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Opportunistic by Default: How OT gets pulled into the blast radius
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- Safe Mode Podcast
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- Jan 29, 2026
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- 2061
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Summary
In this episode of Safe Mode, we look at how opportunistic campaigns—often starting as loud disruption like DDoS—can probe for weak points and, in some cases, move closer to operational technology and industrial control systems. Using a recent Justice Department case tied to pro‑Russia hacktivist groups as a jumping-off point, we discuss what this pattern says about the OT threat landscape in 2025, from remote access and trust boundaries to engineering workflows and data integrity risk. Chris Grove, Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Nozomi Networks, joins to explain what defenders should prioritize now to keep “noise” from becoming real-world operational impact.