Cybersecurity incidents in the past two quarters have impacted operational technology (OT) environments, from transportation sector disruptions to water critical infrastructure attacks. Companies faced increasing cybersecurity and non-compliance risks, as the data in this latest report details. Whether ransomware, worm, USB-carried Trojan virus, or a sentiment-charged attack, the risks are prevalent and require action. New SEC regulations to report cybersecurity incidents only add to the pressure to monitor and defend quickly. Especially for companies with legacy infrastructure, as this report reveals, both historical and new threats need attention.
The two primary challenges are not new: budget constraints and a complex threat landscape. Yet, it’s a critical time for the industrial OT cybersecurity domain to leverage cyber-physical and AIdriven methods as threats evolve. Companies are balancing innovation with economic pressures and navigating geopolitical tension by assessing their environments and calibrating their people, process and technology approaches with the latest risk information. Recent outages across global communications providers and varied sector attacks only underscore that no matter the size or scale of your organization, it is always time to better protect your industrial environment.
