Organizations are failing to allocate sufficient resources to operational technology (OT) and embedded device security, even as cyber threats targeting industrial systems continue to escalate.
A growing body of research highlights this issue, including the latest SANS & OPSWAT ICS/OT Cybersecurity Budget Report, which found that while attack volumes and sophistication increase, security budgets for OT environments are not keeping pace.
The Critical Security Gap in ICS/OT Environments
OT security remains underfunded primarily because budget control is often centralized within IT departments, leaving critical infrastructure systems vulnerable. According to industry reports, 58% of ICS/OT incidents originate from IT network compromises, as attackers exploit weaknesses in internet-facing IT systems before moving laterally into OT networks.
Despite the high risks, security investments remain focused primarily on traditional IT assets, leaving ICS/OT systems dangerously unprotected. Given that ICS is the business in industrial environments, securing these systems should be a top priority—but for many organizations, it isn’t.
How Parabellyx Addresses OT Security Challenges
At Parabellyx, we recognize that ICS/OT security cannot be an afterthought. Our penetration testing and continuous security testing services help organizations proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in their OT, embedded, and IoT environments before attackers can exploit them.
Unlike traditional IT penetration testing, OT security assessments require specialized expertise to avoid disrupting production systems—an area where Parabellyx has extensive experience. Our team ensures that security testing is performed in a controlled, non-disruptive manner, helping industrial organizations secure their systems without impacting critical operations.
For organizations requiring ongoing protection, our continuous testing platform provides real-time security assessments and attack surface monitoring, allowing teams to detect new vulnerabilities and emerging threats before they can be exploited.
Key Security Challenges We Solve:
- Bridging the IT-OT Security Gap – Our assessments help organizations identify weak points in IT and OT network segmentation, ensuring that ICS environments are not left exposed.
- Minimizing Risks to Production Systems – Our team has deep expertise in OT security testing, ensuring vulnerabilities are identified without causing downtime or operational disruptions.
- Identifying Embedded Device and IoT Weaknesses – We conduct penetration testing and continuous security monitoring for IoT and embedded systems, uncovering security flaws that could be exploited in industrial environments.
- Ongoing Security Testing – Our continuous testing platform enables organizations to proactively monitor and secure their external attack surface, identifying security risks in real time.
- Compliance Readiness – Our security assessments help organizations meet NIST and other OT security standards, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
Investing in OT Security—A Strategic Imperative
The growing convergence of IT and OT networks has made penetration testing and continuous security testing essential components of industrial cybersecurity. Parabellyx helps organizations take a strategic approach, ensuring that vulnerabilities are identified and mitigated before they become critical threats—without disrupting operations.
Rather than waiting for a breach to occur, organizations must invest in targeted security testing and ongoing monitoring to safeguard their industrial operations, protect critical infrastructure, and reduce the risk of cyber incidents.
Want to learn more? Contact Parabellyx to explore how our OT security testing services can help secure your ICS and IoT environments.
