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Why OT Visibility Is Now Critical for UK Industry

NCSC guidance signals a major shift. OT visibility is now the foundation of safety and resilience.

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Amer Altaf
Dec 08, 2025
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Engineer reviewing holographic OT architecture map in an industrial control room.

Operational Technology has quietly become one of the UK’s biggest sources of systemic risk. It runs cranes, batching plants, conveyor systems, logistics hubs, robotic lines, industrial sensors, PLCs and SCADA platforms. It is also the ideal target for a threat actor who wants maximum disruption for minimum effort.

The National Cyber Security Centre’s new…

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