"Rising OT/ICS Cybersecurity Incidents Reveal Alarming Trend"

According to Rockwell Automation, 60 percent of cyberattacks against the industrial sector are conducted by state-affiliated actors and are often facilitated by internal personnel (33 percent of the time). This aligns with other industry research that suggests Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems (OT/ICS) cybersecurity incidents are increasing in volume and frequency, and are targeting critical infrastructure, including energy producers. In the last three years, the number of OT/ICS cybersecurity incidents has already surpassed the total number reported between 1991 and 2000. The energy sector is the primary target of threat actors (39 perecent of attacks), which is over three times more frequently targeted than critical manufacturing (11 percent) and transportation (10 percent). This article continues to discuss key findings from Rockwell Automation's "Anatomy of 100+ Cybersecurity Incidents in Industrial Operations" report.

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