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More OT security through control of removable media
More OT security through control of removable media

TXOne Networks presented its new product “Safe Port” at the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg. Safe Port improves OT security by controlling removable media such as USB sticks and filtering out malware. Portable storage media remains one of the most common sources of malware entering OT environments, but Safe Port serves as a gatekeeper to ensure OT security. It filters malware before it has a chance to penetrate the network. Safe Port completes the Element product line by providing comprehensive inspection of an OT environment and creating a wall between the OT environment and all incoming assets and storage media,...

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Drastic increase in malware threats
Drastic increase in malware threats

Security threats in OT and IoT environments are increasing rapidly. Healthcare, energy and manufacturing are particularly affected. Nozomi Networks Labs' analysis of unique telemetry data - collected from OT and IoT environments spanning a variety of use cases and industries worldwide - has revealed that malware-related security threats have increased 10x in the last six months. Across the broad categories of malware and potentially unwanted applications, activity increased by 96 percent. Threat activity related to access controls has more than doubled. Inadequate authentication and password hygiene led to...

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Gaps in OT security
Gaps in OT security

The results of a survey show that companies are increasingly interested in ensuring secure and resilient operations while working to implement more effective OT security. 200 executives were surveyed to identify top OT cybersecurity challenges and priorities. The research found that industry concerns about cyber threats are increasing, with 58% of organizations rating their OT cybersecurity risk as high or critical. However, only 47% of surveyed organizations have an OT cybersecurity solution in place, and 81% of respondents still manually manage OT risk — and in…

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OT security is of great importance
OT security is of great importance

The security of the operating system and applications is of crucial importance for the economic success of all companies. However, very few people know that so-called OT security is just as vulnerable as IT. In the manufacturing industry in particular, companies now often have their own production facilities that are linked to the internal IT landscape. Simeon Mussler, COO at Bosch CyberCompare, explains which three aspects companies need to address first to adequately protect their industrial assets. Raising awareness Trojans, phishing e-mails, data leaks - while the media has again reported a lot about…

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Centralized management and transparency in OT infrastructures
Centralized management and transparency in OT infrastructures

Kaspersky is updating its Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity product portfolio: The Kaspersky Security Center now offers a centralized management dashboard for orchestrating all security processes within OT (operational technology) infrastructures. Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity: New centralized management and transparency in OT infrastructures. This visualizes all geographically distributed assets and enriches them with information on incidents and incident analysis. By integrating Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes and Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks, data on disruptions at endpoints and across the network can be combined in real time. Furthermore, the portfolio now offers defense mechanisms against brute force and exploits ...

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