A new report finds that cultural divides and conflicts between IT and OT teams is a significant contributor to failures to secure industrial controls systems (ICS) throughout the US.
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Scott Ikeda is a technology futurist and writer for more than 15 years. He travels extensively throughout Asia and writes about the impact of technology on the communities he visits. Over the last 5 years, Scott has grown increasingly focused on the future landscape of big data, surveillance, cybersecurity and the right to privacy.
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