AI is making it easier for threat actors to target highly specialized operational technology (OT) systems while also giving defenders new ways to protect systems that have historically been difficult to secure, experts told @CRN. CRN cybersecurity reporter and Senior Editor @KyleAlspach spoke with the following experts for their insights and perspective: - Victor Wieczorek, senior vice president for offensive security, @GuidePointSec - Harry Thomas, founder and CTO, OT security firm Frenos - Doc McConnell, head of policy and compliance, connected device security vendor Finite State - Samuel Linares, managing director and global OT cybersecurity lead, Accenture - John Gallagher, vice president of Viakoo Labs, IoT security firm Viakoo - Abel Archundia-Pineda, head of OT/CPS security, @KudelskiSec