A new research report released Thursday by Claroty said that vendors and industrial organizations must come to grips with these trends and act upon bug reports because the attacks and vulnerabilities will not abate.
COVID-19 created an immediate demand for social distancing, which in turn created demand for devices to ensure compliance. Security concerns and testing, however, might fall to the wayside.
Softing Industrial Automation GmbH, Kepware PTC, and Matrikon Honeywell all provided fixes for their respective products after security firm Claroty privately disclosed them during 2020.
Contributing $5.4 trillion to the U.S. economy, the maritime transportation system will adhere to guidelines for threat information sharing, creating a cybersecurity workforce, and establishing a risk framework for operational technology.
The joint effort reflects the need across organizations to maintain an up-to-date inventory of IoT assets and continually assess the network to ensure patches are pushed and weak or default credentials do not leave systems vulnerable.
