Show Notes
We're back with a new episode of OT Cyber | From the Plant Floor Up with host Jeff Smith, Chief Technology Officer at DYNICS, who welcomes Eric Persch, Co-Founder and CTO, at EliteOps. In the episode, you will learn about: - The story behind EliteOps and how they started - The significant increase of OT cyberattacks over the past three years and the importance of security - Why DYNICS is EliteOps only cyber partner - How the rise of automation has caused more gaps from a security...
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