{"id":3191,"date":"2025-06-11T13:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightevents.dk\/isc-cph\/?post_type=tec_session&#038;p=3191"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:20:03","slug":"breaking-without-bricking-safe-vulnerability-research-in-ot-environments","status":"publish","type":"tec_session","link":"https:\/\/insightevents.dk\/isc-cph\/sessions\/breaking-without-bricking-safe-vulnerability-research-in-ot-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Without Bricking: Safe Vulnerability Research in OT Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Technical Level: Beginner\/Intermediate<\/em><\/p><p>Performing a security assessment (aka. penetration testing) on Operational Technology (OT) systems presents a unique set of challenges \u2013 especially when the target is a one-of-a-kind prototype. 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