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A SANS survey reveals that cyber attackers have demonstrated a robust understanding of operational technology (OT) and industrial control system (ICS) engineering and have conducted attacks that gain access and negatively impact operations and human sa… Continue reading The biggest threat to ICS/OT is a lack of prioritization
Dragos released its report on cyber threats facing industrial organizations, naming the emergence of three new threat groups targeting ICS/OT environments, including two that have gained access into the OT systems of industrial organizations. The repor… Continue reading Lack of visibility plaguing ICS environments
IBM Security released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index unveiling how ransomware and vulnerability exploitations together were able to “imprison” businesses in 2021 further burdening global supply chains, with manufacturing emerging as the m… Continue reading Ransomware wreaked havoc last year, manufacturing was most targeted
80% of critical infrastructure organizations experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, with an equal number reporting that their security budgets have risen since 2020, a Claroty report reveals. The report is based on an independent global surv… Continue reading Ransomware attacks, and ransom payments, are rampant among critical infrastructure organizations
ESET researchers present their analysis of all malicious frameworks used to attack air-gapped networks known to date. An air-gapped network is one that is physically isolated from any other network in order to increase its security. This technique can … Continue reading How to protect air-gapped networks from malicious frameworks
Only 21% of organizations have achieved full maturity of their ICS/OT cybersecurity program, in which emerging threats drive priority actions and C-level executives and the board are regularly informed about the state of their OT security, a Ponemon In… Continue reading Cultural divide between IT and OT teams leaves 65% of organizations unable to secure both environments
Cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure are escalating. The ransomware hit on Colonial Pipeline was a clanging wake-up call for the public, but cybersecurity experts have been sounding the alarm for years. In this interview with Help Net… Continue reading Critical infrastructure today: Complex challenges and rising threats
Positive Technologies released a research that examines information security risks present in industrial companies, the second-most targeted sector by cybercriminals in 2020. Among key findings, an external attacker can penetrate the corporate network … Continue reading The cybersecurity of industrial companies remains low, potential damage can be severe
The American Petroleum Institute (API) published its 3rd Edition of Standard (Std) 1164, Pipeline Control Systems Cybersecurity, underscoring the natural gas and oil industry’s ongoing commitment to protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure from … Continue reading New standard enhances the cybersecurity of pipeline control systems
In July 2021, Armis appointed Sachin Shah, an Intel veteran of over 21 years, as its new CTO for Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS). In this interview, he talks about his plans for the company, shares insight gleaned from … Continue reading Trends in the OT/ICS security space and what’s to come