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Operational technology (OT) security

Enable industrial reinvention while protecting what your business depends on most. Cyber risk is now operational risk.

Why OT security matters

As organizations accelerate industrial digitization, connected operations and AI adoption, digital and physical systems are converging. This expands the cyber-physical attack surface, and insecure operational environments can turn a cyberattack into physical disruption. Cyber risk is becoming operational risk.

DATA

70%

of organizations will deploy OT security platforms as the first step in their cybersecurity journey through to 2025

only 25%

of Fortune 500 organizations have a defined product security role

90%

of CEOs consider cybersecurity a differentiator for their products or services, which helps them build trust with customers

Protecting America's critical infrastructure

Together with Dragos and SANS Institute, Accenture is helping under-resourced utilities strengthen cyber defenses and protect America's critical infrastructure.

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How OT security is changing

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OT security sees threats you can't

Every connection creates new risk

Factories, infrastructure and connected products are increasingly linked to the cloud and AI. But many were designed for reliability, not continuous connectivity. Now every new connection puts operations at risk, not just information.

A data center

What needs to change

Many organizations still run OT for reliability and manage cybersecurity separately. That model no longer works.

What you see

OT security is about more than protecting assets

It’s about protecting the organization’s ability to operate, transform and grow. That takes a unified approach that brings together operations, engineering, cybersecurity and business leadership.

You control the skies

How Accenture helps

Accenture has evolved OT security from a specialized protection capability into a full platform for secure industrial reinvention. We help clients protect their operational environments—and modernize, connect and reinvent them securely.

What you can do

The key to securing your industrial systems is to be prepared. Our Cyber Ranges provide an interactive, hyper-realistic environment that lets you integrate and test new tools and practice response to cyberattacks across your most critical assets.

Enable the safety, reliability and security of the operational and critical infrastructure that helps build and deliver products.

Integrate cybersecurity into product development lifecycles to reduce risk for suppliers and consumers.

Accelerate your journey

Cyber.AI

Cyber.AI is an agentic cybersecurity platform, that enables organizations to strengthen their security posture at scale and speed across all cybersecurity capabilities.

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