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# Unleashing the Power of Overlooked Logging Sources in OT Networks
- URL: https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/unleashing-the-power-of-overlooked-logging-sources-in-ot-networks/
- Published: 2026-04-16T12:37:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-16T12:37:49.000Z
- Author: Lauren Andrus
- Tags: OT.SEC.CON. 2026, video, OT Security

**Presenter:** 

[Stuart Bailey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-bailey-houston/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)

This session argues that **OT security teams are sitting on valuable detection data—they’re just not using it**. Critical signals already exist across industrial environments, but they’re overlooked, uncollected, or not operationalized.

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## **Key takeaways**

- **The data is already there**
  - Logs from PLCs, HMIs, historians, network gear
  - Engineering workstations and control systems generate signals
  - Most of it is ignored or never centralized
- **Visibility gaps are self-inflicted**
  - Teams focus on adding new tools instead of using existing telemetry
  - Logging isn’t enabled, retained, or analyzed properly
  - Blind spots persist even in “monitored” environments
- **OT logging is different—and misunderstood**
  - Not as standardized as IT logs
  - Requires context about industrial processes
  - Without that context, signals look like noise
- **Detection requires context, not just data**
  - You need to understand what “normal” looks like on the plant floor
  - Process-aware monitoring is critical
  - Otherwise, meaningful anomalies get missed
- **Integration is where things break down**
  - OT data isn’t flowing into SIEM/SOC workflows effectively
  - Security teams and engineers don’t share visibility
  - Insights stay siloed and unused

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