Did you know that a "pizza party" is a cybersecurity measure?
#cisagov recommends in its "Cross Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals" (CPG 4.5), that "Organizations sponsor at least one ‘pizza party’ or equivalent social gathering per year that is focused on strengthening working relationships between IT and OT security personnel, and is not a working event (such as providing meals during an incident response). "
@thefluffypurringbeast another social medium that's sometimes overlooked is smoking breaks. I personally don't smoke, but if an older IT coworker invites you to join them, there's a chance you'll meet people in charge of things that you'd otherwise have to traverse management layers to talk to.