What AI Actually Changes for OT Security: Observations from the Field

Dragos outlines how frontier AI is materially lowering the barrier to attack against OT by guiding non-OT adversaries, finding vulnerabilities at scale (including dozens of strong zero-days), compressing exploit development timelines, and amplifying the reach of well-resourced threat actors; while prevention remains necessary, defenders must urgently adopt visibility, detection, and the SANS Five ICS Critical Controls to avoid vastly increased operational risk.