Date: Thursday, 18th June 2026 | Time: 6pm | Location: Newcastle
Operational Technology environments were once considered isolated and inherently secure by design, but the reality has shifted. As OT and IT continue to converge, and as hacktivists and nation-state actors increasingly target Critical National Infrastructure, the threat landscape has fundamentally changed. The introduction of the Cyber Assessment Framework 4 (CAF4) reflects growing regulatory recognition that OT risk can no longer be treated as an IT problem with a different label.
OT attacks aren't about stealing data, they're about disrupting the physical world. Shutting down a power grid, halting a production line, or compromising a water treatment facility carries consequences that no patch or password reset can quickly undo. In this session, we'll explore why OT environments demand a different security mindset, how hacktivist groups and CNI-focused threat actors are evolving their tactics, and what a robust OT security strategy looks like in practice. We'll also examine how CAF4 is shaping expectations for organisations operating in regulated and critical sectors, and how to build resilience across both legacy OT environments and modern converged infrastructure.