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75 percent of industrial companies fall victim to a ransomware attack
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Three out of four industrial companies worldwide fell victim to a ransomware attack last year. This is one of the findings of the new report “The Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2023: New Technologies, Persistent Threats, and Maturing Defenses.” The report shows that ransomware attacks are increasingly impacting OT environments. According to the latest study from 2021, 32 percent of ransomware attacks affected IT only, while 27 percent affected both IT and OT. In 2023, 21 percent of ransomware attacks were limited to IT, while 37 percent targeted both IT and…

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NIS2 for the security of the industrial sector
NIS2 for the security of the industrial sector

Manufacturing is a crucial part of the European economy and encompasses many areas from small-scale production to large-scale industrial processes. NIS2 aims to reduce cybercrime losses. As the sector becomes more digitized and connected, it faces increasing cybersecurity risks that could have serious consequences for public health and safety. To address these risks, the NIS2 directive classifies manufacturing organizations as critical entities and establishes new cybersecurity requirements that must now be met. The great relevance of…

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Comment on NSA warnings of recent OT attacks
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Tenable Commentary on NSA warnings of recent attacks on Operational Technology (OT) by Marty Edwards, former Director of ICS-CERT and now Tenable's Vice President of OT Security. The background is the article published on the official website of the Department of Homeland Security: “NSA and CISA Recommend Immediate Actions to Reduce Exposure Across Operational Technologies and Control Systems” “NSA and CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) are currently warning of serious attacks against Operational Technology (OT, i.e. operational technology for monitoring and/or controlling industrial plants, processes and events) and critical infrastructure….

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