OT/ICS cyber threats escalate

The industry will also face cyber threats in 2025. It will face a growing need to protect new and outdated systems as well as their supply chains and operational networks. Geopolitical tensions, new technologies and insufficient security precautions will further increase the risks. The forecasts are based on Kaspersky's ICS-CERT team's expertise in vulnerability analysis, attack and incident response as well as developments in the past year. Top…

Rising ICS/OT cyber threats due to budgetary imbalances

A recent SANS Institute and OPSWAT report reveals serious shortcomings in ICS/OT cybersecurity budgets, with over half of organisations experiencing security incidents last year.

Securing water systems against cyber-threats: Idaho leads with cyber-informed engineering – Idaho National Laboratory

When it comes to cybersecurity research, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Idaho have a relationship that dates back to the 1990s and was hallmarked in 2019 with the opening of the state-funded Cybercore Integration Center on INL’s Research and Education Campus in Idaho Falls. The center provides a place where researchers from the public and private sectors have access to the latest tools for keeping operational technology systems safe fro…

OT/ICS cyber threats escalate

Dragos has released the Dragos 2025 OT/ICS Cybersecurity Report, our 8th Annual Year in Review, the industry’s most comprehensive report on cyber threats facing industrial organizations. The report detailed two new OT cyber threat groups, reported ransomware activity surging at an increase of more than 87% over last year, and described the emergence of new malware families designed specifically for OT environments.