A recent survey of industrial companies worldwide - including Germany - paints a worrying picture about the state of OT (operational technology) security.
The report “The State of OT Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Trends, Risks, and Cyber Resilience” from ABI Research and Palo Alto Networks, for which around 2.000 specialists and managers in 16 countries were surveyed, shows the reality, the extent and the changing nature of security threats to industrial environments.
The core results at a glance:
- Almost 70 percent of industrial companies were affected by cyber attacks last year.
- One of four Last year, industrial companies had to temporarily shut down their operations due to a cyber attack.
- The IT is the main attack vector: 72 percent of attacks originate there.
- More than 60 percent of respondents say the complexity of OT security solutions is their biggest concern in the procurement process.
- 40 percent of companies say there is friction in the work between their OT and IT teams.
- 87 percent of respondents believe Zero Trust is the right approach to OT security.
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