Operational Technology Cybersecurity
Canadian guidance warns that malicious manipulation of operational technology can disrupt services, damage equipment and create injury or loss-of-life risk. Third parties were involved in about 48% of breaches in the 2026 DBIR. In OT, supplier access can become process access.
- 20% have visibility into their attack surface
- 80% predict catastrophic breaches from unsecured IOT
- 66% of those breaches will reduce shareholder value
- 58% concerned about absence of cyber expertise
- 36% of senior leadership allocates funding to cybersecurity