Air Force Moving Forward With new Office for OT Cyber Resiliency

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) plans to establish an operational technology (OT) office that will oversee the cybersecurity of control systems, commerce technologies, as well as embedding infrastructure, according to a senior Air Force official.

Speaking at GDIT Emerge in Washington, D.C. today, Lt. Col. Andrew Wonpat, acting deputy principal cyber advisor for the DAF, highlighted the growing threat to the OT sector and emphasized the importance of the new Cyber Resiliency Office of Control Systems (CROCS) for the service branch.