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The challenge, however, is that maturity levels vary, with many OT environments still facing major issues with visibility, segmentation, secure remote access, incident response, and standardized security architecture. OT Security Responsibility Remains a C-Suite Issue One of the clearest signs of OT security maturity over the past several years has been the elevation of OT cybersecurity responsibility to senior leadership

This highlights a common challenge: many organizations are still establishing the fundamentals of OT security, such as asset visibility, network segmentation, secure remote access, monitoring, and response

While modernization can help reduce risk, it requires careful management. New systems often increase connectivity, data transfers, remote access, and integration with IT and cloud platforms

They are integrating contractor access data into their broader risk picture - correlating site visit records with network access logs, using attendance data to validate invoices and investigate anomalies, and building contractor risk profiles that inform procurement decisions

They are integrating contractor access data into their broader risk picture - correlating site visit records with network access logs, using attendance data to validate invoices and investigate anomalies, and building contractor risk profiles that inform procurement decisions. This is visitor management as security intelligence, not visitor management as administration

Site360's geo-location and geo-fence exit technology produces verified, timestamped records of every person who enters and leaves a registered site. That data is audit-ready, tamper-evident, and accessible in real time across an entire retail network

Cequence cited its ranking in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, a leadership position in KuppingerCole's Leadership Compass for API Security and Management, and an award from SC Media for API security. It also pointed to work on standards and guidance for AI security, including a role in TM Forum's AI-Native Blueprint Initiative on Agentic Interaction Security and co-authorship of CIS companion guides covering AI agents, large language models, and model context protocol environments

It also pointed to work on standards and guidance for AI security, including a role in TM Forum's AI-Native Blueprint Initiative on Agentic Interaction Security and co-authorship of CIS companion guides covering AI agents, large language models, and model context protocol environments. "Enterprises are racing to put agentic AI to work, but the security foundation to support it simply hasn't kept pace

Cequence Security reported a record fourth quarter and closed the largest deal in its history, driven by demand for agentic AI security