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Tag: industrial control systems

Zero Trust Meets Zone and Conduit: A Practitioner’s Guide to Reconciling Two Segmentation Models

July 26, 2026 R2D2
Network diagram showing segmented industrial control zones with security gateways between levels

IT wants zero trust plant-wide; OT already has zone and conduit segmentation under IEC 62443. Here’s where those two models actually agree, where they collide, and how to write a joint policy that survives both audits.

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IT & CYBER SECURITYIEC 62443, industrial control systems, network segmentation, OT cybersecurity, Purdue Model, zero trust architecture

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  • Network diagram showing segmented industrial control zones with security gateways between levels
    July 26, 2026 R2D2

    Zero Trust Meets Zone and Conduit: A Practitioner’s Guide to Reconciling Two Segmentation Models

    IT wants zero trust plant-wide; OT already has...
    IT & CYBER SECURITY 
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