Operational Technology

Rough Around the Edges

Cellular routers connect critical Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to the internet. Electrical substations. Oil and gas fields. Temporary healthcare facilities — and more. These connections allow remote monitoring and control, especially where wired networks are difficult to deploy. At the end of 2023, we studied vulnerabilities in OT/IoT router vendor: […]

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OTSEC SUMMIT SAUDI – 2024

With the steady adoption of IoT and personal connected devices, it’s reported an increase of over 4 fold in IoT malware attacks year-over-year in the Middle East region. The growth in cyber threats demonstrates cyber criminals’ persistence and ability to adapt to evolving conditions in launching IoT malware attacks. Cybercriminals are targeting legacy vulnerabilities, with

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Cyber OT Secure Summit 2024, Dubai

The CyberOT Secure Summit marks a significant milestone in the cybersecurity realm, aimed at reshaping the convergence of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) security. With the esteemed patronage of Dubai Silicon Oasis, this event stands as a beacon of innovation and necessity, fortifying the foundation of our interconnected world. Event Description: Crafted with

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Australian Cyber Security Magazine, Issue 15, 2023

AI VULNERABILITIES: UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN RISKS Enjoy this edition covering all aspects of national cyber security and we will otherwise continue to provide coverage across the cyber domain, including a focus on AI and quantum technologies, such as our interviews with WA’s Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre and quantum computing company, Quantinuum. On that note, as

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State of XIoT Security: 2H 2022

For more than three years, and now six of these reports, Claroty Team82 has provided biannual analyses of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities affecting operational technology (OT), internet of things (IoT) devices, and most recently, the internet of medical things (IoMT). We have not only found and privately disclosed more than 400 vulnerabilities since our inception, but

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ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review 2022

2022 Key Findings Overview 2022 saw a breakthrough escalation in capabilities by a new modular industrial control systems (ICS) malware, PIPEDREAM, developed by the threat group, CHERNOVITE. CHERNOVITE’S PIPEDREAM toolkit has the capabilities to impact tens of thousands industrial devices that control critical infrastructure – devices that manage the electrical grid, oil and gas pipelines,

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Cyber Signals: December 2022

Microsoft has released its third edition of Cyber Signals, a regular cyberthreat intelligence brief spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft’s 43 trillion daily security signals and 8,500 security experts. This edition highlights new insights on the wider risks that converging IT, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Operational Technology (OT) systems pose to critical infrastructure, and

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The State of Industrial Security in 2022

Industrial security: Challenges and opportunities Security for the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and operational technology (OT) is in its infancy in many organizations. Several factors — including security incidents — are driving awareness and improvements. There’s certainly plenty of room for both, considering more than 90% of organizations surveyed acknowledged experiencing a security incident

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Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2021: Resilience Amid Disruption

This independent, global survey of 1,100 information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) security professionals who work full time for enterprises that own, operate, or otherwise support components of critical infrastructure, explores how they have dealt with the significant challenges in 2021, their levels of resiliency, and priorities moving forward. Key findings include: Ransomware is

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