On April 23, 2026, NTT Communications successfully held an OT security seminar themed “Foresee the Unknown, Block Threats: Ultimate Practices for OT Asset Security and Visibility” in partnership with Fortinet, a global leader in network security, at Shangri-La Hotel, Suzhou Industrial Park.
The seminar was attended by numerous enterprises from critical infrastructure and industrial sectors including manufacturing, energy, transportation, and chemicals. Against the backdrop of accelerating industrial digital transformation (DX) and the convergence of IT and OT boundaries, industrial control systems are facing unprecedented cyber threats such as unknown vulnerability exploits, ransomware infiltration, and supply chain risks.
Addressing these common industry challenges, the seminar delivered practical solutions to resolve long-standing pain points: OT assets being “invisible, unmanageable, and unprotectable”.
During the seminar, the two companies delivered comprehensive professional content: The keynote speech deeply analyzed the latest global OT security trends and core challenges, systematically explaining the shift from passive response to proactive defense—enabling prediction and high-precision blocking of threats in advance.
The thematic session detailed automated OT asset discovery, real-time monitoring, and full lifecycle management, sharing know-how to build a clear and controllable OT security foundation.
The highlight was a live OT attack chain demonstration that faithfully replicated real industrial production environments. It showed the full attack lifecycle—from threat actors exploiting OT system vulnerabilities, infiltrating and moving laterally, to impacting operations—while demonstrating how the integrated NTT-Fortinet solution rapidly identifies and blocks unknown threats with high precision.
In addition, NTT’s OT Security Operations Center (SOC) was introduced. Leveraging NTT’s global security operation network and localized service capabilities, it provides enterprises with 7×24-hour OT security monitoring, threat response, and emergency handling.
During the Q&A session and networking dinner, participants and technical experts engaged in active discussions on practical challenges, fostering closer collaboration across the industry.
Going forward, both companies will integrate their strengths in global network infrastructure, security technology R&D, and localized professional services to deliver a comprehensive OT security defense system tailored to business needs of enterprises in China, supporting the safe and stable development of industrial DX.
