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# Agentic AI in OT: The Ultimate Insider Threat
- URL: https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/agentic-ai-in-ot-the-ultimate-insider-threat/
- Published: 2026-04-29T12:27:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-29T12:27:54.000Z
- Author: Lauren Andrus
- Tags: OT.SEC.CON. 2026, video, OT Security

**Presenter:**

[Ian Bramson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianbramson/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)

This talk argues that **OT security efforts fail because organizations underestimate how interconnected and exposed their environments have become**—especially as IT/OT convergence expands the attack surface.

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## **Key takeaways**

- **IT/OT convergence expands risk**
  - Increased connectivity between business systems and industrial systems
  - More pathways for attackers to move laterally
  - Traditional boundaries no longer hold
- **Exposure grows faster than defenses**
  - New connections are added for efficiency and visibility
  - Security controls don’t keep pace
  - Attack surface quietly expands over time
- **Perimeter thinking is outdated**
  - There is no clear “inside vs. outside” anymore
  - Trust assumptions break down in interconnected environments
  - Attackers don’t need to break in—they move through
- **Operational impact is the real risk**
  - Disruption to availability and safety is the primary concern
  - Incidents affect physical processes, not just data
  - This raises stakes beyond traditional cybersecurity models
- **Defense needs to follow connectivity**
  - Visibility across IT and OT environments
  - Segmentation aligned to real workflows
  - Monitoring that reflects how systems actually interact

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