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The benefits of understanding industrial technology

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As enterprises invest in digital transformation, industrial cybersecurity will increasingly serve as the critical enabler for safely and securely advancing business goals through technological innovation. While this transformation of operational technology (OT) provides significant benefits, they can be diminished by increased cyber security risk. A new report, “An Executive’s Guide to Industrial Cybersecurity,” produced by Dragos, breaks down how organizations can better secure operational technology systems. The report looks at: How digital transformation and connectivity increase risk and exposure How the OT threat landscape is growing rapidly and increasing in sophistication Why remediating OT vulnerabilities requires a different approach than IT vulnerabilities Next steps executives should take to assess and address the unique challenges of OT cybersecurity Learn more about the key components to keep your operational technology secure. This article was produced by CyberScoop for, and sponsored by, Dragos.

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Increase cyber resiliency with modern data backup and recovery solutions

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Ransomware attacks are a growing concern across both public and private sectors with recent research [Link to asset] indicating that by 2031 attacks will cost its victims more than $265 billion annually. With new operating system vulnerabilities continually being discovered — and variants of malicious code regularly being developed — keeping up a frontline defense against cyberthreats is an overwhelming task. That is why security leaders recommend that integrating data backup and recovery solutions as a part of any organization’s multi-layered cybersecurity strategy. A recent white paper from Veritas Technologies leans on recommendations from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework to lay out best practices for a comprehensive data backup strategy. That includes adding capabilities like vision management, identity and access management, immutable storage and data encryption.  When looking for the best data backup and recovery solution, the report recommends that leaders ask themselves some key questions about […]

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How trust, connection and understanding can shape the future of cyber

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Tim Li is a principal at Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory and Deloitte Touche LLP and leads Deloitte’s Strategic Growth Cyber portfolio for federal, state and local governments and higher education institutions. Cybersecurity incidents continue to make headlines, challenging public agencies in the US to modernize cybersecurity defenses to protect citizens and the country.  The recent Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity calls for the federal government to “improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect and respond to these actions and actors.” As cyber challenges evolve in complexity and scale, they create multi-faceted challenges for government.  So, while the EO lays out a solid foundation of recommendations, organizations should also take heed of the following considerations as they evolve their future cyber thinking: Enable trust as the foundation for collaboration. The EO calls for the private sector to share information with government to improve overall cyber […]

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