Home > Reports & Databases > Smart Manufacturing > OT Cybersecurity Insights Report 2026

Insights Report

OT Cybersecurity Insights Report 2026

A 49-page report analyzing key trends in OT cybersecurity– based on observations and interviews at IT-SA 2025, Europe’s largest cybersecurity conference and exhibition.

N

Document type: PDF, PPTX

N

Published: December 2025

N

Main author: Justina-Alexandra Sava
(see all)

Product Details

Subscribers exclusive

→ Buy now · See pricing

License type

Clear

Get Sample

Already a subscriber?

Log in to access your reports →

Questions answered

What is OT cybersecurity, and how does it differ from IT security?
Which vendors participate in the OT cybersecurity landscape (OT specialists, IT/OT convergence vendors, and broader security platforms), and how do they position their offerings?
How do cybersecurity regulations like NIS2 and CRA influence OT cybersecurity strategies and compliance requirements?
Which key trends are shaping OT cybersecurity, including regulation-driven changes, OT architecture evolution, IT/OT convergence, and AI-enabled security?
What technologies and approaches are vendors using to secure OT environments, from sub-IP monitoring and microsegmentation to hybrid central–decentral security architectures and firewalls at the IT/OT DMZ?
How are AI and automation being applied in OT security for detection, response, and protection of AI workloads themselves?

Introduction
1. About IT-SA Expo&Congress 2025
2. General impressions from the loT Analytics team
3. Exhibitor sentiment
4. This report covers OT cybersecurity up to level 3.5 of the Purdue model
5. Purdue Model – Descriptions
6. Why OT security differs from IT security
7. OT cybersecurity competitive landscape
8. OT Cybersecurity trends – Overview (2 parts)
OT cybersecurity trends
1. a) Regulation-related trends
  1. Trend 1 (2 parts)
  2. Trend 2 (2 parts)
  3. Trend 3 (4 parts)
  4. Trend 4 (3 parts)
2. b) OT-related trends
  1. Trend 5 (3 parts)
3. c) IT/OT convergence-related trends
  1. Trend 6 (3 parts)
  2. Trend 7 (2 parts)
  3. Trend 8 (3 parts)
4. d) AI-related trends
  1. Trend 9 (2 parts)
  2. Trend 10
About IoT Analytics

Companies mentioned

A selection of companies mentioned in the report.

Cancom

Check Point

Cisco

CrowdStrike

Cynalytica

Fortinet

Huawei

Kaspersky

MHP (A Porsche Company)

Microsoft

Palo Alto Networks

Red Hat

Reply

Sanctuary Insights

SentinelOne

Siemens

Telekom Security

Telent

txOne Networks

Waterschap Limburg

About the report

The OT Cybersecurity Insights Report 2026, which is part of IoT Analytics’ ongoing coverage of smart manufacturing and related topics. The information presented in this report is based on onsite observations at IT-SA Expo & Congress 2025 in Nürnberg, interviews with vendors and experts, and secondary research on regulations, architectures, and vendor offerings in OT security.

The main purpose of this document is to help our readers understand how OT cybersecurity is evolving by analyzing key regulations, architectural shifts, vendor strategies, and AI adoption across OT environments.

Authors

Justina-Alexandra Sava, Satyajit Sinha

Get your free sample

First name*

Last name*

Company email address*

Phone*

Company name*

Country

Which specific insights are you interested in?

*=Required field.

I agree that IoT Analytics GmbH may process my information to contact me and notify me of future research updates via their newsletter in accordance with IoT Analytics GmbH's privacy policy

Any questions?

Get in touch with us easily. We are happy to help!

Prajwal Praveen
Sales Manager

Phone: +49 (0) 408 221 1722
Email: sales@iot-analytics.com