OT Security

Using modified firmware, attackers would be able to turn the power on and off and remotely alter the waveform of and voltage of the electricity being supplied.

PTC sunset Axeda in 2019, but the industrial IoT remote monitoring and management agent is still in use in several systems. Based on Forescout telemetry, it is particularly popular in active use within the medical sector, particularly lab testing and imaging.

SonicWall Cyber Threat report shows the rate of IoT malware attacks are heaviest against the healthcare sector, spotlighting the continued pressure on critical infrastructure.

The organizations – ranging from private companies like Google, Microsoft and Deloitte to non-profits like Consumer Reports, the Center for Internet Security, and the Cyber Threat Alliance – say there is a “global consensus” forming around core IoT security standards that must be addressed through a mix of government regulation and voluntary private sector action.

Connected devices make us all more efficient, but security teams need to understand the risks.

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.