Industrial enterprises recorded the most cyber incidents of any sector in 2022, and with their infrastructure becoming increasingly connected, attacks on their information technology (IT) systems will continue to bleed into operations. This is a concern because many industrial control systems (ICS) are highly vulnerable, and their failure can have devastating impacts.
While advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are the significant danger, risk is invited by enterprises who forgo operational technology (OT) security because they consider their deep-lying systems impenetrable or too hard to secure. Many believe that they are unreachable because of air gapping or network isolation, but this is no longer true. Bad actors have numerous ways to penetrate isolated ICS networks. Those same enterprises strive for rapid insights and better maintenance – as results of connectivity – and this unchecked convergence exposes them to bad actors.
Against this backdrop, we wanted to show the importance of automation security and to help you manage IT–OT convergence amid rising attacks. Digitalization increases your attack surface. Learn how to protect your cyber-physical technology and safeguard productivity. Download this whitepaper now.