More than 20,000 data center infrastructure management systems, including UPS controllers, thermal and cooling management dashboards, transfer switches, and humidity controllers, are publicly exposed and could be exploited by threat actors in significant cyberattacks.
Threat actors could leverage operational technology data leaked from ransomware attacks against industrial and critical infrastructure organizations to perform cyber physical attacks that could result in property damage and even endanger lives.
An industrial control system cybersecurity initiative established by the Biden administration for the electric and pipeline industries will be expanded to include critical infrastructure entities in the water and wastewater sectors.
New CISA report on the manufacturing sector said while many companies may need to automate to offset worker shortages, they also need to invest in cybersecurity talent so they can more effectively manage the factories of the future.
The group has made more than $74 million in extortion demands and collected more than $43.9 million in ransom payments from victims through November 2021.
A new report says cultural and technical divides are hindering industrial organizations from developing a fully mature security program – a problem that limits visibility throughout the organization and underscores the need for a unified IT/OT security strategy.
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