Primary definition
Hardware and software that detects or causes a change through the direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices, processes, and events in the enterprise.
Also known asOT · Industrial Control Systems · ICS · Process Control Systems · PCS · Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition · SCADA
— March 2020 CSC ReportView source
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Hardware and software that detects or causes a change through the direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices, processes, and events in the enterprise.
March 2020 CSC Report · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Operational Technology. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 3, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/operational-technology
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March 2020 CSC Report
March 2020 CSC Report
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