OT risks are rising—and so is cybersecurity maturity.

Our global survey of 550+ OT pros reveals a dual reality: threats like ransomware persist, yet maturity, vendor consolidation, and C-suite oversight are growing.

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An indication of increasing cybersecurity maturity is the global trend of corporations planning to integrate operational technology (OT) cybersecurity under the CISO, which increased again this year as part of an ongoing trend to consolidate OT responsibility within the C-suite. Now, more than half (52%) of organizations report that the CISO/CSO is responsible for OT, up from 16% in 2022.

According to the Fortinet 2025 Threat Landscape Report, nation-state actors continue actively using ransomware against manufacturing companies, the most targeted sector.
In this year’s State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report, increasing awareness of OT cyber risk within organizations continues to drive the assignment of that risk to an executive, most commonly the CISO. For four consecutive years, OT risk and assignment of the risk to C-suite continues to grow with the intention to move OT cybersecurity under CISO in the next 12 months, increasing from 60% to 80% in 2025.