{"id":5297,"date":"2022-09-30T17:56:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/about-otconnect\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:14:32","slug":"about-otconnect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/","title":{"rendered":"About OTconnect"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

OT Cybersecurity: A Practical Approach<\/h2><\/div>

OTconnect helps organizations gain control of their OT environment. We believe that cybersecurity only adds value when it aligns with operational realities. That is why we combine technical expertise with a pragmatic approach that is well-suited to production environments, process facilities, and critical infrastructure. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Why OTconnect?<\/h2><\/div>

Many organizations face the same challenge: they know that OT cybersecurity is important, but they are looking for an approach that is practical and aligns with their day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n

We help organizations with:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Understanding OT Assets and Communication<\/li>\n
  • Secure Remote Access<\/li>\n
  • Cyber Resilience and Incident Readiness<\/li>\n
  • OT Monitoring and Risk Management<\/li>\n
  • IT-OT Segmentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Our story, born out of practical experience<\/h2><\/div>

    OTconnect was founded by specialists who have accumulated years of experience in IT, OT, and cybersecurity. Based on that experience, we recognized that operational technology plays an increasingly important role in our society. Manufacturing companies, energy utilities, water treatment facilities, logistics processes, and other operational systems form the foundation of our economy and our daily lives. <\/p>\n

    We believe that protecting these systems is no longer a choice, but a necessity. Cyber incidents can impact not only individual organizations, but also supply chains, economic processes, and ultimately the continuity of society as a whole. <\/p>\n

    That is why we work every day to help organizations make their operational technology more transparent, manageable, and resilient. Not out of fear of cyber threats, but out of the conviction that secure and reliable operational systems contribute to a stronger and more resilient Netherlands. <\/p>\n

    We believe that OT cybersecurity is more than just technology. It\u2019s about people, processes, and practical measures that actually work within the operation. By combining our knowledge and experience with a pragmatic approach, we help organizations keep their core processes secure and available\u2014both today and in the future. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Our Approach<\/h2><\/div>
    Practical Information<\/h5>\n<\/div>

    Not theoretical models, but solutions that fit within the operation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Independent<\/h5>\n<\/div>

    We focus on what works for the customer, not on what a supplier wants to sell.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Involved<\/h5>\n<\/div>

    We remain involved from the initial analysis through implementation and handover.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Working Together to Achieve Results<\/h2><\/div>

    At OTconnect, results are our top priority. Our goal is not simply to carry out an agreed-upon activity, but to truly add value to the organization. That is why, during projects, we focus on achieving the intended objectives rather than simply checking off predefined tasks.
    In practice, this means we always consider what is necessary to achieve the desired result. Of course, within the agreed-upon terms, but with enough flexibility to adapt to new insights that arise during a project. This is because, particularly in OT environments, reality often turns out to be more complex than can be laid out on paper in advance.
    We do not believe in a traditional supplier-customer relationship in which both parties strictly hide behind contracts and boundaries. Successful projects arise when the client and the supplier work together as partners, with a shared goal in mind.
    By sharing knowledge, communicating openly, and taking joint responsibility for the end result, we ensure that solutions are not only delivered but are also truly accepted, used, and embedded within the organization.<\/p>\n

    We measure our success not by what we deliver, but by the value our customers derive from it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Partner Network<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
    <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
    <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
    <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
    <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
    <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5297","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAbout OTconnect - OTconnect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About OTconnect - OTconnect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"OTconnect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-30T15:14:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"27 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/about-otconnect\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/about-otconnect\\\/\",\"name\":\"About OTconnect - OTconnect\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-30T15:56:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-30T15:14:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/about-otconnect\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/about-otconnect\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/about-otconnect\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About OTconnect\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"OTconnect\",\"description\":\"OT cybersecurity met een praktische aanpak\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"OTconnect\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/OTconnect_SOT_Blue-scaled.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/OTconnect_SOT_Blue-scaled.png\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":557,\"caption\":\"OTconnect\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.otconnect.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/otconnect\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About OTconnect - OTconnect","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About OTconnect - OTconnect","og_url":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/","og_site_name":"OTconnect","article_modified_time":"2026-10-30T15:14:32+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"27 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/","url":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/","name":"About OTconnect - OTconnect","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-09-30T15:56:44+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-30T15:14:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/about-otconnect\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About OTconnect"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/","name":"OTconnect","description":"OT cybersecurity met een praktische aanpak","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/#organization","name":"OTconnect","url":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OTconnect_SOT_Blue-scaled.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OTconnect_SOT_Blue-scaled.png","width":2560,"height":557,"caption":"OTconnect"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/otconnect"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5297"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5300,"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5297\/revisions\/5300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otconnect.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}