Utilities find themselves under increasing pressure from different directions. The volume of attacks against OT and physical systems is rising. Attackers no longer require elite capabilities. What once required access to nation-state resources can now be executed with tools found online. At the same time, central teams often lack a clear view of substations and remote field devices which are major blind spots that give attackers an easy way in. While regulators push for stronger controls, asset owners must balance security and compliance with the need to keep operations running and electricity, gas, and water flowing without disruption.