrastructure is converging OT and IT faster than ever. Central analytics, AI, and autonomous operations need OT data flowing out and verified commands flowing back in, while off-network IoT pushes data flows beyond the plant perimeter entirely. Data diodes have long secured that boundary, but in converged environments they become the bottleneck.

What if you could accelerate IT/OT convergence without compromising security? In this session, Booz Allen and Tributech show how Zero Trust and data-centric security keep convergence moving without losing control.

Discover how data-centric Zero Trust architectures can unlock more secure, effective IT/OT convergence.

Agenda
1. Where convergence starts: Use cases and the security challenges they create
2. AI-powered attackers: How they target converged OT/IT environments
3. Architecture models: What actually works for OT/IT convergence
4. Data diodes: Strengths, limits, and operational reality
5. Zero Trust: The role of Zero Trust architectures and technologies
6. Autonomous systems and LLMs: Why they need data-centric security
7. Case study: How an oil and gas operator secured PCN writeback