Ask an OT Engineer: How to Achieve Accurate OT Asset Inventory with Automated Discovery

Automated asset discovery with native protocols transforms OT asset inventory from a manual bottleneck into an operational advantage.

Maintaining an accurate OT asset inventory is a significant challenge, often relying on outdated manual processes. This video explores how automated asset discovery, leveraging native protocols, provides a safe and comprehensive method to identify all operational technology devices across the network.

This approach not only enhances industrial cybersecurity by improving asset visibility but also fosters better collaboration between IT and OT teams, laying the groundwork for effective risk reduction.

Key topics include:

• The difficulties of manual OT asset inventory and outdated documentation

• The critical role of accurate asset visibility in industrial cybersecurity

• How automated asset discovery queries devices directly using native protocols

• The safety and comprehensiveness of network crawling for device identification

• Benefits of automated inventory for IT/OT collaboration and day-to-day operations

• Utilizing a complete asset inventory for security exercises and risk reduction