Wednesday 25 May 2016

Proactive Cybersecurity: Defending Industrial Control Systems From Attacks

Cyberattacks on industrial control systems (ICS) are on the increase due to the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution. With more and more connected endpoints, the increased volume of sensitive data only serves to increase the viable attack surface.

Unexplained code (presumably malware) has been found in numbers of critical national infrastructure (CNI) systems, and some has been lying dormant, undetected, for years. Evidence also suggests sophisticated intelligence gathering and infrastructure reconnaissance efforts, often carried out by nation-state actors, mercenaries and criminal gangs for financial gain.

Such infiltration is no longer restricted to the CNI community, where the safety of the public and the continuity of essential services are paramount: Manufacturing enterprises, smart buildings, automobiles — anyone or anything using industrial control systems is potentially at risk for this kind of cyberattack. For the full article click here



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