Zero Trust in Operational Environments
Manufacturers, utilities and defense operators are under pressure to adopt Zero Trust architectures, often in environments that were never designed for identity-based security. Operational technology, legacy control systems and always-on production networks cannot tolerate latency, redesign or cloud dependency, and the IT playbook for Zero Trust does not translate cleanly to plant floors, substations or mission-critical infrastructure.
In this session we look at what Zero Trust actually means in an operational environment and how to apply it pragmatically: on-premise, around the assets you already have, and without stopping production. Written for IT/OT leaders, plant network engineers and the security teams responsible for uptime, safety and continuity.
What you will learn
- Network segmentation: why it should have evolved over the last twenty years, and what replaces a VLAN redesign
- Authentication on the LAN and where NAC technologies stop short in front of a controller
- Proxy security: putting identity, per-command control and a record in front of equipment that cannot do any of it itself