Threat Model Comparison: IT vs. OT

Understanding the different threats facing a utility requires separating the business network (IT) from the operational network (OT). While both are targets, the adversaries, their motives, and the potential impacts are fundamentally different.

This distinction is critical: while the IT network faces a constant barrage of financially motivated attacks, the OT network faces a more targeted and potentially more dangerous threat to the physical safety and security of the water supply itself.
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