{"id":10758,"date":"2026-09-16T15:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/ressource\/segmentation-reseau-ot-par-ou-commencer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:43:44","slug":"ot-network-segmentation-where-to-start","status":"publish","type":"ressource","link":"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/en\/ressource\/ot-network-segmentation-where-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"OT network segmentation: where to start, in practice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OT (Operational Technology) network segmentation aims to limit communications between industrial environments and reduce the risk of an attack spreading in the event of an incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the field, industrial sites often combine several generations of equipment and architectures whose communication logic is not always documented, which makes effective segmentation more complex than it appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide outlines a seven-step approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building a complete inventory of the OT environment,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying the actual flows between devices,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defining coherent zones based on the principles of the ISA\/IEC 62443 standard,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Determining authorized communications,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accounting for IT\/OT connections and remote access,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rolling out the rules progressively so production is not interrupted,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And keeping the network map up to date over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udce5 Download this guide to discover the 7 concrete steps for effectively segmenting your OT network.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OT (Operational Technology) network segmentation aims to limit communications between industrial environments and reduce the risk of an attack spreading in the event of an incident. 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