With criticality scores of 10 and 8.6, these vulnerabilities are easy to exploit and allow unauthenticated attackers to penetrate and take over industrial control systems.
OT, IT, and IoT are rapidly converging. All three domains are under increasing threats that steal vital information, halt production, and even put human lives at risk. The era of treating their cybersecurity needs separately is coming to a close.
While Saudi Aramco is deep in the throes of a dangerous data leak and ransom demand, cybersecurity pros manning the gates at other critical industrial facilities had better consider the ramifications for their own company’s well-being and right away.
Choosing the right security vendor for your company is a handful, especially in “insecure-by-design” environments like ICS/OT which require the highest level of expertise
The letter sent out on June 3rd by the US National Security Council's top cyber official, less than a week after the DHS/TSA directive, leaves no doubt: No company is safe from being targeted by ransomware.
The recent flood of serious ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure targets – with the latest being the attack on Colonial Pipeline - has led the US government to turn up the heat on critical infrastructure cybersecurity measures.
In 2021, the damage caused by cyberattacks has moved beyond data breaches and financial costs, to production shutdowns and severe operational disruptions.