Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week we will explore the concept of the metaverse and what it holds for the future of technology and user experience. Illustration by Dorathe Victor When Facebook changed its name to Meta in September 2021, a new buzzword took over the tech world: the metaverse.

One of the biggest problems with the IT / OT convergence in critical infrastructure is that much of the legacy hardware cannot simply be patched to an acceptable compliance level. Recently, Sean Tufts, the practice director for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Internet of Things (IoT) security at Optiv, offered his perspectives on where the industry has been, where it is going, and some of the progress being made to secure critical infrastructure.