As IT-OT convergence accelerates, industrial organizations face compounding risks: legacy systems built without security in mind, third-party access sprawl, flat network architectures and an expanding regulatory landscape. Manufacturing remains the most targeted sector, with the average ransomware attack costing approximately $2 million per day.

In this session, led by Massimo Nardone of SSH Communications Security, you will learn:

• Why ephemeral security is emerging as a practical model for securing IT-OT convergence;
• How zero trust architectures and privileged access management work together to minimize the attack surface across OT, IoT and IIoT environments;
• What post-quantum cryptography means for long life cycle industrial assets and why organizations must begin algorithm inventory and migration planning now to meet 2031–2035 compliance timelines.