Industrial Control Systems stories
Australia's data-centre boom could leave clouds, banks and public services exposed if operators fail to secure the physical systems beneath them.
Customers gain broader visibility over unmanaged devices as Dragos adds Phosphorus software to its OT security platform.
It targets operators where outages can threaten safety and continuity, as industrial and healthcare environments face faster-moving AI-driven attacks.
Fresh capital will help the Fredericton firm scale identity and authentication tools for sensitive government and infrastructure networks across North America.
Critical infrastructure operators could gain broader visibility as Dragos adds Phosphorus tools for managing exposed connected devices across OT networks.
Industrial operators are turning to tighter network controls to curb cyberattacks, with OT now featuring in 26% of Zero Networks deals.
Infrastructure operators face rising cyber risk as Claroty rolls out Claire, an AI agent that maps assets and flags compliance gaps.
Repeat breaches exposed an Azerbaijani oil and gas operator to espionage as FamousSparrow exploited Microsoft Exchange flaws for two months.
AI systems and social engineering tests proved especially risky, as CyberCX found severe weaknesses in half and 77% of cases respectively.
Industrial operators can now buy and deploy Nozomi's OT security platform inside their own Google Cloud environments, easing procurement.
A smaller band of operators is driving most incidents, leaving companies facing fewer but more organised ransomware gangs.
Despite years of predictions, the global firewall market is still worth about USD $6 billion as hybrid networks and OT keep demand alive.
Weak logins are still putting power grids, hospitals and water systems at risk as experts mark World Password Day with fresh warnings.
Flaws in widely used building controls could let remote attackers seize heating, lighting and access systems or expose sensitive data.
A decade of support has helped operators keep rail, power and factory systems running on Linux without frequent upgrades.
Industrial operators face pressure to run AI locally as IEI targets faster automation, tighter security and fewer production interruptions.
Government and critical infrastructure operators may need years to upgrade vulnerable encryption before quantum computers make it obsolete.
Long-lived industrial systems could face fresh cyber risk as the firms tie edge AI to post-quantum encryption for factories and utilities.
Exposure of operational technology is leaving industrial operators most vulnerable, with attacks able to halt production and disrupt essential services.
Yet only 15 per cent have deployed OT-specific visibility tools, even as cyber incidents have already disrupted critical systems for most respondents.