Semiconductor manufacturing presents unique challenges - OT devices running decades-old systems where Windows 2000 controls molecular-scale photolithography. Traditional IT security assumptions break down when factories lose millions per hour during downtime, making regular patching windows impossible.

Success requires accepting persistent risk rather than pursuing zero incidents. OT security prioritizes safety and operational resilience, focusing on low-frequency, high-impact events instead of IT's high-frequency, low-impact model.

The session will cover:

• Why zero trust concepts fail in OT environments where strongly authenticated robot identities and user behavior analysis prove meaningless;
• East-west traffic monitoring strategies that detect malware propagation invisible to traditional north-south firewall architectures;
• Proof-of-value blueprints that enable local engineers to replicate security rollouts across multiple plants without security team bottlenecks.