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Accenture will take a majority stake in Dragos and fully acquire RunZero and NetRise for a combined enterprise value of approximately $4.17 billion. The three companies will form a unified platform for operational technology security, protecting power grids, pipelines, and manufacturing operations. Dragos will continue as an independent business overseeing RunZero and NetRise.

An exposed energy-themed honeypot was discovered in under an hour and faced brute force, web scanning, and Modbus reconnaissance with zero write or control attempts. Defenses include keeping OT protocols off the public internet, blocking egress by default, removing default credentials, and segmenting IT from OT.
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