Tag: OT infrastructure

The U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) announced on Monday that network-connected OT (operational technology) introduces potential vulnerabilities to the marine environment (ME). Organizations within the marine infrastructure are increasingly adopting internet-connected OT systems, thereby expanding the attack surface for…

Claroty, a cyber-physical systems protection company, announced Wednesday the appointment of Chris Inglis, former U.S. National Cyber Director, to its advisory board. With a career spanning both military and civilian spheres, Inglis brings ‘unparalleled expertise’ in cybersecurity and national defense…

The Cyber Security for Critical Assets (CS4CA) Europe Summit, held in London in September, brought together over 150 IT and operational technology (OT) security leaders from Europe's critical infrastructure sector. The CS4CA Europe 2023 event aimed to facilitate knowledge exchange,…

Mandiant researchers detailed Thursday that late last year it responded to a disruptive cyber-physical incident in which the Russia-linked threat actor Sandworm targeted a Ukrainian critical infrastructure organization. The incident was a multi-event cyber attack that leveraged a novel technique…

Cloud security firm Zscaler identified in its latest report a 400 percent increase in IoT and OT (operational technology) malware attacks year-over-year, underscoring the need for better zero trust security to protect critical infrastructures. The report uncovered that manufacturing and…