Introduction Emerging technologies like industrial Internet of Things, unified platform architectures, and cloud-integrated operational technology are transforming the critical infrastructure landscape. This transformation, driven by the need for greater agility and pursuit of competitive advantage, is unlocking unprecedented levels of automation, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. However, it’s also significantly expanding the cyber threat surface, often in ways that many leaders are yet to fully grasp. Simplified Attack Vectors Critical infrastructure was once more difficult to penetrate for malicious threat actors due to its complexity. Legacy systems were fragmented and ...