Security Breach

How a greater focus on new and legacy OT connections could alter the cybersecurity battlefield.Everything old … is new again. While that might seem like a natural lead-in for discussing hacker tactics, that same mantra rings true when discussing OT technology. Mordor Intelligence recently reported that U.S. manufacturing spent over $307 billion on digital transformation technolog

The good, the bad and the ugly of mobile device security in the expanding OT attack landscape.Included in the challenges associated with securing an ever-expanding OT attack surface is the role played by the increasing use of mobile devices – at both the enterprise and individual level. In fact, according to a recent report from Imprivata, only 46 percent of manufacturing organiz

It's not always about the ransom, data theft or denial of service.Many cheered with the recent crackdowns on groups like LockBit, and rightfully so. However, the harsh reality is that most of these victories are short-lived. For example, after law enforcement seized control of multiple LockBit websites and stolen data, the group was back to running extortion campaigns within a

How we're failing to properly support and train our most important cybersecurity asset.According to Nozomi Networks February 2024 OT-IoT Security Report, manufacturing was exposed to more common vulnerabilities and exposures, or CVEs, than any other sector - realizing a 230 percent year-over-year increase in this area. Addressing even a fraction of these CVEs would be daunting

Threat intelligence is important, but why manufacturers should focus on risk factors first.When it comes to the industrial sector’s ongoing cybersecurity challenges, we all know that there's more to defend, but what is most concerning is that we’re not responding quickly enough to the expanding threat landscape. In case you needed proof, here are some of the recent stats f

The sector's (forced) cyber awakening needs to focus on making it harder to be a hacker.Regardless of how complex the attack, how organized the hacker, or how advanced the tools and tactics, security solutions usually lie in very fundamental practices. So, while you might think you already know enough about segmentation strategies, framework development, asset visibility or en

How thinking like a hacker can lead to better cybersecurity ROI and avoid the dreaded "hope" strategy.Regardless of what you might hear from some, ransomware in the industrial sector is at an all-time high in terms of frequency and cost. Zero day and day one vulnerabilities are being discovered at a historic level and patching continues to be a challenge.Asset visualizati

Creating an OT vision, and why hackers are "like water."With hackers repeatedly demonstrating that that they play no favorites in terms of the sector of manufacturing, its location, or the size of the enterprise, detection and response strategies can be universally dissected in addressing ransomware, phishing or any number of social engineering approaches. And this data,

Hacker insight and vulnerability updates are great, but that's only half the battle.An ever-expanding attack surface has created a number of complexities when it comes to combining the benefits of new automation technologies with the challenges of securing the OT environment and supply chain. This led Cybersixgill to predict that in 2024, more companies will adopt Threat Expos

The tech that's helping social engineers expand current exploits, including credential harvesting.In this episode, we welcome Kory Daniels, CISO of Trustwave, a leading provider of industrial cyber risk solutions, to the show. The conversation spanned a number of topics, including:The double-edged sword of credential harvesting hacks.How data theft is providing greater visibil