Virtual Patching for OT: An Essential for Vulnerability Mitigation

Protecting vulnerable devices, critical to operations, when patching is not an option increases risk A Next-Gen Firewall with integrated Intrusion Prevention (IPS) capability provides multiple protections for vulnerable OT devices, including segmentation, microsegmentation, OT application control, vulnerability protection and virtual patching. Driven by device identification and vulnerability profiling, these layered security measures ensure that necessary communications continue to flow while malicious attacks are blocked. In particular, Virtual Patching should now be considered an integral component of an organization’s patch management strategy. By automatically protecting vulnerable devices in the OT environment, virtual patching ensures timely protection against new threats, eliminating the window of opportunity and minimizing the risk for businesses, without incurring downtime in the production environment. During this demonstration, you will experience how virtual patching will address how organizations can reduce the exposure of their vulnerable OT assets using a defense-in-depth methodology.