It is vital to put in place a security plan to protect your company’s Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) database systems and prevent ransomware attacks that has been increasing in occurences in the past 2 years.
A study done in 2014 by ARC called “The Future of Industrial Cyber Security”, highlighted the need for a developed security plan for organizations.
As the newest Accenture Cyber Security report highlights, cyber attacks in 2021 continue to evolve – becoming more widespread, speeding up deployment, and getting creative in their choice of entry points and overall strategies.
Furthermore, the current trend of diversifying targets – ranging from smaller companies to huge industrial sites – means that no one is safe.
In the dynamically shifting state of modern industry, there are a multitude of reasons to protect one’s company, or enhance and strengthen its existing cyber security measures.
As recent cases of malware intrusions on critical infrastructure, such as the Triton attack and the Colonial pipeline case have shown, the need to meet cyber security challenges head on, and further advance existing protection only grows.
As Industrial Control Systems (ICS) continue to advance and integrate with IT, the risk of cyberattacks on OT environments grows.
While this technological development many industries are currently experiencing vastly improves their day-to-day operations, this shift has put ICS/OT infrastructures at significant risk.
Most companies have long been implementing thorough IT security measures to protect their data and digital assets, but it wasn’t always the case for OT environments.
2020 has proven to be a challenging year for cybersecurity.
While the world was in turmoil, cybercrime was on the rise – with hacker groups particularly targeting companies in insecure transitions to digital operations.
BlackFog’s recent investigation into the state of ransomware revealed shocking statistics – with the most-targeted industry being government sectors worldwide, closely followed by the education sector and the service industry.
The natural resources industry is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. The number of potential hazards this field faces on a daily basis requires an extraordinary amount of safety precautions to keep risk on a controllable level.
But – even with the development of highly complex safety measures that are in place today, accidents do occur, and frequently.
When listing the most dangerous industrial technology malware, a recent article by Stormshield ended on an ominous note. After shortly discussing the impacts of Shamoon, Industroyer, Triton and Stuxnet on world industry and economy, the last – and most threatening – malware on their 5-point list was left unnamed and unidentified.
As cyber threats to critical infrastructure sites around the world continue to dominate news cycles, the topic of industrial cyber security becomes an increasingly important point of discussion.
ATS Advanced Technical Solutions is therefore happy to announce the first upcoming webinar as a certified Cisco IoT Advantage Specialization Partner.
When listing the most dangerous industrial technology malware, a recent article by Stormshield ended on an ominous note. After shortly discussing the impacts of Shamoon, Industroyer, Triton and Stuxnet on world industry and economy, the last – and most threatening – malware on their 5-point list was left unnamed and unidentified.
As the world’s largest industrial complexes undergo digitization efforts, and as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) becomes integrated into processes of oversight, management, operation and production, the number of potential threats to this new way of business also rises. We wrote about some of the reasons to increase your cyber security in our previous article.