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In the process of converging the nation’s OT and IT systems, educating one another is of the utmost
priority. There is a concerning lack of understanding on both sides about the other, and if we hope to
converge our critical infrastructure successfully and securely, that must change.

The benefits of convergence are plentiful, from cost to functionality, but the consequences of a faulty
convergence are potentially severe. The process of converging an OT and IT system should be
undertaken patiently and with informed decision making. Above all, visibility and vigilance should be
prioritized, and the principle of least privilege should be followed closely.

About the Author
Josh Brodbent is the Director of Public Sector Solutions Engineering
at BeyondTrust. Throughout his 20-year career, Josh has worked with
multiple federal agencies to secure their networks and architected over
3 million user accounts in the public sector for identity and access
management solutions. At BeyondTrust, Josh leads a team of senior
solutions engineers and architects in supporting the public sector
vertical. BeyondTrust is a worldwide leader in intelligent identity and
access security, empowering organizations to protect identities, stop
threats, and deliver dynamic access to empower and secure a work-
from-anywhere world. Our integrated products and platform offer the
industry's most advanced privileged access management (PAM) solution, enabling organizations to
quickly shrink their attack surface across traditional, cloud and hybrid environments.

Josh can be reached online on LinkedIn and at our company website https://www.beyondtrust.com

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